Comments on: Always a Little Further…!!!

By: eileen

eileen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:15:31 +0000

I’m dead chuffed – I don’t win competitions!!! I nearly put the Aigulle du Midi but couldn’t remember how to spell it!!!
Do you just foot walk your mountains or do you do touring skiing too? I meet guys (and gals) who take the hard way up most mornings when I’m at our flat in the winter – I’m intending to try snowshoeing next winter when I’m living there but the thought of full-on touring is a bit daunting. One chap who uses our mountain when there is a lack of snow elsewhere is well up in his 60′s and said “Well, you have to do something to keep fit” – he starts at about 1000m at 7-ish and gets to the top, 2250m, by soon after 9am, almost every morning through the winter. I presume he then has a well-earned beer (or wine is also very common amongst the locals at 9.30) and skies back down. No lift ticket required.
BTW – are there any nice side-effects to the spirit level bubbles?

By: kingmagic

kingmagic — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:51:10 +0000

Eileen…you are the nearest.
Its near to Mont Blanc…photos taken from 1/ Helbronner (Italy) and 2/ the L’aigulle de Midi (France).
I have released the spirit level bubbles and they are floating towards you…hopefully.

Louise…it was a great chance to use my new camera. Still need lots of practice.

Mr. Nighttime…near…ish!

By: Louise

Louise — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:59:03 +0000

I’ll say Peru, a broad guess I know but whereever it is I’m insanely jealous and your photos are amazing!

By: eileen

eileen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:37:28 +0000

Chamonix? Mont Blanc? Did you walk up or take the easy way?
Me – I do the Dolomites the easier way in winter and bits of ‘em the less easy way in summer. Too old and decrepit for the ladders and stuff – wish I wasn’t though. And I’m about to retire there – come and visit??? You haven’t lived until you have been there!

By: eileen

eileen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:19 +0000

Can’t get away from some people in the NHS wherever you go – did you notice Darsi’d been there first?
Don’t agree about the Himalayas – the crucifix doesn’t match! Andorra, maybe? Or French/Italian end of the Alps?

By: Mr. Nighttime

Mr. Nighttime — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:24:30 +0000

It’s either the Andes, or the Himilayas…

By: kingmagic

kingmagic — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:45:57 +0000

Fee…I like your style. But I think you need to narrow down the location a little bit more to qualify for the star prize.

By: Fee

Fee — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:28 +0000

Abroad? You know I’m right.

I think a tin of elbow grease makes a better prize, though.

By: kingmagic

kingmagic — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:02:42 +0000

Saw some flowers…but was concentrating on keeping upright and watching my footing (due to snow and stuff not Guinness!)

By: uphilldowndale

uphilldowndale — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:27:53 +0000

Yay wherever it was, I wish I’d been, it’s long been my ambition to go the alp’s in early summer to see the meadow flowers.