Got a nice big packet through the post from Mountain Warehouse today.
Walking trews, cooling socks, wide-brimmed sun hat (makes me look v adventurous) and merino undercrackers for me and Rosie to test out between us.
Thanks Mountain Warehouse!
Will keep everyone updated on how they fare on a training hike on the 28th as well as on the trek itself.
Chloe
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Thursday, 19 January 2012
Sunday, 6 November 2011
hopping over the Irish Sea to meet the gang
I popped over, with our MCCC reps Dee and Arlene, to Belfast yesterday to meet the rest of the gang who are coming on this foolhardy escapade.
Dom, our experienced trek leader was there to tell us all about it, answer my zillion questions and generally make everything better. With 12 years in the Marines, then the rest in high-powered business and charity (including as Dir of Ops of RSPCA, then CE of the Samaritans!) he gives a comforting and knowledgable air. I am happy to be stranded up a mountain with him in charge. *
*although he does talk about poo a lot.
The rest of the gang (aside from the amazing maniacs currently in New York running the marathon...?!) seem lovely, lively and really interesting. The trek is going to be fun, and I think we are going to be able to offer each other a lot of much needed support along the way. There will be 20 of us in all, and hopefully we will be able to find a wekend for a training hike altogether. A load of the others belong to a fundraising group, who between them are taking part in dozens of challenges and activities to raise money and are hoping to smash a target of £100K betwen the 10 of them. Amazing - good luck! One of them, Cathy, went on TV to tell the world about their challenge, which another participant saw and signed himself up too! What great publicity!
Rosie is having a ball in Berlin this weekend, so I took pages of notes to tell her all about everything.*
*especially about poo.
I hope I don't freak her out too much. Bit late now.
Chloe
Dom, our experienced trek leader was there to tell us all about it, answer my zillion questions and generally make everything better. With 12 years in the Marines, then the rest in high-powered business and charity (including as Dir of Ops of RSPCA, then CE of the Samaritans!) he gives a comforting and knowledgable air. I am happy to be stranded up a mountain with him in charge. *
*although he does talk about poo a lot.
The rest of the gang (aside from the amazing maniacs currently in New York running the marathon...?!) seem lovely, lively and really interesting. The trek is going to be fun, and I think we are going to be able to offer each other a lot of much needed support along the way. There will be 20 of us in all, and hopefully we will be able to find a wekend for a training hike altogether. A load of the others belong to a fundraising group, who between them are taking part in dozens of challenges and activities to raise money and are hoping to smash a target of £100K betwen the 10 of them. Amazing - good luck! One of them, Cathy, went on TV to tell the world about their challenge, which another participant saw and signed himself up too! What great publicity!
Rosie is having a ball in Berlin this weekend, so I took pages of notes to tell her all about everything.*
*especially about poo.
I hope I don't freak her out too much. Bit late now.
Chloe
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
guilt-free shopping
I found a great piece of bargain kit - an MP3 player that takes batteries. It's no easy feat to find one, but the 4gb Logik was only £12 - fantastic! Course there might not be anywhere to plug in a USB or plug, so this is perfect.
Harry has lent me a load of audio books too, so when I am tired of listening to music, or need something calming to drift off to lullaby-land, I have some Sherlock Holmes adventures...
I also accidentally popped into the perennial sale-a-licious Sports Direct and was charmed into some trekking trousers and a great rucksack that holds itself away from your hot sweaty back, so it doesnt get hot and sweaty. What a great guilt-free shopping trip!
only a thousand other things to beg, borrow, steal, buy.
Chloe
Harry has lent me a load of audio books too, so when I am tired of listening to music, or need something calming to drift off to lullaby-land, I have some Sherlock Holmes adventures...
I also accidentally popped into the perennial sale-a-licious Sports Direct and was charmed into some trekking trousers and a great rucksack that holds itself away from your hot sweaty back, so it doesnt get hot and sweaty. What a great guilt-free shopping trip!
only a thousand other things to beg, borrow, steal, buy.
Chloe
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