Hello All, The walk I did yesterday is pretty typical of what I do. The Berkshire Downs, Lambourn - Wayland's Smithy - Uffington Castle - Lambourn, about 25 km in all. It was raining and very wet underfoot and after walking through grass, mud, chalk slurry, et cetera for about an hour my...

I have crossed the channel to walk in Europe a few times over the last year and am paying what i think is too high a price for the crossings. The ferry companies all charge the same price and it cost hundreds to go as a foot passenger for anything more than 10 days. Has anyone beat the system? Kev

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I just downloaded 51 unread messages from this group and 44 were on speed cameras!!!!! Hasn't that topic been beaten to death yet? Katherine

I think this has been covered before but I can't rind it. If I have a gps, which I've used to log a walk and someone asks for the track data how do I convert that data into something that is readable by a specific application. eg Went for a walk this Saturday, (Coledale round minus Grasmore) and...

Hi, I'm planning to buy a GPS very shortly and wondered how easy it is to plot a walk into the machine (the Garmin Geko 201 is the one I'll probably buy). I have a few OS maps and some Pathfinder walk books. How easy is it to enter waymarks using Grid References. I understand that PDFs use...

I'm getting fit again after breaking both legs about 8 months ago. I've got 14 days holiday based in Braemar over Christmas. I'm looking for a few low level/easy walks - maybe starting off at Linn of Dee. Any recommendations? Thanks Clive

Had my first go on a climbing wall today, two ascents up a 60 foot wall. First time I've ever used rope and harness. It was kinda fun. Didn't feel as good as real rock though. Paul -- The October Project 2003 -...

I have a problem.My computer does not have a COM1 port, only spare USB ports, printer ( 25 pin ), and 6 pin i LINK tm port are available. How can I connect my gps to my pc? Any bright ideas anyone ,please. Shaun Woodward

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Hi, Does anyone out there have any experience of using a food dehydrator (like the ezidri or similar) Are they any good? Can you make something like a bolognaise or a chilli and dry that?

Hi all Is it possible to reach the tip of Spurn Point..by bycycle Mike Pull out the "STOP" to reply by email

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Lucky you Stuart! Done the round of Coire Ardair today in cloud, mist and rain. Great walk from Carn Liath to Stob Poite Coire Ardair, the Window was no problem and frozen ice fields on the flat, (I presume) normally boggy top of Creag Meagaidh. I abandoned plans to descend via Sron a' Ghoire in...

Armed police are protecting the judge and several lawyers involved in prosecuting the property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten for manslaughter. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=473994 -- Tim Jackson (Change '.invalid' to '.co.uk' to reply...

Sad news on the BBC news today, as reported in "Mountain Days and Bothy Nights", it was burned to the ground previously. Time for another Phoenix act. Bothy destroyed in fire A mountain bothy near Braemar has been completely destroyed after two hillwalkers accidentally set it on fire. The men...

I see that recent IGN 1:25,000 maps are 'GPS Compatible'. Can someone point me towards any information about the GPS grid system used in France and how I would have to set up the Geko to use the grid? BTW, I see that unlike the OS the IGN do all of their 1:25,000 mapping on CD-ROM, two CDs per...

Can anyone tell me the best place to go hillwalking in Scotland? Kirsty Halley