If walkers don't damage paths, why do they need fixing? And if privately owned paths need fixing why shouldn't the walkers pay for it? --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hi, Advice please... Existing camera. I own a aged, trusty Olympus 5050..had it a number of years and always been pleased with results. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusc5050z ...but its on the blink..symptoms are when camera turned on it often (mostly) continuously sends the zoom out then...

http://www.davidicke.com/articles/child-abuse-mainmenu-74/31148-paedophilia-and-satanism-the-fabric-of-the-web Lovely place scotland. not.

Re charging for SAR and path maintenance, here are some suggestions of how it might be structured. · Annual recreational licence of £100 for walking/climbing on ground not owned by government to contribute to Search and Rescue and maintenance of paths, removal of rubbish etc. · Short-term...

Placed my foot in a shallow depression on the moors above Hayfield, after 6 miles of an 8 mile walk, and went down like a log. There was a horrible crack, heard by my mate 2/3 paces ahead. After the shock wore off it was obvious I couldn't continue. I used Pete's walking pole to hobble to a...

Which route is best? Is one route more difficult than the other? Which route is most effected by poor weather?

I've been poring over the map of Scotland, but no sooner to I begin to develop an idea of where I might like to walk than I forget where it was, because I can't begin to pronounce about 95% of the place names. Is it all a malignant plot to keep nesh Southerners out? How on earth does anyone ever...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1204251/Catalonia-start-charging-negligent-hikers-mountain-rescues.html Why not here?

By the way Paul Saunders has a list of all Members of the Friends of the Pro Action tent movement, yer need adding to the list. The outdoor fraternity wont be able to ignore us much longer !! We demand cheaper outdoor gear :-) John

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wmmd0 Perhaps it's fast becoming time for walkers to pay for their recreation.

A letter that might be of interest: Dear Sir Pay for Rescue Now that Search and Rescue services are to be privatised perhaps it is an opportune time to consider charging those who indulge in risk taking recreational activities such as sailing and hill-walking for the cost of their rescues. I...

4 men who were found after a search in the Cairngorms had good equipment but poor navigational skills were a few miles from where they thought they were. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4467894.stm Roddy

I had a look and a feel of this camera in Jessops today, and I must say that it's got a really good solid feel to it, but at the same time is surprisingly light. I didn't weight it, but it seemed to be no heavier (or bulkier) than my G3 with the wide angle converter (the converter does add a lot...

Time to Pay! I am interested to see that there has been a suggeation that walkers should pay for their use of the West Highlland Way but I would suggest that £1 a day is well below the market value. Walkers should accept that almost all other sports and pastimes have to pay for the upkeep of...

Hi, I know this is slightly OT as we're not walking in the UK, but I was hoping someone from here who had been to the Pyrenees could help us out in English etc. We're flying from Stansted to Zaragoza next week to walk across the Pyrenees - flying out of Toulouse the next week. We were planning...

As someone else mentioned Argos are now selling the Pro-Action tent for fifteen quid, so I popped up the town and bought one to stick in the attic for the day my first one expires on me. While in Argos I noticed they were selling a Pro-Action 65 litre rucksack for a tenner! Promptly bought one for...

For those who haven't been keeping up with these things, a notebook is a new breed of portable computer which is a cross between a Laptop and a Netbook. Netbooks are cool in that they are very small and light (around 1.2kg) with good battery life, but are underpowered and have very small screens...

Tuesday 18 July 2006 We parked at the Salmon Hatchery on the east side of the A837, 3.5 kilometres south of our overnight accommodation at Inchnadamph Outdoor Centre. The midges, flies and clegs were upon us immediately we alighted from the car and my client, Janice, was ready in record time and...

Is it possible to tell in advance when good sunsets or sunrises are going to occur? Clouds were a nice tinge of pink last night but haven't seen any really good ones for a while.

Are we there yet ? I think so. Long live u.r.w, irrespective of the protocol used to contribute to it, Eee, I feel old. Still climbing hills, mind ;) Roll call.... ? Chris