Shigsandpthagsdayout

1 Fort William
2 France

[edit] Fort William

nice place.. got hills.
http://www.winternet-scotland.co.uk/reports/macmountaineering/latest.htm <-- big ones

[edit] Outward journey: Monday 24 March 2008

0729 BIRMINGHAM N ST ------> 1150 GLASGOW CENTRAL (4h21')  VIRGIN TRAINS VT6030
     GLASGOW CENTRAL ------> GLASGOW QUEEN ST (30')        I think we have to walk this
1221 GLASGOW QUEEN ST -----> 1606 FORT WILLIAM (3h45m)     FIRST SCOTRAIL SR0605

[edit] According to the timetable: Sunday 23 March 2008

XXXX ABERYSTWYTH ----------> YYYY BIRMINGHAM N ST

for the ordered pairs f, f=(XXXX,YYYY)

f= (1234, 1711),
   (1534, 1958),
   (1715, 2217)

Pick one.

[edit] Return journey: Saturday 29 March 2008

0742 FORT WILLIAM ---------> 1128 GLASGOW QUEEN ST (3h46') FIRST SCOTRAIL SR0609
      17' WAIT
1145 GLASGOW QUEEN ST -----> 1235 EDINBURGH (51')          FIRST SCOTRAIL SR9775
      29' WAIT
1205 EDINBURGH ------------> 1758 BIRMINGHAM N ST (4h53')  CrossCountry XC2817

[edit] According to the timetable

1833 BIRMINGHAM N ST ------> 2122 ABERYSTWYTH

[edit] Going

shigs (got train ticket omg!!)
pthag (also have train ticket. £47.25 is the price of PRIVILEGE)

[edit] Warnings

http://wikitravel.org/en/Fort_William
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/he/fort_william_forecast_weather.html

Proper mountain forecast - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor/mountainsafety/westhighland.html
Avalanche forecast - http://www.sais.gov.uk/page_lochaber.asp

http://www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk/safety/nevis_bearing.html "if you get any red scotish mud/pete on your boots, scrap it off asap because its acidic"

[edit] Shigs Is Concerned About the Law

Wild camping is aloud with some restrictions

be 100m away from roads
not in enclosed fields
try not to drink low land water (full of sheepshit but i dont need to tell you that)
remove ALL traces that you've been there
no more than 2 or 3 days in one place
http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/default.asp?PageRef=3.2.1.1.

[edit] Manifest of Requisitions

^2 denotes it can be shared or what shigs has 2 of, shigs has these things so another form of notation would be redundant.

Ruck sack for taking stuff to fort william ^2
walking/day bag, smaller bag to take essentials up the mountain *2
canoe bag ^2
map ^2
compass *2 (note that a very strict guy in a floppy hat and sandles may tell you that you need your own of the above 2 items)
water bottle *2
whistle *2
fuel (enough for about a week) ^2
stove ^2
cooking pot ^2
tent *2
sleeping bag *2
gloves *2
very good boots! (got ma scarpas :D) *2
waterproofs, that includes coat, trousers, preferably gaitors too *2
warm under garments *2
penknife *2
torch(i've got like 4) ^2
camera ^2
game sense *2
food stuffs, energy bars *2
first aid kit, bandages, plasters, antiseptic cream
fully charged mobile phone, if you've a spare mobile battery bring it.. *2
hex stove and dry fuel ^2
brew making kit with waterproof matches ^2
dried biscuits ^2
boiled sweets ^2
High visability jacket for pthag (har har har)

[edit] Sights and Sounds

Ben Nevis
Oban distillery
The Monty Python Castle
?Tobermory (distillery)

[edit] France

Going abroad is fun, unlikely to be much more expensive. Performing anti-EU subterfuge to avoid undermining of British sovereignty.