Hi, just joined after prowling a while. I was into a bit of hill walking when I was in my late teens, and worked in a backpacking equipment shop for a couple of years so became familiar with technical kit back in the mid-1970's (a lot has changed!). Now, over 40 years later, I'm getting interested again in getting into the great outdoors, but frustrated by the local limitations where I live, but a recent spell of working in Northern Ireland led me to the Mourne mountains one weekend which was wonderful, so I'm hooked.