Hi all, just getting back onto the mountains after a break away.

[ImSparticus]

Hi all, thought it polite to do the intro before posting elswhere. Love the forums, have been reading posts for some time now.

Im just getting back into the mountains after a spell away, mainly due to work.....i travel some distance to office and back, right pain ! So im not totally new to this but no expert either. Having walked mostly in the north wales area I have ventured into the lakes and the peak district in all weathers, to be honest, as a group, we always had more of a laugh in the rain.....obligatory photos while manipulating soggy sandwiches lol.

Im hoping to do more in the lakes, although living on the edge of liverpool puts me in a great spot for most places.

Not long got my boots back from repairs so just breaking them in again, am looking to drive over to Llyn Brenig maybe next saturday or sunday for a nice easy walk weather permitting, always seems nice and quiet over that way?

Things that have changed since i was last into the mountains ? Well looks like Lowe Alpine dont use triplepoint anylonger and i have put on weight lol.

Mountain Challange ? Mmmmmm maybe make a proper espresso on some of the tops i visit ?

My mates dont walk.........they dont even walk far to their cars, so would be great to find a few walking buddies as I always say its safer in numbers.

I really like the forum, well done admins, content is nice with lots of help and advice.

So if approaching a trig point or mountain top you smell the aroma of really fresh coffee, then you spy a guy with a Moca Pot on the boil, then be sure to say hello and say you read this post lol.

Cheers guys

Den (Sparti)

[Dizzy]

Hi Den,

Welcome to the forum.I've just got back from Liverpool, I've been fondling the jackets and rucksacks in Cotswolds outdoors .Just out of interest who or what is that massive white head next to the motorway?It's bugging me

[genji]

Hi Den,

Welcome to the forum.I've just got back from Liverpool, I've been fondling the jackets and rucksacks in Cotswolds outdoors .Just out of interest who or what is that massive white head next to the motorway?It's bugging me

Noticed that shop yesterday on our way to scope out TK Maxx. How is it?

That stupid white head on Sutton Manor coal field near St Helens is called 'The Big White Head' I think. Well, it's called 'Dream' by the 'artist', but 'The Big White Head' by normal people. It's there to celebrate the artist's uncontrollable self obsession. I mean, if he wants to do something worthwhile he should create an epic fail thread on a forum somewhere.

[ImSparticus]

Well the statue is a source of controversy, heard a lot of comments on local radio. Not that many people that like it, it kinda looks a little like a  , please dont ban me lol.

Its on the Sutton manor Colliery and meant to a tribute to all the miners i think.

Heres a link to it

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/capital-of-culture/2008/09/11/statue-dream-another-step-nearer-reality-64375-21796421/

Dizzy, you went to Cotswolds for jackets ? Thought Go Outdoors was cheaper ?

genji i like your monster thread, will be posting on it shortly

Thankyou for the welcome

[genji]

genji i like your monster thread, will be posting on it shortly

What monster thread?

Is there a Go Outdoors in Liverpool?

What's with the teapots?

[Dizzy]

Ahh right, thanks chaps!Can understand why it's controversial..sticks out like a sore....well head.No Den I didn't buy a jacket, I just like looking in there.Does that mean there's a Go outdoors in Liverpool too then?I've not found that yet.

[Addacomb]

Hey genji, now that you're popular does that mean you won't speak to the likes of me anymore?    Are you going to go all weird and get a chimp?

[ImSparticus]

Not in liverpool, the one in Wigan.

Cheaper sometimes is the OutdoorWorld place down the dock road heading back to Bootle.

[Dizzy]

I usually get my gear from ther shops at Hathersage and Bakewell, just like looking in that Cotswolds cus its all big and shiny, was really there for the museums.Anyway will stop hijacking your thread with shop talk now!Hope you find the site useful and good luck with getting back into walking

[ImSparticus]

You havnt hijacked it lol, i like cotswolds although i dont go into town that much. Probably been in the one at betwsy coed (spelling!) more. Nice shop. Liverpool is a fair drive for you from stoke ?

[Dizzy]

It's actually quite quick to get there, took less than an hour  to get home tonight and it's sooo much nicer than Stoke!It can take half an hour to get to the Town Centre here aproximately 2 miles away and strangely costs twice as much to park here....even though it's crap lol.Mind you i'd rather be walking around Betswy Coed!!

[genji]

Hey genji, now that you're popular does that mean you won't speak to the likes of me anymore?    Are you going to go all weird and get a chimp?

Popular? Me? What gives you that idea?

Anyway, popularity is fleeting. It only takes one baby-dangling incident or misjudged comment about someone's spelling and you're a pariah.

Cheaper sometimes is the OutdoorWorld place down the dock road heading back to Bootle.

I must try that place. I pass it twice a day, but it's closed on the way into work and on the way home I'm on the other side of the carriageway so can't turn right into its car park. At the weekend the last thing I want to do is drive towards work.

[ImSparticus]

I know they moved up the road so make sure you are looking at the correct place lol.