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The show takes to the road
1980.The Show Takes To The Road. A decision is made.
A night out at Harrogate with Mal Newlyn discussed the pros and cons of considering taking on the Munroes as a project. The verdict was unanimous and a 20 year plan was, unbeknowingly, hatched.
We knew that we would have to take Scottish weather far more seriously than that of , say, the Lakes. We considered that it might only be feasible to take to the hills one day in two, or at best two days in three, such was the inference from reading up on what may lay ahead. 20 years on, after 300 days spent on the Scottish Hills only one day produced no result, and even then we attained the summit ridge but failed to find the summit in blizzard and gales.
After the first two serious Munroe trips undertaken by Malcolm and myself, Ian was approached and he was also immediately 'sold' on the project.
This was the start of something really special !!!
