tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post383517009848218337..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: The Ochil Escarpment.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-39033619842603528092013-01-24T17:36:56.728+00:002013-01-24T17:36:56.728+00:00Hmmm - I'm not great with dramatic - I'm f...Hmmm - I'm not great with dramatic - I'm fine with scrambling but it's exposure (or drama) that gets to me. I'll certainly give that route a go first though when I get round to that area...Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-28519555332071213782013-01-24T10:15:14.722+00:002013-01-24T10:15:14.722+00:00Hi Carol.
Don't think it was me after a brief...Hi Carol. <br />Don't think it was me after a brief glance though all my back issues.(sigh!)Good route though. not hard, as you can avoid scrambling altogether but very dramatic. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-69956978108887353102013-01-23T21:52:43.323+00:002013-01-23T21:52:43.323+00:00Thanks Bob - that more-exciting route up Dumyat so...Thanks Bob - that more-exciting route up Dumyat sounds familiar - did you write it up once? Or did I see it on my ex(unmentionable) forum I wonder? Your description of it definitely rings a bell anyway...Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-33487400264870453082013-01-21T10:19:09.234+00:002013-01-21T10:19:09.234+00:00Very interesting and diverse post Bob. I love the ...Very interesting and diverse post Bob. I love the name of that beetle.<br />Your comments about erosion made me think we should maybe have a strong land management board who'd have the power to close off areas to allow regrowth. I know from talking to a forestry man that there are grants for regeneration. Maybe that's part of the answer.<br /> <br />Talking of rain, when the Cree flooded recently I'd heard of at least twenty sheep being swept away. After doing a search for similar incidents i came across this. <br /><a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19611024&id=gIVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1877,8524372" rel="nofollow">Storm Damage in Galloway</a><br />Newton Stewart have now set up a flood watch group since Dumfries and Galloway Council consider the flooding a one in 75 year event, and therefore will not spend money on flood defenses !<br />P.S My first ever encounter of fell runners was a visit to Dollar Highland Games in 1956 as a 13yo. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-67439861827411296812013-01-20T23:44:31.365+00:002013-01-20T23:44:31.365+00:00Note to self. Consult dictionary. Fellow blogger u...Note to self. Consult dictionary. Fellow blogger using ancient unfamiliar word.<br /><br />Ah! It becomes clear. No. I do not feel the need to smash up textile machines Carol. Where would I even find one?<br />Yeah there has been a lot of erosion everywhere. I notice it even in the local parks.<br /> Dumyat is a great wee mountain but an easy path leaves from Blairlogie car park, a former Victorian goat spa village, and climbs to the summit without any problems. For the adventure minded however, once above the gorge, you can go right halfway up then weave a line through the front face cliffs with only mild scrambling involved. A great way up I've done many times.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-76212517824820336072013-01-20T00:08:06.106+00:002013-01-20T00:08:06.106+00:00You sound a bit of a Luddite - like me! :-)
As to...You sound a bit of a Luddite - like me! :-)<br /><br />As to the erosion, our moor has been so wet this year, I've refused to go up there and despoil the paths any further until they dry out (which they haven't until they froze this week). It hasn't stopped the rest of the village traipsing up there most days though - the path up our 'crag' can now be seen from miles away :-(<br /><br />I too have been very worried about all the landslides and floods this year. Sure, we've had all that kind of thing before but, this year, it's been more or less every week! I haven't known of the East and West Coast mainlines (and other important railway lines) being closed before though. Very alarming. But I still think most people haven't noticed - or they're being ostriches and ignoring it all with their heads stuck firmly in the sand and their big bums in the air!<br /><br />On to a cheerier note anyway - that Dumyat looks a bit of a monster - is there an easy way up it?<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com