(Un)healthy outdoor pursuits

[hirez]

Anyone else want to have a crack at walking the Malverns? Perhaps even next month.

Comments

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Yes? Although possibly not August as there are muchos things happening...

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

Yes, subject to the usual logistical malarkey. How far is it ?

[nalsa.livejournal.com]

Mildly tempting, again subject to logistics and chronic unfittedness.

[red-mel.livejournal.com]

Yer why not. Hand us me mack.

[specialunclet.livejournal.com]

might be up for that with the hound

[inulro.livejournal.com]

In theory yes, but not so sure about the logistics.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Hm. We're running out of month rapidly. Well, at the usual rate, but it feels rapid. So that leaves the 20th or 27th of this month. September's probably out b/c in theory we shall be driving round bits of the US.

27th probably works best for transport planning headroom, but I'm flexible.

How stuffed is yr August?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

http://malvern.whub.org.uk/home/mhc-tourism-walking-the-hills

Nine miles, apparently.

Vague plan seems to be arrive in enough cars that one can drop half of them off at the Ledbury end, continue to Worcester end and leave other cars there. Potter downwards until reach first set of cars, drive back to retrieve other set and then find nice pub-thing, or go and bother my relations, who are far too nice to be related to the likes of me.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

See above.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

See above for handwave sort of a plan and cheery website.

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

I could do 27th July, 30th/31st August. And maybe 16/17, depending on a possible scuba course.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

27th it shall be then. Let us hope for clement weather and not too many children.

I'd better go and recce. the carparks.

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

hurrah!

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

August has Beautiful Days [14-18th] and Infest [22-24th] which does leave 2/3 and 9/10 potentially?

27th July is a no-go, alas.

[kathbad]

End of August (after 18th) I would be up for - although I fear that my fitness level may slow down the rest of the party!

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Blast. As the current rate of progress, diary co-incidence will be achieved some time next year.

Oh. I wonder if there are nice pub/hotels in that area?

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Hm, am wondering what train reliability is like on a Sunday in that area.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

In answer to my own question, I just looked. 2h30 to get there, an hilarious NINE HOURS to get home, assuming we got a train around 9pm.

Pfft.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

As you say. I rather like that end of the count(r)y, but it is the arse of beyond.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Oh crud, I'll be in Florida.

On the other hand, I probably can't walk 9 miles anyway.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Probably not if I'm involved. I set the bar pretty low.

[red-mel.livejournal.com]

When ? Can do Sundays till September.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

See above. 27th.

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

sounds lovely but may kill me. Couldn't work out date proposed from all the posts though. What was it?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

27th of this month.

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

of July?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

That would be an ecumenical matter.

(Yes.)