In reply to Fiona Reid:
Yes, it’s a long plod without a car, but the fact that I can remember almost nothing about it, despite the fact that the two of us were carrying camping equipment and food for 4 days, plus all our climbing gear, plus 300 feet of rope, plus camera gear, means it can’t have been too bad.
PS. Most climbers used to pride themselves on being quite fit.
Later note. I’ve just looked it up in my logbook for April 1983. It says we took a bus up from Brodick to the Glen Rosa footpath, then walked. ‘Very heavy packs… V. impressed by desolate beauty of Glen Rosa - much wilder and more ‘untamed’ than I’d imagined. One of the finest valleys in Britain, with a real mountain atmosphere. 2½ hrs walk from nearest civilization. A superb spot - amongst the best I have ever camped in.'
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