The Cambridge Chat Thread

OP

fumblewomble

Well I hate the printed university prospectus (no offence to Craggy...).

What is it with everybody on TSR? :rolleyes:

The prospectus and I are separate entities! I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be offended at :p:

GUD = General University Discussion (the forum)

Reply 783

ukebert

13

Thought I'd let you know how I'm getting on and about my, ahem, interesting walk yesterday.

I was keen to do the Newland's Round. Unfortunately I couldn't remember what the route was supposed to be, but I guessed that it was Catbells and Hindscarth the main ridges and I think that's right. If you look at the OS map you can retrace it. I went up High Snockrigg, Robinson, along to Hindscarth, down the ridge, around the side of Catbells, up Catbells, along the ridge to Maiden Moor, up High Spy, Dale Head and then back to Hindscarth and back the way I came. It was to be around 16 or 17 miles and I was to start at around 1pm and finish hopefully just before it went dark at around 9 or 10pm. I believed the weather forecast when it said that the bad weather would clear during the afternoon and it certainly seemed so. I had a few lake disctrict showers (3 minutes of soaking downpour before it ubruptly ceasing) but other than that the weather was remarkably good until I had got to nearly the foot of Catbells. At that point the heavens really did open, after looking threatening for some time. This was around 5 or 6 in the afternoon. From that point forward the rain didn't let up and worse, the cloud came down. Up on the top of Maiden Moor it was enough to make me veer off course and the rain turned to hail. At the tarn by Dale Head I could have taken a hort cut back, but I realised that the climbing wouldn't be that much less than Dale Head and it would just mean about 8 miles on the road. No thanks. i went up Dale Head and along Hindscarth Edge. By this time the mist was enough so that I couldn't see more than about 10 feet in front of me, the wind was annoyingly strong and it was hailing. I plodded on, knowing full well just how much of this I had to endure. It was also getting dark, due to the mist and my slow going over the tops, to the extent that I had to get my torch out at the top of Robinson. At this point I had another choice, you will see that there are two paths down into the Buttermere valley from Robinson, the one I came up and another. i contemplated taking the shorter one, but given that it was unknown and that it looked steep I decided to press on. This was the right decision I believe, as apparently that path is horrible to get down, lots of slippery rocks. Unfortunately at this point it all started to go wrong. You see for the past 4 or 5 hours I had been navigating by compass and map alone,visual aids being indistinct. Unfortunately the path off Robinson is ill defined at best (read, scree slope. not a problem, as that's actually my preferred surface for a descent) and as soon as I had descended I lost it. At this point I made the one mistake that I think that I made on this walk (apart from setting off in the first place, perhaps) and became careless. Thinking that I knew where to aim for (I got see the outline of Snockrigg) I went wildly off direction and ended up by Moss Force waterfall. Luckily I then managed to strike a footpath and get down onto the road. By this time I was shattered and couldn't quite believe that I was off the fells at last. The road seemed to go on forever but I eventually got back safe and sound, no casualties apart from binoculars full of water and a sodden map. I then spent some time covering myself with warm water instead of cold. After 10.5 hours on the fells I had walked about 17 miles, the last 6 hours of which were in the blinding rain.

Reply 784

munro90

12

ukebert

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Sound like an epic day Uke- will make a good yarn for those even stormier nights in the pub. Glad you're back safe; just goes to show it doesn't always go straight forwards out on the hill. at least it sounds like you were prepared (torch etc.)

Reply 785

Canned Door

fumblewomble

It's Dogtanian. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9J2ITspyU&feature=related

Thanks.

It's always so disappointing seeing cartoons done in dub. I was about to say the Spanish intro was much better, but then I saw it was originally Spanish, which explains things.

Reply 786

OP

Flipping heck. We had a bit of mist in the Lakes last time we went, and that was scary enough! Nevermind that :s-smilie:

Reply 787

fumblewomble

2

Canned Door

then I saw it was originally Spanish, which explains things.

Really? Well I didn't know that. I shall find the Spanish version and have a look !

Reply 788

OP

Woe! Lots of work :argh:

Reply 789

I'm back form the summer school :smile:

I hope we have made loads of potential Caians :grin:

Reply 790

OP

I think I stole some previously potential Caians from you on the Open Day. I took them on a tour of Peterhouse, and they said they had been considering Caius but now thought Peterhouse was much better because we had loads of Deer Park to sit in and central accommodation.

Reply 791

Craghyrax

I think I stole some previously potential Caians from you on the Open Day. I took them on a tour of Peterhouse, and they said they had been considering Caius but now thought Peterhouse was much better because we had loads of Deer Park to sit in and central accommodation.

not all of your accommodation is centralized though (I know it's only a very small minority but still), and tree court is prettier than the deer park :p:

Reply 792

Lidka

13

Wooo I have a Visa for India :woo:

Reply 793

The woman whom I'm organizing my job with isn't replying to my emails :dry:

I'm meant to start a week on Saturday, this isn't helpful

Reply 794

generalebriety

16

smilepea

not all of your accommodation is centralized though (I know it's only a very small minority but still), and tree court is prettier than the deer park :p:

Yeah, but Craggy won't have told them that. :wink:

Reply 795

generalebriety

Yeah, but Craggy won't have told them that. :wink:

honesty is the best policy :smile:

Reply 796

OP

smilepea

not all of your accommodation is centralized though (I know it's only a very small minority but still), and tree court is prettier than the deer park :p:

I like your tree court, but apparently you can't sit in it. Which was their point.
Also some of your accommodation being central is a bit useless in comparison to all of our accommodation being either in or right next to the college.
We have some Parkside accommodation but nobody actually has to live there except postgrads. They could fit all the undergrads into housing on Trumpington street, Fitzwilliam street, Tennis Court Terrace, St Mary's Lane or college proper.

Reply 797

OP

smilepea

honesty is the best policy :smile:

Its a bit difficult to be honest about something if you don't know it.

Reply 798

Craghyrax

I like your tree court, but apparently you can't sit in it. Which was their point.
Also some of your accommodation being central is a bit useless in comparison to all of our accommodation being either in or right next to the college.
We have some Parkside accommodation but nobody actually has to live there except postgrads. They could fit all the undergrads into housing on Trumpington street, Fitzwilliam street, Tennis Court Terrace, St Mary's Lane or college proper.

Sitting down is over rated :p:

I was lead to believe that there was a chance that undergrads would be in Parkside, unless I'm being lied to again :rolleyes:

Reply 799

OP