"Paul Richardson" wrote in message
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Just back from a most amazing trip to Glen Spean and Glen Coe areas of
the Highlands.
Friday and Saturday - winds supposedly gusting to 90mph at 3000ft with
heavy snowfall.
The experience bore out the accuracy of the forecasts! Neither day did
we manage to "top out" on a mountain, being beaten back by gusts that
knocked us over on Friday, and by a steep and avalanche-prone snow
slope on Saturday. Probably the strongest winds we have ever tried to
walk in - more fool us, possibly, but it's something to bore everybody
with in the pub!

Paul
Leigh
Lancs

Heading up into the hills with a forecast like that too true....."more the
fool you"......spare a thought for the poor guys who would have had to carry
you down as they end up doing most weekends in the Highlands with
over-enthusiastic climbers ignoring quite serious weather forecasts.

JP