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42 hours later .. Data : Energy Expenditure 18599 kcal Number of Heart Beats 260379 beats Minimum Heart Rate 59 bpm Average Heart Rate 126 bpm Maximum Heart Rate 169 bpm Minimum Altitude 67 m Average Altitude 602 m Maximum Altitude 1227 m Ascent 3295 m Descent 4129 m Thanks for your support, Snailwalkers [...] Quick one today, last chance before the real event. Cold, lots of thawing snow, feet were completely frozen but it was a good stretch. Simon, Paul W, Paul M, Joe K and special guest Alex O. Mount Takao, ascent by the waterfall, then off to Mount Shiroyama, then follow Map-kun Simon down the other [...] Paul W, Arita-san and Miyazaki-san attempt the 2-day hike to Kumotori-san. I tag along for the first stretch to Mt Takanosu as I have to be back home by 6pm to wash my hair look after the kids. Here is the route up to Takanosu : Okutama Hike – First Peak Conditions were as perfect [...] So…. Kids and lovely wife are off out to enjoy the cherry blossom and would I like to come ? Let me see. Middle aged man, day off, bored and the options are : Attend flower-worshipping festival, enjoying the symbolism of transient life and ephemeral beauty Go electronics shopping Fairly clear answer there. I’ve seen [...] They’re from down-under so it must be hard to find room in the rucksack once you’ve packed the surfboard, barbie and six-pack but this is a good list. Good on yer, mate ! Arita-san and Simon will be pleased to see more Man-Tights love too. Tights Love – Credit to Helen @ http://afeitar.blogspot.com/ [...] Took a look at the website stats for the last 100 or so visits, and 70% of visitors spend only 10 seconds on the site. In that case I probably have about 3 seconds left to point you here http://original.justgiving.com/snailwalkers to help change the world, just a bit. Anyone still reading, have a look at [...] Spent the day watching Costcentre #1 and Costcentre #2 perform at the end-of-term school performance. Costcentre #1 was in something as a scientist, and Costcentre #2 was a lion, in The Wizard of Oz. Or, as the programme would have it, オズの魔法使い ( Ozu no Mahōtsukai ). To get a flavour for the Japanese variation, [...] Think Snailwalkers will be attending this, demonstrating that we’re not just highly physically active and developed ( pardon ? ) but mentally capable of climbing the peaks too. All of which reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who once claimed something about balancing his mental capacity with his physical attributes, to which Clive James pondered that [...] |
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*Not really. Well, Simon is quite Bond-like when he's not wearing tights. Copyright © 2012 Snailwalkers |
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