Site Takes The Biscuit...

As we all know the main point of walking, climbing, scrambling and other outdoor activities is to be able to consume more biscuits without turning into a huge, lard-arsed, coke-sucking, sofa-dwelling, TV-addicted wretch or in some cases, simply to make the process less obvious.

So it's gratifying to see a site dedicated to the simple necessities of tea, cake and biscuits hitting the headlines. The site, www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com carries the sterling mission statement:

'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as well. Lovely.'

Which is hard to argue with. Unfortunately, it's so popular at the time of writing that it loads at the unenviable velocity of black treacle being poured at the North Pole.

For the record, the OUTDOORSmagic editorial biscuits of choice are:

1. Fig Rolls for those gnarly mountain days when energy bars cost too much and you just need to keep going at a reasonable price

2. Plain Chocolate Hobnobs for post climbing tea-quaffing episodes back home

3. Tesco Half Chocolate-Coated Orange Cookies for totally self-indulgent rest day lard-loading activities.

4. Jaffa Cakes for post training session re-loading. They're actually relatively healthy and have a protein / carbo mix of sorts, anyway, that's our excuse...