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Outdoors Diary - Friday 27 October, 2006
By Alfred Todger on 27/10/2006 13:00:24
Legendary outdoor writer Alfred Todger chronicles the latest gentle goings-on in sleepy Muckthwaite.
Muckthwaite, Friday 27 October, 2006It were eerie quiet ooop on t'moor this morning, misty and still,then all of a sudden my nose starts tickling and my eyes get red andsore, soon I were sneezing and wheezing like a good 'un. Well, I had no idea what were going on. I've been comi...
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 10 November, 2006
By Alfred Todger on 10/11/2006 12:34:02
'Now I've nowt against change as long as it'snot for any good reason' - outdoors chronicler Alfred Todger takes a hard look at the lightweight revolution in clothing and equipment.
Muckthwaite, Friday 10 November, 2006I'm a long-time reader of Try Going Outside Magazine and itsstrident but committed take on the outdoors. Recently t'magazine'sbeen changing though. Now I've nowt against change as long as it'snot for any good reason, but I find it disturbing t...
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 22 February, 2007
By Alfred Todger on 23/02/2007 14:12:27
Legendary Alfred Todger on socks, the human condition and being at one with nature.
so farfrom his roots? How have we built a world where wars can be foughtfor what seem like such petty things? Oil, land, a pair of woollensocks even? Sometimes, on my rare visits to big town, I wonder how itwould have looked before man came along
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 17 November, 2006
By Alfred Todger on 17/11/2006 13:46:17
This week's diary comes to you live from the Alps where legendary outdoors chronicler Alfred Todger is fresh from tackling the classic north face of the Igor.
he were tumbling downwards that I rememberedthe bit about the parachute.I hold my hands oop and admit it, I made a mistake. Just how big amistake dawned on me when I realised that the keys to the Lambrettawere still in Jack's pockets. Not a bad day
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 2 February 2007
By Alfred Todger on 02/02/2007 13:28:51
Legendary outdoors chronicler Alfred Todger muses on the impact of climate change.
wherevillage green used to be. Right huge it were and full of ducks. Well,another five minutes walk and it were clear what had happened.Glacier were nowhere to be seen, just a big mess of rocks andsludge.Clearly it had melted overnight. To be honest with you, I
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 15 December, 2006
By Alfred Todger on 15/12/2006 15:53:25
Renowned outdoors chronicler returns to Muckthwaite following his alpine adventures and finds the village gearing up for a traditional Muckthwaite Christmas.
Muckthwaite, Friday 15 December, 2006I'd best apologise for my absence from pages of OUTDOORSmagic.Thing is, after Jack Clegg's unfortunate accident on t'north face ofthe Igor, I were reduced to walking home from Switzerland and it tooksome time and no mistake.We're bred hard tho...
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Outdoors Diary - Christmas, 2006
By Alfred Todger on 22/12/2006 10:56:27
Legendary outdoors chronicler Alfred Todger describes Muckthwaite's unique Christmas traditions and spectacular festive celebrations.
Muckthwaite, Christmas, 2006Not many folk know this, but local legend has it that Mary andJoseph were looking for an inn not in Bethlehem, but in Muckthwaite.Now, the theory that the son of God were born in the outhouse of theMuckthwaite Arms may seem far fetched, but there's ple...
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 23 March, 2007
By Alfred Todger on 23/03/2007 15:52:17
Legendary outdoors chronicler Alfred Todger answers letters from his readers.
Muckthwaite, Friday 23 March, 2007Normally, as you know, I like to talk about Muckthwaite, the moorsand their all encompassing natural beauty as flows over you likeorganic hot chocolate sauce. This week however, I'm going to answersome of the mail I've had from readers of OUTDOOR...
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Outdoors Diary - Friday 3 August, 2007
By Alfred Todger on 03/08/2007 14:52:55
Outdoors chronicler Alf Todger writes from Everest and a spectacular recreation of a classic climb.
Everest, Friday 3 August, 2007Most like you'll as be wondering what I'm doing writing outdoorsdiary from roughly 8,000 metres on world's highest peak. Well,happens that 2007 is 40th anniversary of my sponsors MountingExcitement, and to mark the occasion, they approached me and as...
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Major Moggy Alert ...
By Jon on 14/01/2003 11:52:58
If you're walking in the Black Mountains dressed as a cat, watch out, there's armed police about.
If you're off walking in the Black Mountains on the Welsh Borders,don't go dressed as a large moggy unless you have a death wish...According to last Sunday's Observer, armed police were combing thearea after sightings of a selection of big cat paw
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