*NEW 2022* Surgeon’s Shoelace Knot: now my laces don’t keep coming undone.
Tracks on the OS map don’t always exist
Bridges on OS maps don’t always exist
Contours don’t always capture the lie of the land
Some authors are tougher than me (“slightly troublesome terrain” may in fact be beyond me)
If it doesn’t look as it should you may be somewhere else
Don’t blindly trust other people, they can be wrong
The majority are not always correct
If you feel knackered, take a break
Trudging is my best pace, qv tortoise and hare
Footprints may lead you to underestimate the depth of mud
Sun burns the skin
Sunscreen is of no use in the car
Sitting in the wet is a fool’s game
No matter what I do my trousers slip down and have to be pulled up
If you’re making really great time, you’re possibly mistaken about where you are
Cairns and trigs aren’t always the summit
Not all paths are made by humans, and may have destinations appropriate to sheep/goats
Watercourses can look like paths from a distance
Just because it looks to be going down doesn’t mean it is (gravity hills qv)
Scotland’s weather cannot be predicted
If you don’t take a map you will wish you had
Trekking poles are not indestructible
There is usually a reason that no-one takes the “obvious” route
Naismith does not work on bogs
Sunglasses are unnecessary except in snow
Stuff can blow away
Look where you pee
When someone stops talking, have a break
Just because goats can walk up the scree doesn’t mean I can
Banks of streams can collapse
wet=slippery
It can be difficult to assess the gradient of a snow covered slope
Hare urine is orange
Goggles are essential winter equipment
