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*NEW 2022* Surgeon’s Shoelace Knot<\/a>: now my laces don’t keep coming undone.<\/p>\n

Tracks on the OS map don’t always exist<\/p>\n

Bridges on OS maps don’t always exist<\/p>\n

Contours don’t always capture the lie of the land<\/p>\n

Some authors are tougher than me (“slightly troublesome terrain” may in fact be beyond me)<\/p>\n

If it doesn’t look as it should you may be somewhere else<\/p>\n

Don’t blindly trust other people, they can be wrong<\/p>\n

The majority are not always correct<\/p>\n

If you feel knackered, take a break<\/p>\n

Trudging is my best pace, qv tortoise and hare<\/p>\n

Footprints may lead you to underestimate the depth of mud<\/p>\n

Sun burns the skin<\/p>\n

Sunscreen is of no use in the car<\/p>\n

Sitting in the wet is a fool’s game<\/p>\n

No matter what I do my trousers slip down and have to be pulled up<\/p>\n

If you’re making really great time, you’re possibly mistaken about where you are<\/p>\n

Cairns and trigs aren’t always the summit<\/p>\n

Not all paths are made by humans, and may have destinations appropriate to sheep\/goats<\/p>\n

Watercourses can look like paths from a distance<\/p>\n

Just because it looks to be going down doesn’t mean it is (gravity hills qv)<\/p>\n

Scotland’s weather cannot be predicted<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you don’t take a map you will wish you had<\/p>\n

Trekking poles are not indestructible<\/p>\n

There is usually a reason that no-one takes the “obvious” route<\/p>\n

Naismith does not work on bogs<\/p>\n

Sunglasses are unnecessary except in snow<\/p>\n

Stuff can blow away<\/p>\n

Look where you pee<\/p>\n

When someone stops talking, have a break<\/p>\n

Just because goats can walk up the scree doesn’t mean I can<\/p>\n

Banks of streams can collapse<\/p>\n

wet=slippery<\/p>\n

It can be difficult to assess the gradient of a snow covered slope<\/p>\n

Hare urine is orange<\/p>\n

Goggles are essential winter equipment<\/p>\n

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