For example would crawling through the snow and throwing the bike ahead of you just to make progress be epic or misadventure? 
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When does an epic become misadventure?
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If you're still alive it was an epic adventure.
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Tonight I am sober and shall not be indulging in this kind of banter
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It depends on whether to turn back would spell certain death.
If yes, then misadventure - if no, then you're not trying very hard!
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Before today I thought it was impossible to have an epic or an adventure, let alone a misadventure, in the Pentlands. Turns out I was wrong.
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It would depend on whether you were just going to the post office on the corner and decided to crawl along in the snow etc, or whether you were somewhere a bit more, ummmmmm, epic?
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its usually classed as misadventure around the time they find your body.
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Minor Epic - Just get to the pub before last orders
Epic - Miss last orders
Major Epic - Get back at anytime around or after day break the following dayFortunately, I havent experienced a Major Epic for a good few years!!!
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I saw Goan disappear into his snow hole and couldn't see the post office anywhere. In fact I couldn't see **** all. Not even the dyke two feet away.
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I also went round the Pentlands today and at one point during a pretty hefty snow blizzard just after Green Cleugh and having to spend 10 minutes hiding behind a wall to keep out of the blizzard i was ready to call todays outing a mis adventure. Looked at turning back but that would mean heading into the the wind/blizzard so just had to press on. The climb up Maidens Cleugh was hard going, particularly through the 2 ft snow drifts.
Sitting at home now nice n warm can call todays trip an epic
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A couple of photos from today.
Twas Grim.
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from aviemore up n down glen einech,rothiemurchus,lairg ghru,white bridge,meant to return up glen feshie,but didn,t,ended up in blair atholl,52 road miles from the car,in the dark,had to get friends wife to come n rescue us,11 hours in the saddle,got home 23 hours after setting out. EPIC
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Certainly wasn't no fairytale.
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ended up in blair atholl,52 road miles from the car,
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That first photo looks like the blizzard i was in, where about were you.
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Think it was round the back of Black Hill, but I'm crap with names of places in the Pentlands.
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Area should have been SHUT in those conditions if you ask me...
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Twas the back of Black Hill and it was my stupid idea...
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I did tell you that it was sunny in the Pentlands though.
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If I wasn't so bolloxed I'd laugh myself right off this chair.
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ok wasn,t 52 miles from the car it was actually 53.7 mile,we were parked up at the bagaduish centre.
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An attempt at a grading system
Epics usually end up well, everyone survives after a long time out. Major epic involves a big yellow helicopter and a stretcher ride/last orders missed. Misadventure would be major injury or death of a party member and the kendal mint cake supplies being exhausted. Scotts mission to the South Pole would be classed a tragedy.Posted 2 years ago # -
Twas Grim.
It looks great!
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your sat at home telling the tale ..epic adventure ..done
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cheesybeanZ has it
except if you didn't get home with all your gear then it is epic incompetencePosted 2 years ago # -
Liftman - Member
That first photo looks like the blizzard i was in, where about were you.That made me smile
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