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  • When does an epic become misadventure?
  • Smee
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    For example would crawling through the snow and throwing the bike ahead of you just to make progress be epic or misadventure? 😉

    singlespeedstu
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    If you're still alive it was an epic adventure.

    genesis
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    Tonight I am sober and shall not be indulging in this kind of banter 😀

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    mildred
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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!

    Smee
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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.

    IdleJon
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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?

    mrchrispy
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    its usually classed as misadventure around the time they find your body.

    JB
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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 day

    Fortunately, I havent experienced a Major Epic for a good few years!!!

    stevenmenmuir
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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.

    Liftman
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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 :mrgreen:

    Smee
    Free Member

    A couple of photos from today.

    Twas Grim.

    moremudplease
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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

    stevenmenmuir
    Free Member

    Certainly wasn't no fairytale. 😈

    geoffj
    Full Member

    ended up in blair atholl,52 road miles from the car,

    😯

    Liftman
    Full Member

    That first photo looks like the blizzard i was in, where about were you.

    Smee
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    Think it was round the back of Black Hill, but I'm crap with names of places in the Pentlands.

    psling
    Free Member

    Area should have been SHUT in those conditions if you ask me…

    😆 🙄

    stevenmenmuir
    Free Member

    Twas the back of Black Hill and it was my stupid idea…

    Smee
    Free Member

    I did tell you that it was sunny in the Pentlands though. 😀

    stevenmenmuir
    Free Member

    If I wasn't so bolloxed I'd laugh myself right off this chair.

    moremudplease
    Free Member

    ok wasn,t 52 miles from the car it was actually 53.7 mile,we were parked up at the bagaduish centre.

    Sandwich
    Full Member

    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.

    simondbarnes
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    Twas Grim.

    It looks great!

    CheesybeanZ
    Full Member

    your sat at home telling the tale ..epic adventure ..done

    antigee
    Full Member

    cheesybeanZ has it
    except if you didn't get home with all your gear then it is epic incompetence

    Tracker1972
    Free Member

    Liftman – Member
    That first photo looks like the blizzard i was in, where about were you.

    That made me smile 😆

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