Today’s title was inspired by going to a talk by Doug Scott last night talking about the 1975 Everest Expedition (Doing it the Hard Way). I remember going to two talks by different climbers in the aftermath of\u00a0the expedition. He has changed physically from that Hippy style climber from back then. He had a an enthusiastic and dry humour style.<\/p>\n
Today we\u00a0went to the Cheltenham Literature Festival and listened to Edna O’Brien. She was excellent and\u00a0her honesty shone through. She has tackled many difficult issues in her books that are always thought –\u00a0provoking. Her warmth for her fellow human beings was evident throughout\u00a0particularly when talking about the refugee crisis.<\/p>\n
I did work on learning my stories on the bike last week. I always speak them out loud as I pedal which can cause some embarrassment on occasions. The moment of truth will be in the Gigs this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today’s title was inspired by going to a talk by Doug Scott last night talking about the 1975 Everest Expedition (Doing it the Hard Way). I remember going to two talks by different climbers in the aftermath of\u00a0the expedition. He … Continue reading