Here we go. More info on what the Winter Event is can be found in one of the threads. Competition is:

1) Ride at least 7 of your grid reference (GR) points (or 5 if thats all you've been given).

2) Cook it and have a proper meal at the highest GR, cooked up there off course and obviously leave no trace (if you're confused as to what's a substantial meal is then please PM Gordon or Oliver)... For the purposes of this article, 'scotch egg is not'

4) Take a few pics to report back and add a few blurbs of how it all went down if you wanted.

3) Don't post any nude pics or anything showing off your pint (of potentially intoxicating substance ).

...... Then win a jar of raw unfiltered mountain honey. In the interests of KISS (and to save voting for Biden over Trump... what a lovely choice) I'll follow a complicated algorithm in my head (oooohs and aaars and aaarghs in response to your post will be considered) and decide the winner.

Winner gets a jar of honey. Erm, I already said that... Size of jar TBC.

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Hope I didn't offend anyone

Just an update to this... after catching up via Al Jazeera and the world/local situation, I think it'd be better not to run this comp from my POV

All is not lost though. I'm making it planA 'virtual'.

So to win the jar of 'Poos' finest all you need to do is report how you had planned to win the competition. Keeping it virtual and in your head. Then we can somehow decide the winner obviously follow the rules above and as much virtual detail as poss...

PlanB is as Jon suggested:

this could be an idea for Saturday or Sunday this weekend.
Simply head to the highest GR or a high point near to your home, do your mealthan post up a picture on here

Great idea!

Verena wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:15 pm Great idea!

Thanks Verena... I'm particularly pleased with 'cooking at a great height' and looking forward to (and hoping he'll enter) SummitTopplers entry

Thanks to Reg for doing most of the thinking for me...

I wonder if the SPAR sells Scotch Eggs

This sounds like the sort of challenge I could rise to, literally as well as figuratively.

Tangent: I have some hillwalking friends of Glaswegian origin whose long-standing ambition was to deep fry a Mars bar on top of a Munro.

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:00 pm I wonder if the SPAR sells Scotch Eggs

I've sorted that debate Jon... Before Gove and Hancock get involved. First post edited

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:08 pm This sounds like the sort of challenge I could rise to, literally as well as figuratively.

Tangent: I have some hillwalking friends of Glaswegian origin whose long-standing ambition was to deep fry a Mars bar on top of a Munro.

Deep fried Glaswegian Mars Bar would of course count as a proper meal

It appears the gremlins have sent your ofs off course.

WESM, Great idea, all the same.

ledburner wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:58 am It appears the gremlins have sent your ofs off course.

WESM, Great idea, all the same.

Hold on... what you talking about. You're coming this close to getting a red card there matey

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:20 pm
....I'm particularly pleased with 'cooking at a great height' and looking forward to (and hoping he'll enter) SummitTopplers entry ...

Don't expect too much!

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:56 pm

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:08 pm This sounds like the sort of challenge I could rise to, literally as well as figuratively.

Tangent: I have some hillwalking friends of Glaswegian origin whose long-standing ambition was to deep fry a Mars bar on top of a Munro.

Deep fried Glaswegian Mars Bar would of course count as a proper meal

It's certainly got enough calories.
For the purposes of this article, 'scotch egg is not'
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Damn, my first thought was to take an egg and some sausage meat, boil the egg, and then deep fry it

One course or two?

Is a pot noodle type meal classed as substantial?

Pudding will be semolina , if i can be bothered, probably not

Lazarus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:37 pm One course or two?

Is a pot noodle type meal classed as substantial?

Pudding will be semolina , if i can be bothered, probably not

Pot noodle... pretty certain Gordon Ramsay and Oliver would agree is very substantial. 2 course and you're hammering the point home. Look forward to some cooking at x-ft high

I never said I was entering

Thread updated. Made virtual, so the only way you could possibly win is if it was all hypotehtical and maybe how you'd planned to win. No actual photos needed but phtoshopped stuff appropriate for entry. Pot of honey awaits the winner (to be decided how to decide).

How wierd is that... fits right in to this here forum. Look forward to hearing your imaginary stories of how you cooked at a lovely high point

why no beer shots ?

beer is the perfect ride recovery drink. FACT>
perfect balance of carbs and minerals.
and a good pale ale is very good for rehydration..

ton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:18 pm why no beer shots ?

beer is the perfect ride recovery drink. FACT>
perfect balance of carbs and minerals.
and a good pale ale is very good for rehydration..

Against my religion to deal with, promote, sell, buy, interact with alcohol Ton. Hence why I keep it away from anything I'm involved with during promotional events

After this evenings announcement this could be an idea for Saturday or Sunday this weekend.
Simply head to the highest GR or a high point near to your home, do your mealthan post up a picture on here

Shaf, you OK with this?

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:00 pm After this evenings announcement this could be an idea for Saturday or Sunday this weekend.
Simply head to the highest GR or a high point near to your home, do your mealthan post up a picture on here

Shaf, you OK with this?

I am indeed. Thats noy breaking any rules is it and it supports mental health too

Good idea Jon...

One thing to add. The honey is (will be) good...

Against my religion to deal with, promote, sell, buy, interact with alcohol Ton. Hence why I keep it away from anything I'm involved with during promotional events

count me out then.

ton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:54 pm

Against my religion to deal with, promote, sell, buy, interact with alcohol Ton. Hence why I keep it away from anything I'm involved with during promotional events

count me out then.

No worries Tony... stand in thw corner with Colin

Woops, thanks for the reminder of no alcohol pictures
Did my shopping for this tonight, not excited much

Verena wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:43 pm Did my shopping for this tonight, not excited much

I think I might need to try harder... I did ride to one of my GRs, which also happened to be the highest GR and also the highest point on the Island, well just about, the bit just next to it inside the compound might be a couple of metres higher. Not much of a view today in the mist,



Getting there did require riding up a road which boasts both a single and double chevron on the map and it's in volume 2 of 100 greatest climbs, it's #123 and 25%, it's all right but if I'd traveled here just to ride it I'd be disappointed.

We had brought a 'substantial meal' I'd did question if that counts but Ralph said it's all he eats and no one cooks cadburys buttons



Shaf, you should disqualify him, not because he's cheating but because I can only image how hard it would be to get the honey out of his fur

Ok... aince it's Ralph and since he has his own tarp-tent stuff going on... and since it is a substantial meal for Ralph and it's veg-friendly (not in the rules but Ralph got brownie points for it) too, I'm gonna allow him entry

That's the first entry done

Did mine but forgot to take a photo.... Sorry Shaf. I might have another go tomorrow....