Friday, 20 May 2011

it's all in the equipment ...

 ... and after nearly 20 years in the mountains I can well and truely say that I got it very wrong today.

I have never, ever, been as cold as I was today.

I was very warm when I left the car.

I got very wet from above, the side and below on the bike in.

I got quite warm on the walk to the col until I hit the snow line.

I got cold as a cold thing as I waded up to my calfs in snow.

I got even colder as I came back down the hill.

I got a little bit warm as I run down the hill.

I got very wet from above, the side and below on the bike out.

I never felt my feet for at least 3 hours.

Perhaps running equipment wasn't the smartest decision I have made but, lets be honest, I wasn't quite expecting THAT MUCH SNOW!