The Reason Why

I am occasionally asked why I like hill walking so much. After all, as people point out to me, you can get very cold, very wet, very tired and very lost. And there is always a degree of risk involved.

 

All this is true.

 

I have been very cold, very wet, very tired and very lost.

 

But I still love it.

 

I love the quiet satisfaction of getting from A to B with nothing more than a map and compass.

 

I love the fresh air.

 

I love the quietness.

 

I love seeing the wildlife.

 

I love the hunger that a day on the hills brings, and the fact that the food tastes so much better.

 

I love the thirst that a long walk brings and there’s nothing better than to sit in a nice warm pub, with a pint of good beer and let the ache of tiredness waft over me.

 

But most of all, I love it because I get to see scenery like this.

 

Done