half way up first hill

2012 Munro target exceeded by 10%

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August 5th 2012
No idea why but from a motivational perspective it sounds much more impressive saying exceeded by 10% rather than by 1, despite them being exactly identical. So for those of you keeping count, I am now ahead of my 2012 target of 10 Munros. It will be interesting to see how many more I manage to rack up before mid October…. Before I continue I should clarify for all of you wondering ‘how on ... read more

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