Brrr!

Plan to hike across the stark majesty of the high moors in winter and what do you get?  Half-frozen in the cloudbase, 50-metre viz and hilariously turned-around at every junction.  Yay GPS.  This is South Hessary Tor, the only one I could actually see because it jumped out of the murk and said "Boo!"

Of maps and money

Two unrelated things.  First, did you know that there's a bike-specific render of OpenStreetMap for bikes, called OpenCycleMap?  Highlighted bike leisure routes, lowlighted motorways, and a bit of terrain so you know what to avoid.  Covers the world, though there's not much outside Scandi-Europe and eastern USA at present. 

Second, how the bleeding hell can the Great West Run people justify £32 for a race plus a six pound "handling charge"?  That's doubled since last year.  Screw you guys, I'm racing somewhere else.  Any recommendations for another nice half-marathon?