Got this Gem given today :-)

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:32 pm

Taken at The Scottish Open circa 1982 Left to right....Andrew Maltby. Dave Weir. Clive Bridges. Roger Bacon who incidentally has just bought Rob Elliott's Rumour one and will be out flying the hills again this year. If you don't know Roger you soon will

Note Maltby always one step ahead in the fashion stakes even then with his new Cocoon Harness where the rest of them still had ye olde stirrup harness'

Plus if you notice two of them are wearing the then NHPC logo on their harness shoulder support. What ever happened to the suggestion of new sweat shirts etc? It might be a good time to get some clothing ordered for the new season so when we go to comps the opposition will know who's just stuffed them

I have a contact who does our work clothing he also has a web site so people can see what they're ordering. Unless this is still in hand.

Fingers · Post by **Fingers** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:54 pm

When men were men, looks like they all should be smoking a pipe and wearing a cap.

RonDon · Post by **RonDon** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:21 pm

Beautiful shot John! Love the to see the feeling. Yes- must get the clothing and go as ONE.

Trevor Robinson · Post by **Trevor Robinson** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:05 pm

looks like a macam boy band to me

milleboy · Post by **milleboy** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:46 pm

Glenshee?

brian day · Post by **brian day** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:15 pm

Glenshee?

That was going to be my guess, at the bottom of the Tiger

Kay · Post by **Kay** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:27 pm

Yep..Glenshee...
Give away the High Tech Chair lift in the background....It's still there I think.

Ascent rate of 1ft an hour usually into howling gale accompanied by facial laceration/exfoliation by the horizontal ice crystals

brian day · Post by **brian day** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:11 pm

It makes it so nice to arrive at the little wooden shed at the top though!
I always thought the old single chair at Glen Coe was worse; it went slower and the weather was always wetter, colder, more windswept, and it was a longer walk to the plateau to the steamy cafe.
My uncle, Jim (mother's brother) and then cousin, Drew Clark, used to be the engineers/ lift managers for the the Tiger lift, in fact Drew possibly still is, and most definitely was at the time of the photo.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:09 pm

Aye Glenshee bottom of the Tiger. It was always an interesting trip up balancing a hang glider, even more fun timing your dismount before the chair turned and wedged you to the mutterings of the chair attendant.