Looking forward to Dundee Festival
Many thanks to everyone who came to hear Richard Else and I speak at Cotswolds in Livingston the other night, and thanks also for all those who came along to Cotswolds in Glasgow last night for the store’s open night. Richard and I signed a lot of books and it was great to be able to spend time with so many folk and hear some of your own tales of the hills. Special thanks is due to everyone for both nights were miserable weather-wise and I suspect I would have been tempted to stay indoors rather than travel to hear the Compo and Clegg of the Scottish outdoor scene.
On the subject of Compo and Clegg I hope not too many get a nasty surprise on Friday evening at the Dundee Mountain Film Festival. I suspect a number of unsuspecting enthusiasts will turn up hoping to hear the great Catherine Destivelle talk about her Alpine antics and what will they get? Richard and I talking about the Sutherland Trail. Not that the Sutherland Trail is secondary to the Aklps but if I had a choice between watching Catherine or film or a couple of old farts like me and Richard I know what I’d choose. Very sadly, Catherine has had to pull out of the event because of a family crisis. All joking aside, we’ll be thinking of her in this very difficult time, and Richard and I will certainly do our best to fill in for her as best we can.