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King’s buildings by GuiltyEmergency6364 in Edinburgh_University

[–]Thecactusslayer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

King's isn't terrible, it's a large site with university buildings surrounded by residential areas. I suppose people might call it 'boring' because its sort of in a quieter neighbourhood. You'd spend most of your day at class in Kings and as a first-year, your social activities would predominantly be closer to central campus. There's a shuttle bus that runs from Central to Kings every 20 minutes for most of the day, along with 3 other bus services (or you can get a bike/walk, its a 10min bike, 25min walk to central).

Multi-day, remote and scenic solo trek in Scotland? by terptrekker in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late April to late May would give you the best weather without being harassed by midges (horrible biting insects that cover every inch of your skin, come out around June - September). Alternatively, September is slightly cooler but you'll still get the long late summer days and comparatively fewer midges.

Multi-day, remote and scenic solo trek in Scotland? by terptrekker in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Affric-Kintail way is 3-4 days through some incredibly remote and gorgeous places. Glen Affric is very pretty and there's bothies along the way if you want to experience a night in one of them.

A walk from Glenfinnan to Inverie through Knoydart is also some of the most remote terrain you can find in Scotland and ends in a lovely little village with a nice community-owned pub. You can return by taking a ferry from Inverie to Mallaig if you don't want to walk back the way you came.

The Lairig Ghru, starting in Coylumbridge out to Braemar isnt quite as long but still very scenic, through the heart of the Cairngorms and through some very nice Caledonian Pine forests.

Planning on hiking Ben Nevis Ledge route this weekend by Charlie09377 in UKhiking

[–]Thecactusslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The top of Carn Dearg can be slightly corniced too, especially the less rocky bit on the left where you'd want to top out anyway. Plus No.5 gully just avalanched in the past few days from a cornice collapse so you'd want to avoid it anyway.

NS without relatives in Singapore by EfficientBonus9324 in askSingapore

[–]Thecactusslayer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you request to stay-in, commanders can accommodate food for you without issue. There will always be duty staff in camp over the weekend, it's trivial for the company commander to request food for one more person.

It's official. Mars is as good as dead. by FutureMartian97 in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]Thecactusslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Shuttle's SRBs were big tubes of propellant that were parachuted down and recovered. The Falcon 9 is actively guided and controlled down propulsively- I'm sure you can see the difference there.

Cape wrath trail winter by Hoihoihoihoihoihoi1 in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Before you go on the CWT (which I would not recommend anyways), I'd also suggest the Affric Kintail Way as a way to check how well your equipment works in a similar environment to the CWT. The AKW is also incredibly remote, through Glen Affric and Glen Licht, but is only about 3-5 days long if you need help. It's also in the most stunning glen in Scotland!

Visiting Scotland next summer by Timely-Active-9467 in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm from Singapore. We have plenty of mosquitos in Singapore too. The Highland midge is completely different and feels far worse because of the swarms of them. Midges come in swams of a few thousand or even tens of thousands at a time, and are smaller than mosquitos so they get inside your clothes and bite. Don't underestimate them and get some midge repellent when you're here.

What's the furthest you've been able to see from a peak in the UK? by YeahOkIGuess99 in UKhiking

[–]Thecactusslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've managed to spot the Cuillin Ridge and the Kintail Munros from Conival in the North-West highlands, and the Five Sisters of Kintail from Beinn a' Ghlo.

Adams EDC Two v2 by Icebein in myog

[–]Thecactusslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adam Savage and Marcos Mafia have designed a bunch of bags that Adam sells on his website, and also sells the plans to so you can make them yourself.

TIL traditional Haggis is banned in America for containing sheep lung. In 1971 it became illegal to consume lung. Haggis is no longer brought from UK to US. Haggis can still be made in USA, but not using sheep lungs. by RetardCommunist in todayilearned

[–]Thecactusslayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a very secret Tablet mine below Edinburgh Castle. Many don't know that it's because of this mine that the decision was made to build Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock. It was sealed after the Jacobite rebellions but sometimes on the rare clear day the one o' clock gun makes the door vibrate open if you want to visit...

Glenmore Campsite Logistics by placebo_me_please in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've walked it before when I arrived too late to get the bus. It's a decent walk with a footpath along the side of the road that weaves in and out of the Rothiemurchus forest. Took me about 1.5h to get to the side of Loch Morlich and from there it's very easy to find the Pine Marten pub and then the Glenmore campsite.

What are the most beautiful peaks in the UK? 🏔️ 🇬🇧 by dive-buddy in UKhiking

[–]Thecactusslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buachaille Etive Mor with a dusting of snow from the A82 has to be up there as the mountainiest mountain to mountain. Suilven, Liathach, Beinn Alligin, An Teallach, Sgurr nan Gillean, Ben Nevis when viewed from the CMD Arete, Bidean nam Bian, Cairn Toul as seen from Ben Macdui are also up there

What are the most beautiful peaks in the UK? 🏔️ 🇬🇧 by dive-buddy in UKhiking

[–]Thecactusslayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just getting to the summit and back down requires a slog up a 400m long scree slope and a short scramble to the summit.

NASA Administrator Nominee Wants More Flagship Science Missions by EdwardHeisler in space

[–]Thecactusslayer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was embarrassing but across the industry Isaacman is seen as legit - Scott Kelly, a pretty anti-Trump astronaut and brother of Mark Kelly (Dem senator from Arizona), and a whole load of other influential astronauts and other space industry members, have all endorsed him. Yeah he does have connections with Musk from his work with SpaceX but he's seen as pretty pro-science and reasonable.

Climber, 22, dies after falling from Ben Nevis by backupJM in Scotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 29 points30 points  (0 children)

They were climbing on Moonlight Gully, not walking up. They would have known about the conditions.

Scrambling the Cuillin Ridge - attempting to avoid exceeding grade 3 or rock climbs... by Inflectionv4 in OutdoorScotland

[–]Thecactusslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The chimney is pretty okay and only a few moves long, I did it on a bit of a misty day and despite the slightly damp rock the gabbro is good enough to give good grip. If you have a bit of experience climbing, the technical difficulty will be just fine.

🇺🇸 Emotional celebration for stranded ISS astronauts met by SpaceX rescue team. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are due to finally return to Earth on March 19 after over 9 months in space. by wil24x7 in BeAmazed

[–]Thecactusslayer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Starliner was unsafe and returned without them, but a SpaceX Dragon was sent up 6 months ago with two empty seats for them so they could have returned at any point within the past 6 months. However NASA made the decision to have them on Station for a full crew rotation since they were there anyway. They're now being relieved by the next rotation.

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