A Note About Lists (A.N.A.L.)

Walkers seem to fall into 2 camps, "Hill Baggers" and "others". I am a self confessed bagger, with a desire to complete lists or catergories of hills, such as the Wainwrights, often to the scorn of my friends.

The arguement follows that you are walking a route, for its own sake, rather than enjoying it. I would say the contrary is true. I will admit I have walked in some shocking weather to climb a particular hill, but a list, such as the Wainwrights or the Munros has taken me to places I would have ordinarily ignored. Without such lists, I may have stayed around Grasmere for all my walks and never seen the Wasdale Valley or Suilven in the Scottish Highlands (I know it is not a munro, but it is a Trail 100). Often, these hills are in a list because they are classics, so providing you are enjoying the walk, completing a list does no harm.

Vic (214 wainwrights, 12 munros, 300+ birketts and 54 of the Trail 100)