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BB1306
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Epistemology
Wednesday
6th Febuary 2013
It’s
amazing what you can learn on the top of Lingmoor…..as
Mike and John found out on the “A” walk this week.
John
rather fancied Lingmoor from Elterwater because he has
a bit of a thing about the Langdales and when Mike suggested
that they start the day with the famous Linthwaite sausages
the deal was sealed.
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Three
of the best
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One
of the best
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Mike
was photo man and John was map man. Unfortunately
John’s inexperience showed when he realized the intended
route fell off the edge of the OS map he had brought
along. Luckily Mike was able to save the day by
raiding the hotel library for a second map.
Setting
off from the Britannia Inn and up past the Langdale
development was a trip down memory lane for Mike but
new territory for John.
The
climb up to Lingmoor summit became increasingly difficult
due to strengthening icy winds. Chats with other walkers
about the conditions were a good excuse for frequent
rests.
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Up
there, Usain
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Chapel
Stile
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Two well dressed whippets were a
talking point and Mike thought that they might be mountain
rescue dogs due to the fluorescent yellow/orange jacket
that one of them was sporting. Mike suggested
to the owners that fitting a blue flashing light could
complete the ensemble.
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The
well dressed whippets
Comitibus
: Lingmoor
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Climbing
Lingmoor
Wetherlam
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At
the top a stranger in red appeared out of nowhere and
suggested that the winds were too strong to continue
along the ridge. Mike was road testing his
new crampons, which he was pleased with, but they looked
quite genteel compared with the stranger’s fearsome
looking pair. [See them being fitted- right hand
panel]
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John
and Wetherlam
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Professor
Les Smith
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The
stranger turned out to be called Les Smith and he was
happy to take the team photo in the absence of a clever
spidery tripod thing like Don’s. It also turned
out that Les is an Emeritus Professor from Lancaster
University and his subject is Epistemology. As
you will know…..
Epistemology
is the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge.
It attempts to answer the basic question: what distinguishes
true (adequate) knowledge from false (inadequate) knowledge?
Practically, this question translates into issues of
scientific methodology: how can one develop theories
or models that are better than competing theories? It
also forms one of the pillars of the new sciences of
cognition, which developed from the information processing
approach to psychology, and from artificial intelligence,
as an attempt to develop computer programs that mimic
a human's capacity to use knowledge in an intelligent
way.
After
an in depth discussion regarding the above, a
decision was made to abandon the ridge walk and the
professor led the way sharply downhill to Blea Tarn
and Little Langdale. At the road farewells and
website addresses were exchanged….causing Don much confusion
later in the day. Mike and John headed back towards
Elterwater and the conversation moved on to more prosaic
matters such as food and drink.
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Three
Shires beckoning
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Britannia
winning
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A
lunch stop in warm sunshine was an unexpected bonus
and although the Three Shires beckoned, temptation
was resisted
…..until
the Britannia Inn!
John,
6th February 2013
Our
thanks to Les for keeping an eye on John and Mike and
for letting us use his photos.
Click
on them for enlargements and see the quality.
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Langdale
Pikes
John
& Mike
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Wetherlam with Wetherlam Edge
Bowfell
then Esk Pike and Great End on the right
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To
see more of his stunning pictures or to refresh you
memroy about the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (whom
I remember from my Uni days) visit Les' website:
Les Smith.
Don
Philip
And The Pulpit
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Where
do you think Philip was when this photo
was taken?
To
see if you are correct, click on the picture
on the right.
Prepare
to be amazed.
The
grapevine says he may be leading tours next
year.
To
see more of the destination see The
Pulpit.
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Pray
Forgive Us, M'Lady
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It
is with deep regret, my dear Lady Anne,
that, when I visited you in your wonderful
tryptich last week, I was quite unaware
that very day was your 423rd birthday.
Had
I realised, I would have brought a suitable
gift for you.
Perchance
the head of the imposter?
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Your
loyal vassal, Sir Antony, is similarly distraught. He
has vowed that he will weave strange magic over a potion
of the black berry to secure an augury. This will ensure
that he duly pay homage to you on the appropriate day
each year without fail henceforth.
Pray
forgive this unfortunate omisssion in the performance
of our fealty.
I
remain, M'Lady, your humble servant
Sir
Donald
For
more about Lady Anne Clifford, see:
Tony's
Other Woman
and Tony's Other Woman's Other Woman's .....
| STATISTICS:
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BB1306
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| Date:
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Wednesday
6th February 2013
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| Distance
in miles:
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6.1
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| Height
climbed in feet:
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1,781
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| Wainwrights:
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Lingmoor
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| Other
Features:
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Les
Smith
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| Comitibus:
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John
Hn, Mike
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