Hillwalker News 2004/06 - The High Alps
In this Newsletter
Here we are in September and at just the sixth Newsletter of the year. Number 5 in July did go out but a few users got about six copies and most got none. Some items from last the last Newsletter are repeated. This was entirely due to our ISP, ntl. We are now with Tiscali so we will se if they can do better.
All published e-mail addresses remain unchanged but all ntlworld addresses have gone. One unexpected problem was that ntl switched us off suddenly when we has planned on a month's notice. ntl didn't charge for the missing month, but it did mean that some addresses found a black hole for a day or two until we found them all.
For just £1 per month, you can have an email like:
yourname@hillwalker.net
Mail is then forwarded to your ISP address which you can then change without even telling anyone.
In July, we announced, "You have heard about the program for several months. Now you can have it! The High Alps is now on sale from ISYS - and it is fantastic." Just in case you missed the announcement.
The High Alps is now available. Details of the program are given below.
MapWise Deluxe and 250: the 2004 mapping is now available. The Deluxe (Landranger maps) includes the M6 Toll road. The 250 now has metric contours and the HW and HX squares (the Pentland Skerries) are included.
ISYS will provide the OS Explorer Series on CD. The first CROW areas (Countryside Right of Way for England and Wales) will be on the October maps. ISYS will use this edition as the first release. Details in the next Newsletter.
The High Alps - £29.99
This is a spectacular program! Written as a joint venture between Martin Moran and myself, it has been nearly two years in the making. It combines Martin's deep and very current knowledge of the Alps with proven Hillwalker technology. There are 28 video clips, a virtual reality clip of the Matterhorn and 350 absolutely stunning photographs and photodiagrams.
Climbs and routes are provided for all the 4,000m peaks and many subsidiary summits.
Theme music, log and pronunciations (in three languages) are features familiar to Hillwalkers.
Read Martin's descriptions of huts, peaks and valley bases.
You can create your own climbs using the new Spidering Technology. You click on a waypoint or a hut or a summit and all possible routes from that point are shown as a spider. Select the one you want; it is added to the spider card and a new spider is drawn from the new point. There are 1,800 spider links covering all the 4,000m peaks. The completed Spider Card can be downloaded to a GPS or exported to a spreadsheet.
If you enter your personal climbing grade, spider links with a more difficult grade are shown in red as a warning.
Whether you want to use this program as an Alpine climbing tool or just to dream, you can purchase hours of entertainment now on any ISYS website in our Shop.
SPECIAL OFFERS - All offers close end September
1. We still have stocks of version 4 Corbetts and Mountains of Wales. Remember that all version 5 programs will update these without charge to integrate with the version 5 programs. These are just £9.50 each or £17.50 for both, less than half price. Please add £3.50 p&p to any order. These CDs are unboxed but it is a great way for MapWise users to experience the joys of Hillwalker. These will integrate with MapWise even if your maps do not cover the same area. To order, visit the website and use the Special Instructions to get these prices.
2. Lower edition Lites (v4 and some 5): Hills of Ireland, Hills of Man and Peaks, Moors and Dales. There is a free upgrade in all version 5 programs. These Lites are on sale for just £5 each, generally unboxed, and without installation instructions. Stocks are limited. Some come in CD jewel cases.
3. MapWise Deluxe 2003 mapping - mostly unboxed - call for details
- B001 SCOTLAND £50 (Save £15 on 2004 mapping)
- B002 ENGLAND NORTH £50 (Save £15 on 2004 mapping)
- B003 WALES and MAN £20 (Save £5 on 2004 mapping)
- B004 ENGLAND NORTH £50 (Save £15 on 2004 mapping)
- B005 ENGLAND £79 (Save £20 on 2004 mapping) - one only, boxed
- B006 GREAT BRITAIN and MAN £145 (Save £40 on 2004 mapping) - one only, boxed
Please add £3.50 p&p to any order.
Current versions and 2004 mapping are available at the standard rates from the website.
For sale: Suilven and Canisp
Would you like to buy a couple of iconic hills? Note the very modern vernacular! The Vestey family are selling of a large area Sutherland. The reason is thought to come from the recent Land Reform Act which guarantees access. Apparently the Inland Revenue granted certain exemptions in return for access. As access is now guaranteed, the case for exemptions, thin at the best of times, is now seen to be unjustified.
The local community have been given time to put together a bid following Assynt and Eigg.
Stalking
The red stag stalking season is upon us. Activity increases until the end on 20 October. The Hind season starts on 21 October. There is no stalking on Sundays. For details see Expedition Planning in Hillwalker programs.
As a standard user, your choice of scales for the Image Map is restricted to what we think of as reasonable. You can have only one Image Map and One Vector Map on screen at any one time. To break free, become a Power User. It's Free! Just click the box in Preferences | Fundamentals or set in Preferences Tree.
Please, when mailing ISYS, always put your User Number in the subject line. With the amount of spam that there is around, a thousand e-mails get deleted every week so each one gets only a very short time for a decision. We want to read yours, so please follow this simple rule.
The other ancient nag: If you change your email address, please tell us so that you can continue to receive the Newsletter.
If you are getting more than one copy of this Newsletter, just let me know and I will remove the duplicates.
Walk long and safely,
Iain R White
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Semiopathy - the deliberate misreading of signs
Travelling south down the M74, I saw the notice: Farmshop left under bridge. As it wasn't there, I assume someone else must have moved it.
An engineer died and ended up in Hell. He was not pleased with the level of comfort in Hell, and began to redesign and build improvements. After a while, they had toilets that flushed, air conditioning, and escalators. Everyone grew very fond of him. One day God called Satan to mock him, "So, how's it going down there in Hell?"
Satan replied, "Hey, things are great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God was surprised, "What? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake. He should never have got down there in the first place. Send him back up here."
"No way," replied Satan. "I like having an engineer, and I'm keeping him." God threatened, "Send him back up here now or I'll sue!" Satan laughed and answered, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"
(With apologies to lawyers everywhere.)