Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
Not being injury-prone or susceptible to blisters, being able to eat well on the hoof, becoming obsessed by rhe challenge, simply loving the mountains, having a strong mountaineering / hillwalking background and / or being mentally tough can be all positive factors in whether you succeed too. I suspect you'd need at least one of these in your favour however strong a contender you were to get round
I think that's so right DT, & I suspect you need more than one of them too. I'm hoping that's what's going to get me round: it worked on the Joss Naylor. The main one I haven't got is the strong stomach, hence my Kendal Mint Cake diet.