 Poster: A snowHead
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@VolklAttivaS5, Speaking of Icicle, I see Kingsley is still using the pictures my guide took when I was last there - must be 10 years ago...
It's the montage of 4 pics with me and another guy who's name was Frank I think. I'm yellow helmet. We had good weather! Lovely granite climbing and bolted belays which I always liked.
http://www.icicle-mountaineering.ltd.uk/alpstechrock.html
In the background of this one you can see where a huge lump fell off Les Drus that year - the clean grey patch above and to the left of Frank's head. An Alpine hazard!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@red 27, you looked like you had fun 10 years ago
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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@VolklAttivaS5, you know what I was thinking about this earlier today and I realised that I forgot to mention that I have a pair of Kenkoh sandals that I wear in the house - as you say, very important and helpful
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@red 27, ah! Yes they are invaluable.
I had to walk along pavement 2 miles to the hairdressers today as my van wouldn’t start this morning so guess what? It was back-once I got home again after at least 4 miles walking on a hard surface. Not enough support in the shoes I was wearing clearly!
So the Birkenstocks are back on again at home.
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Freezing a plastic bottle full of water and rolling your bare foot over it helps to relive it a bit.
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@Deedee, it does. My foot roller is nice but it’s not cold.
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| VolklAttivaS5 wrote: |
@red 27, ah! Yes they are invaluable.
I had to walk along pavement 2 miles to the hairdressers today as my van wouldn’t start this morning so guess what? It was back-once I got home again after at least 4 miles walking on a hard surface. Not enough support in the shoes I was wearing clearly!
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I think that while the Birks will alleviate the symptoms, it sounds like you still need to be persistent and patient with contnuning to treat the underlying cause via the Str&Str regime.
you know this already I think... 
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@red 27, yes I will continue with the exercises as they aren’t a bad thing to be doing either way.
I’ve ordered some footbeds to go in my trainers too so when I do go to the gym
I don’t then suffer from the lack of support.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Chuckles3 wrote: |
Have a read up about shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis.
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I had that too, 6 sessions, although it was a bit of a struggle to get Vitality to pay for it.
I had that funny tape put on too - didn't rate that tbh
It certainly didn't do me any harm and I think probably helped a bit in conjunction with the stretching and strengthening
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@VolklAttivaS5, I had a mild case a few years back, and wearing them certainly helped mine.
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I seem to be ok now
The Birkenstocks made the biggest difference and also that calf stretch where you cross your leg in front then do the stretch.
I did an 8.3km walk all on pavement on Wed afternoon and no ill effects.
I had gel inserts in those trainers just from the supermarket nothing fancy and that helps on the heels for sure..
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