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Don't believe all you read in the press!!

I lost a camera on Stob Coire Nan Lochain in Glencoe. The story of it's recovery appeared in the papers.

Here is one version of my story:

Click here for another version which gives an even grander version of the story (IE6 users click the icon to expand the picture)

Although it makes a good story - may I correct a few things:

• The climb was a fairly easy one on Stob Coire Nan Lochan (near Bidean Nam Bian in Glencoe)
• I didn't stop on the mountain to take a last snap.
• I realised I'd lost it next day.
• We went back a few days later to see if it could be found.
• The weather did not worsen and we didn't get caught out in darkness.
• Didn't scour mountain top (it was lost near the foot of the climb!)
• The finder of the camera was not interviewed by the press so he couldn't have made any of the comments attributed to him.
• I did not say anything about a magnifying glass.
• The press persisted in using a variety of spellings for my name!

• I got paid £5 by the Manchester Evening News for a further description of the event.
• It cost the reporter (an acquaintance of mine) 3 pints for the story.
• I was interviewed over the phone by Severn Sound local Radio.
• The story appeared in a little book called something like "Would you believe it" I think it was sold at Marks and Spensers. But the story wasn't attributed to anyone but sounded very familiar.

I think this sets the record straight.

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