The Old Lags - Bristol

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Clare joins a long established group as they embark on their 100th walk. Their route takes them from Leigh Woods, under the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and into the heart of Bristol.

They call themselves The Old Lags, and every member was responsible during their careers for keeping our lights on and our kettles boiled as employees of the Central Electricity Generating Board.

They’re all retired now and David Miller, who runs the Old Lags, is certain they’d have lost touch had it not been for their shared love of a good stomp.

Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Karen Gregor

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0:00.0	Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2.
0:06.0	It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history.
0:10.0	Rock falls, avalanches.
0:11.0	Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you.
0:14.0	He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone.
0:17.0	How did it all go so wrong?
0:19.0	And is it really worth risking death to feel alive? Why would
0:23.2	somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation? Extreme, peak danger. With me,
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0:40.3	Okay, guys, I think we're ready to start.
0:43.0	Okay, welcome to this, the 100th Old Lags Walk.
0:47.3	I think when we started in August 2012,
0:52.4	I never thought, never dream dream whenever we get to a hundred
0:55.2	so Graham's going to lead the walk today
0:57.9	and Jim Gots is going to do the historical facts
1:01.1	of sites who come across on the walk
1:02.7	Graham
1:04.3	lead on
1:05.0	Introducing the walk there was David Miller
1:08.8	who is our leader of the old lags group.
1:11.8	So David, you better explain what it is because we've got, what, 36 people here today?
1:16.8	How do you all know each other?
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