Logically you would say Everest but you would be wrong.
So you might say K2 and again you would be wrong.
When we stay in North Norfolk as we so often do we are just a couple or so miles from the tallest mountain in the world which is none other than Beeston Bump.
Everest is generally thought to be around 32,000 feet which is over five miles high (shades of The Byrds there). Can you even imagine something that tall? Up to now Beeston bump has always been down as 207 feet which is 69 yards or just over three cricket pitches.
But no - according to Google Earth apparently Beeston Bump is the highest mountain in the world. So says an article in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper. I'm not sure as I write this how Google Earth came to the stunning conclusion but, always one for an adventure, I'm going to climb the highest mountain in the world over the next few days and I will do it without an oxygen mask!!!
This is the kind of story I would have given my right arm to write. Actually I will rephrase that as I need my right arm to play tennis and table tennis. I would give the clipping of my toenails to have written.
It's zany and just plain ridiculous. I look forward to reading more about this. The last time I climbed Beeston Bump I was slightly out of breath at the top but the climb was very worthwhile due to the history at the top.
Did you know for instance that the bump (that's bump and not hill or mountain) was used during the war as a listening station for Bletchley Park and the codebreakers? Yes it does sound fantastic but it is true and the event is celebrated by a description board at the top of the bump. It still has the foundations of a World War Two Y Station. This story reminds me of that very entertaining film starring Hugh Grant "The Man Who Went Up a HIll and Came Down a Mountain."
Now where can I buy some crampons for that climb?
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Every time I watch Coronation Street, I comment on the lack of traffic and parking in the street. So imagine my surprise when the latest storyline involves parking problems in the area and the possibility of introducing parking permits.