Finnish writer Miska Rantanen says the concept was born as a way of coping with long, dark winters when people couldn’t be bothered to face the cold outside in order to see friends - so got drunk at home instead.
Maybe both SOTA and Päntsdrunk afterwards (in moderation of course)? - it’s surely a great environment to write up your activation reports.
This is nothing new - actually, the SMP (both old and new versions) were written by this old codger in a constant state of total under-the-table päntsdrunk inebriation in underpants and string vest covered in bits of pizza. Cold sober, I never would have taken it on…
I shall get accustomed to the season clock adjustment by traveling to EA8 three days after the clocks go back. I should get about 2hrs more daylight and 15-20C more warmth.
It took just one winter season in SOTA to have a beneficial effect - that was back in 2006/2007. In March 2007 my XYL told me that I had been a darn sight easier to live with as a result of activating through the winter months. Just one reason to keep going… there are so many more as I certainly know!
Nothing new there - I was asked to take a photo of a bunch of Kiwis on Lochnagar over 10 years ago. (had to put my hands over my Labrador’s eyes so she wouldn’t be embarrassed).
Apparently it was quite the “thing” to celebrate summiting in this way (in the Antipodes)