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Thanks for that, a good thought provoking article.
I've felt like a bit of an exile for the last three years. Having a small child and no family support has made it very hard to get out into the hills. Funnily enough before becoming a dad I was feeling a bit jaded about climbing, and although getting out now and again, my heart wasn't really in a it a lot of the time. But since not being able to just get out whenever I want, I've found myself longing to get out climbing.
My daughter did her first couple of proper little hills this summer, so opening up a whole new dimension of adventures in the mountains, and even at such a young age it's been amazing to see her already developing a wonder for the hills.
When I was younger I always thought, perhaps a bit naively, that it was a given that I'd be climbing for as long as my body allowed, hopefully well into old age. Hopefully in time I will gain back enough free time to be regularly getting out into the hills again, and with a renewed enthusiasm.
I hope that you recover quickly and have many more hill days to come.