Well I have on occassion come across the odd pair of womens knickers on the top of many a Munro (Mountain) over here in Scotland (usaully a G-string placed upon the top of the cairn). Who'd have thought they were actually distress signals. Well I never, you learn something new everyday.
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Too, right, clicking on that picture - justs gets you a big horned hairy german.