Upon reaching the summit of Serra V for the fifth ascent and discovering no writing implement in the summit registry, my partner, Syudla, asked, "do you have a pencil in your pocket?"
aye, scotsmen know the good of it. de-sensitizes the cap of ye prick so ye haren't salutin' every touch...
...and, besides, ye never know when the opportunity will present itself to throw the front of yer kilt on a comely sheep's back!