Originally Posted by IO540
What "mountains" were these? There are no mountains in the UK.
Actually there are over 100 mountains in the UK I take it you were joking about this
To the original poster I would advise perhaps a review of your met thoery on terrain/wind effects always helps to keep your theory fresh in mind with a deeper understanding of the wind changes/time of day effects etc even if you had missed the full weather broadcast you'd of been able to have a good idea of what to expect from observing the time of day/terrain type/cloud coverage etc As a learning experience its one you would be far better learning from condition observation and theory rather that your experience but at least it has maybe gave you a wake up call to review your flight routine planning and preparation.