Diary Reopened
15 th June 1966.
OFFICER i/c Fl Lt JEFF Jackson. NCO i/c Sgt Jack Baines.
TEAM MEMBERS
Fred Brown Cyprus MRTleft. Geordie Wilson left. Mick YOUNG left. Barry McCann Jim Watson left Jim Kelly left Mick Taylor left Pete Kirkpatrick Leeming MRT Frank Ward left Ian Alder left Mat Bogle left Mick Davies Left Paul Keane Lofty Wood Cyprus MRT John Patterson left Tony Davis left Paul Keane Bert Wilbraham left Alan Smyton Ian Doig Geordie Catlin left Slim Hemmings Yeni Harman Kinloss MRT Chuff Gerrard Taff Jones (wop) left Lew Jones left – civvy Street Barry Foster left Ken Storer left Tich Adams left ----o0o---- Wednesday 15 th June.
Two climbing parties spent the afternoon climbing on Her Cloud.
Brown Central Route ↑ Young Great Chimney ↑
Kirkpatrick Bow Buttress ↑ Easy Gully Buttress ↑ Kelly failed on Great Chimney#
Whether: Warm – Hazy (rock was dry)
----o0o---- Week end 18-19 June. Base - Caer Llugwy
When the team arrived at Base Camp it was found that there were neither tent poles or bomb plates on the Bedford.
Saturday.
Glen Smyton Pen-y-pass → Grib Goch → Crib – y Baines Ddysol's → Snowdon → Pen-y-pass Ward
Taylor Pen-y-pass→Lliwedd→ Pen-y-pass Adams
Brown Base→PenLlithrig-y-wrach→Pen-y- Kirkpatrick Helg-Du-Craiy Amphitheatre Buttress↑ Carnedd Llewelyn→Craig Llugwy→ Carnedd Dayfdd→Penyole-wen→ Ogwen Cottage (8hrs)
Dayfdd→Penyole-wen→ Ogwen Cottage (8hrs)
Young Ogwen Cottage→ Pen y role-wen→ Carnedd Dafydd→ Wilson Craig Llugwy → Carnedd Llewellyn→Y-Ellen→ Jones Foel Grach→ Carrnedd Uchof→Foel Fras→ Drum→ Aber. (Approx 7 hrs)
Storer Bethsda→ Carnedd Filiast → Fynydd Harman Perfedd→ Foel goch→ Y Gorn→ Glyder Fawn's → Glyder Fach → Pen-y-guryd. (Approx 4¼ hrs)
Base: Bogle Driver Patterson
Sunday
Ward Glen Carried down an injured soldier who fell Taylor and bruised his back in ‘Y’ Gully ‘Tryfan’ Smyton Strawson
Bogle Pen-y-pass - Grib Goch – Grib-y-ddysal- Jones Snowdon, descending via the Pyg Track Patterson to Pen-y-pass.
Storer Completed the Snowdon Horseshoe Harman Baines Tryfan – Pitch 1 of Gashed Crag, followed Brown Apex route till Arête Climb was joined at about the third Pitch, finished off on Pitch 4 of Gashed Crag - descending down the North Ridge.
Young Idwal Slabs - Tennis Shoe ↑ - Hargreave Slab↑ Kirkpatrick Clogwyn-y-Tarw - An attempt was made to climb a crack to the left of Rocking Chair, but things proved too difficult after completing 20 feet of the climb.
Taylor Clogwyn-y-Tarw - Slab Recess ↑ Smyton
Base: Adams. Driver: Wilson.
Wheather. Fair weather conditions prevailed throughout the weekend despite the odd rain shower.
Conclusion Altogether a very enjoyable weekend despite being on the midgets’ menu!!
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Base: Foxhouse.
Saturday.
Walking Party Jackson Curbor (Warner Lodge) - Foxhouse Taylor Stanage - Lady Bower. Wilbraham.
Climbing parties Crag: Stanage.
Young Helfenstuns Struggle ↑ Holly Bush Gully Right ↑ Jones Spur Slab ↑ Gardeners Crack ↑ Smyton Hercules Crack ↑ Mantlepiece Buttress ↑ Prussiking Practice.
Baines Holly Bush Crack ↑Leaning Buttress Indirect ↑ Brown Flying Buttress ↑ Black Hawk Chimney ↓ Physiology ↑ Manchester Buttress ↑ Wall End Holy Tree Crack ↑ Pegasus ↑ Veramlah Buttress ↑
Bogle Black Hawk Traverse Left ↑ Antomony ↑ Patterson Leaning Buttress Indirect ↑
Foster Fairy Steps ↑ Holly Bush Crack ↑ Strawson Birch Tree Wall (Pitch 1) Garden Wall (pitch 2)↑ Ellis Chock Stone Direct ↑
Base: Kirkpatrick
Sunday.
Walking Party: Jackson Edale Horseshoe - Lady Bower Young
Climbing Party:
Brown Scorned Climb ↑ Grey Wall ↑ Smyton Boadicoes Wall ↑
Taylor Mortini ↑ Brown
Taylor Scorned Climb ↑ Patterson
Taylor Bionco ↑ Foster
Bogle Scorned Climb ↑ Filth ↑ Jones Oak Tree Saunter ↑
Bianes Gate Post ↑ Double Shuffle ↑ Foster
Baines Top Roped Scorned Climb
Baines Stranson Bionico ↑ Kirkpatrick
Kirpatrick Scorned Climb ↑ White Rose Flake (Pitch 1) Stranson Finished up Martini ↑
Base Wilbrame. Weather The weather was fair. Some rain in the evenings.
Conculson A good weekend with plenty of climbing. The erection of the tents was made easy this weekend – Tent Poles were used.
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Wednesday 29 th June
Agder Rocher
Baines Grey Wall ↑ Square Chimney ↑ Foster Tarantula ↑ Martini Crack ↑
Bogle Campsite Crack ↑ Grey Wall ↑ Jones (Lou) Square Chimney ↑ Foggy Dew ↑
Taylor Campsite Crack ↑ Smyton Tarantula ↑
Young Jackdow Crack ↑ Kirkpatrick Rowan Tree Crack ↑ Campsite Crack ↑
Weather :- Good very hot – Mind the Midges!
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Weekend 1 st to 3 rd July 1965
Six Shropshire summits
1stto2nd Carndon (1,684 ft), Stiperstones (1,731 ft), Long Mynd (1,695 ft) Caer Covadoc (1,506 ft) Brown Clee (1790 ft) Titterstone Clee (1, 750 ft).
Distance 35 miles.
Parties :- (1) Wilson (2) Foster (3) Baines Adams Catling Smyton Rule (Para) Francis(Para)
Rule joined party (3). Party(2) returned with bad feet and stomachs at Church Stretton (probably due to the fact that a water bottle was filled up from a stream by the base camp).
(1) Wilson :- 18 hours. Adams (2) Baines Smyton 17 hours Rule (Para)
The rest of the team gave support in the way of transport, base and tea. While
3 rd July Pontesford Rocks.
Bains ↑ Indirect Route ↓ Right hand wall Glen
Taylor ↑ G Climb ↓ Stoats Chimney Glen ↑ Right Hand Route Baines ↑ Final Groove
Foster ↑ Oak Tree Wall Direct Francis ↑ G Climb ↑ Wall End Climb
Bogle ↑ Right hand wall Rule ↑ Indirect Route ↑ Stoats Chimney ↑ West Crack
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3 rd July Stanage
Brown ↑ Flying Buttress Risdon ↑ Leaning Buttress Direct ↑ Holy Bush Crack ↑ Central Trinity ↑ Christmas Crack ↑ R Hoods R.H. Buttress Direct
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Stanage
Young ↑ Oblique Crack ↑ Robin Hoods R.H. Buttress Direct Taylor
Young Leaning Buttress Crack ↑ McCann Holly Bush Crack ↑
Brown Straight Chimney ↑ Inverted V ↑ Kirkpatrick Christmas Crack ↑
Kirkpatrick Holly Bush Crack ↑ Jones
Harman Flying Buttress ↑ Jones (Lou) Straight Chimney ↑ McCann
Harman Holly Bush Crack ↑ Taylor
Brown Taylor Hangover ↑ (Epic of the Day) Harman
Both Taylor and Harman top roped up Christmas Crack
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Weekwnd 9/10 July ‘66
Base: Llangollen (Rifle Range)
Saturday Walking Parties Simms Base → Caed Haddyn → Moel-y-Gamelin → Brown Moel Morfydd → Base. Kean Baines Base - Moelfydd → Moel-y-Gamelin Bogle → Base Kirkpatrick
Watson Base → ∆ 1694 → Worlds End → McCann By Road to Llangollen → Base. Davies Jones (Wop)
Young Base → ∆ 1694 → Worlds End → Catlin Base. Foster Sharples
Storer GAVE UP COUNT AFTER 22 PINTS Smyton Jones (Lou)
Base Harman & Ball.
Sat/Sun. 9 th & 10 th July 1966.
Call Out: - Wrexham Area.
Team alerted 22:10 hrs 9.7.66. Team left base 01:00 hrs 10.7.66. Arrived Wrexham police station 01:30 hrs. Area searched. Rough Triangle between Oswestry, Whitchurch, Wrexham and Nantwich. Search by Road only in 2 landrovers. Reason:- Pilot (Mr Marsden) was expected to clear himself from Hawarden airport he did not. Little information was available and a very frustrated and tired team was called off the search at 09:00 on the 10/7/66 when Mr Marsden phoned in to say that he had landed at another airfield (Private) altogether. Team returned to RAF Stafford for 12:30 hours on the 10th. ----o0o---- Weekend 15 – 17 July
Lake District. -Millbeck farm.
Sat:- Brown Loweswater – Red Pike – Smyton High Stile – Hay Stacks – Pattison Green Gable – Great Gable – Styhead – Seathwaite.
Baines Seathwaite – Styhead – Harman Napes – Great Gable – Green McCann Gable – Hay Stacks – High Stile – Red Oike – Buttermere.
Watson Cald Beck – High Pike - Knott – Wilson Great Calva – Skiddaw House – Storer Blease FRell – Keswick – Base Davies
Young Jones (Lou) Threeheld – Blen Cathra – Catling Skiddaw – Base Andrews.
Base Keane & Adams.
Sun:- Brown Grey Knott Face Pattison (Gillercombe Buttress)
Baines Upper Seathwaite Slabs Keane Smoot Yan ↑ Smoot Tan ↑ ↓ Smoot Tethera ↑ ( These routes are very feeble routes and are Not recommended for a special visit at all)
Watson Grange – Narrow Mere – Grange. Davies
Young Ken Knotts Chimney ↑ McCann Storer Honister Pass – Green Gable – Jones (Lou) Great Gable – Seathwaite. Syton
Harman Seathwaite – Styhead – Adams Esk Hause – Allen Crags Andrew Glaramara – Seathwaite
Base:- Catlin & Wilson
Weather :- good.
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Week End 23th July – 24 th July
The teasm was NON – Op due to ‘broken’ Vehicles. Several routes done in various ‘pubs’ in Stafford.
Sheridion Direct (20 pints) Bird In Hand (Chucked out)
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Week - End 6 th – 7 th August
Base Camp: Crowden
Saturday Walking Parties
Tunnah Crowden – Torside – Bleaklow Taylor mr 123944 – Rowlee Pasture – mr 192865 Smyton McCann
Ward Glen mr 192865 - Rowlee Pasture – Harman mr 123944 – Bleaklow - Torside – Foster Crowden Wood
Watson Keane Crowden – Lawrence Edge – Bleaklow Alder Snake Rd – Feather Bed Moss – Brown William Clough – Hay fields Res.
Bogle Storer Hay fields Res. - William Clough – Jones Feather Bed Moss - Snake Rd – Bleaklow Davies Lawrence Edge – Crowden
Sunday.
No climbing as planned due to bad weather. So in very heavy rain an area familiarisation exercise got under way.
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Week – End 13 th – 14 th August
Base Camp: Tatham Bridge
Saturday: Area familiarisation due to bad weather
Sunday Jackson Harman Ingleton – Ingleborough – Horton Keane Hills
Storer McCann Horton - Ingleborough – Ingleton Kirkpatrick
Baines Catling Ingleton – Whernside – Ribblehead Davies
Glen Davies (Tony) Ribblehead - Whernside – Ingleton Kiershaw
----o0o---- Wednesday 11 th August (Belated Entry!)
Climbing: Stanage Edge
Brown Harman Inverted ‘V’ Risdon
Brown The Right Hand Twin Crack ↑ Top Rope Harman assistance was needed.
Harman Holly Bush Crack ↑ Flying Buttress ↑ Foster Robin Hoods Chockstone Chimney
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Sunday 14 th August
After a retreat from Wet Wales on the Saturday went climbing on Stanage Edge.
Brown Robin Hoods Chockstone Chimney ↑ Risden The Face tom the Right Right twin chimney ↑ The Mississippi Buttress Direct ↑ Failed after a few attempts on the Styx Christmas Crack ↑
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Weekend 22 nd to 24 th August
Dinas Mawddwy 23-8-66 NAV Baines Cross Foxes Hotel – Bwlcl – Alder Coch → C,au Craig → Wood Cader Idris → Return by Same route.
Foster Bwlcl Oerddws → Wilbraham Gau Ctaig as above.
Watson Aaran Fwaddwy + Party
Adams “ + Party
Base Kirkpatrick – Ace meal
24.8.66 Baines Cum Cowarcl, Aran Wood Fawddwy → Drus Bach Dyrysgol. Cwm Cowarcl
Wilbraham Y. Cribin ∙2557 – Base. Davies
Watson Cader Idris +Party
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Isle of Arran 26 th August – 3 rd Sept
26.8.66 19.00. Left Stafford Refuelled Carlisle. Arrived Adrossan per app 03.00 On 27.8.66 27.8.66 Sailed on “Glen Sannox” at 10.20. Arrived Glen Rosa set up Base Camp Members of Exercise :- Sgt Baines Brown The rest of the Team Young either on duty or didn’t Patterson want to go. Catlin Smyton Vehicles :- Bedford, Trailer Jones L.W.B S.W.B. Wood Harmann Kirkpatrick Bogle Keane
Brown Wood Glen Rosa ↑ Chir Mhor Glen Rosa Harmann Young The rest played cricket (??) or Rested
28.8.66 Base Harmann :- who cooked an excellent dinner. +++++
Baines Beim Chliabhain, Bogle A’Chir, Chir Mhor, Caisteal Pattison Abhail, Ceun ha Caillovch Kirkpatrick Suidhe Fheargas, Glen Sannox
Brown Glen Sannox, Cioch na h Oighe Wood (Surely the steepest Mountainside Smyton in the world 2,168 ft in 2½ hours) Young Beinn Nuis, Beinn Tarsuim Jones A’Chir, Chir Mhor, N Goat Fell Keane Goat Fell, Glenshant Hill.
The day was dry but very misty.
29.8.66 Baines Glen Sannox, Cioch na Bogle h Oighe, - N Goat Fell Kirkpatrick Glenshant Hill – Base
Young Reciprocal of above Jones Keane
Brown Suidhe Fheargas Ceumra Wood Caillach Caistell Abhail Smyton Chir Mhor, A’Chir, Beinn Harmann Tarsuim, Beinn Nuis, Base.
Base Pattison This day was also dry but very misty
30.8.66 Baines Glen Shaut Hill, goat Kirkpatrick Fell, N.G. Fell, Chir Pat? (Civvy) Mhor, A’Chir, Beinn Tarsuinn, Beinn Nuss.
Young Suidhe Fheargas, Ceunn na Catling Caillich, Caistel Abhail, Keane Chir Mhor, A’Chir, Beinn Jones Chliabhain, Base.
Brown Glen Shaut Hill, N Goat Fell Harmann Mullach Bhuide, ↓ N.E.ridge to Wood Glen Sannox. Smyton
Base :- Bogle Pattison – Sick
The day was miserable at first but cleared up magnificently about lunchtime and everyone got a chance to see what hills they had traversed in the last 2 ½ days. Needless to say another good day.
31.8.66 DAY OFF. Every one was glad of this day and time was spent in drying clothes, lounging about -washing and cleaning!!! A lovely day.
1.9.66. The day dawned (though we didn't see the dawn) miserable – rain & high winds. Short routes were the order of the day :- Brown, Wood Pirnnill, 2345 Beinn Bharrain, Baines, Harmann & Smyton Beinn Bhreac Meall Bhig ↓ Fairhaven.
Young set out to do reciprocal Jones of the above route but Catling due to conditions turned Bogle back at Meall Nan Damh. Kirkpatrick Keane. Conditions were poor, heavy rain, high winds. Cagoules were soon soaked.
Due to Pattison's sickness, flu?? Base was run by him. (Epic soup).
2.9.66. Short routes again.
Young Pirnnill, 2345 Beinn Kirkpatrick Bharrain, Beinn Bhreac Pirnnill
Baines Glen Rosa, Chir Mhor, Harmann Glen Rosa.
Keane Beinn Nuss, Beinn Tarsuinn, Catling Beim a Chliabhain. Bogle Brown Beim Chliabhain, A’Chir, Wood Chir Mhor. Smyton dropped out due to a very bad stomach early.
3.9.66 A good lie in bed. Packed up base after lunch. Caught the 16.00 ferry and arrived back to Stafford at 03.30 on the 4.9.66. An excellent week in which all the 14 major peaks in Arran were climbed by most team members. Some more than once ie Chir Mhor which is in the centre of the ridges. Food was good and we only ran out of sugar.
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Week - End 9 th to 11 th September.
Base. Tan – Y – Pistyll.
Saturday Walking Parties. Taylor Tan – Y – Pistyll – Moel Sych – Moel FFerne Jackson - Penarth. Alder
Glen Tan – Y – Pistyll Millter Gerriy – Pen Y Pattison Boncyn – Foely Geifr – Foel Figenau – Davies Pentrc – piod – Bala. Pye
Young Penarth - Moel FFerne – Moel Sych – Tan – Y – Pistyll. Keane
Low cloud base and occasional showers of rain prevailed throughout the day, and these conditions proved excellent to both the older and newer members of the team for navigational purposes. Taylors party, due to a navigational error, came down off the hill five miles from the intended point and thus caused a delay in the pick up of one of the parties. Apart from this a good day was had by all. Sunday Walking Parties Adams Tan –Y – Pistyll – Pont – Gwyn – Pennant – Jackson Moel – Sych - Tan –Y – Pistyll Alder
Glen Tan – Y – Pistyll - Moel – Sych – Goder - Pattison Pen – Y – Ffridd – Llanrhaiadr Y.M. Davies Pye
Young Llanrhaiadr Y.M. - Ffridd - Goder - Smyton Moel Sych – Tan - Y – Pistyll. Keane
Duty Cook. Saturday: - Adams. Sunday: - Taylor.
Sunday's weather turned out similar to that on the saturday, and because of this and one or two of the troops suffering from blistered feet, the walks were reduced in distance.
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Weekend 23 – 25 September Base - Foxhouse.
Saturday Walking Parties
Wilson Keane Edale Horseshoe Adams
Harman Davies Edale Horseshoe Harrison
Climbing Parties Stanage. Baines & Kirkpatrick Wall end Crack ↑ Hollybush Gully (left) ↑ (right) ↑ Paradise lost ↑ Paradise Crack ↑
Taylor Right hand Trinity ↑ Central Trinity ↑ Smyton Holly Tree Crack ↑ Oblique Crack ↑ Green Crack ↑
Glen Wilberham Tit Bit ↑ Straight Chinimney ↑ Jones (WOP) Walk from base to Stanage and back
Watson Paradise twist ↑ + Walk from base to Stanage Woods McCann
Watson Baines Paradise ↑ Kirkpatrick
Sunday 10 members of the team under the instruction of Allan and Margaret Alldred, instructors at Whitehall pursuits centre, went potholing. The Pot known as P.8. was graded as about severe. Much was learnt from the experience and an enjoyable day was had by all. They were:- Baines Harrison Taylor Smyton Keane Wilson Woods Jones (wop) Wilbraham Kirkpatrick.
Climbing Stanage
Watson Robin Hoods Zig Zag ↑ Alder Balcony Corner ↑
Adams Holly Bush Crack ↑ Flying Buttress ↑ McCann Straight Chinimney ↑
Harman Black Crack ↑ Hollybush Crack ↑ Davies Flying Buttress ↑
Base:- Saturday – Alder & Jones (510) Sunday - Glen & Jones (510) N.B. The weather Both days was perfect and an enjoyable weekend was had by all.
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Weekend 30 – 2 nd October. Base Camp:- Ashway Gap house, Greenfields.
Friday night exercise over Kinder & Bleaklow area
Baines Foster Mam Nick → Snake → Kinder → Paterson Snake pass McCann
Storer Wood Hayfield → Snake → Bleaklow → Alder Crowden → Chew Res → Ashway gap Bogle house. Harrison
Harman Keane Ladybower → Bleaklow → Crowden → Davies (Tony) Chew Res → Ashway gGap House. Kirkpatrick Base - Smyton & Jones (wop)
Saturday the Team was stood-down to Regain some lost sleep.
Sunday. Rock Climbing a trip was made to Rivileu Edge although no climbing was done here. AGDEN ROCHER. A lower was made with the McInnes stretcher. It was found that this crag is not the most suitable place for practice lowers due to a shortage of belays.
Climbing Parties
Baines Twentymans Terror ↑ Foggy Dew ↑ Davies (Tony) Square Chinimney ↓
Bogle Grey Wall ↑ Demolition ↑ Davies
Harman Grey Wall ↑ Scarred Climb ↑ McCann
Kirkpatrick Oak Tree Saunter ↑ Straight Crack ↑ Smyton Dissapointment ↑
Foster The Gate Post ↑ Wood Square Chinimney ↑
Storer No Routes done. Alder
Base:- Jones (wop) & Patterson
The weather on both days was very good which helped to lessen Friday nights misery. An enjoyable weekend was had by all.
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Wednesday 4.10.66 Helicopter Exercise Sgt Baines & 15 members of the team visited RAF Ternhill for instruction in Helicopter rescue methods. After a brief lecture by one of the squadrons instructors we were ferried across the airfield by helicopter and a winching exercise took place; the members of the team acting as casualties. Members who took part.
Baines Taylor Smyton Davies Keane Wilson Kirkpatrick Foster Woods Adams Patterson Smyton McCann Storer Jones (Lew) Alder Wilbraham
This exercise proved an interesting and profitable experience to all.
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Weekend 7 – 9 October. Base camp Tatham Bridge
Saturday. A radio line search exercise took place on Whernside Fell. Keane acted as casualties and was carried down on a McInnis stretcher to the Hill Inn 2 miles away. Members taking part. Baines Adams Jones Smyton Harmann Wilbraham Kirkpatrick Wilson Davies Bogle Keane Wood Storer Foster Alder & Pye. Base :- Glen & Watson
Sunday Walking Parties over Pen-Y-Gent Storer Glen Adams Foster Pye Wilbraham Alder. The rest of the team went potholing with Manchester University Speliological club down a new pot. This was probably only the 4th descent and is not yet named.
Base. Wood & Harman.
Remarks of N.C.O. S/c.... For a change it did not rain at Tatham Bridge. The pot-holing was the highlight of the week-end. The pot was reckoned to be in the V.Diff class and was totally wet. It consisted of a long crawl, a 45ft ladder pitch down a waterfall a bedding crawl, 35ft waterfall pitch and a passage to the sump. Because of the large numbers total time underground was over 4 hours. An accident also occurred at the 1st ladder pitch. A large flake (3-4 ft long) fell about 20 ft and hit Jim Watson on the head, shoulder and hand. Apart from this a very good weekend
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Weekend 14 – 16 – 10 – 66 Area Snowdonia. Base. Caer Hupwy. Team members taking part in exercise :- Sgt Baines Wilson Taylor Foster Watson Davies (Tony) Wilson Davies (Mick) Bogle Jones (Lew) Patterson Jones (Claw) Adams Alder Harman Ward Storer Jones:- on Trial.
Friday night after base was set up and 4 parties voluntarily set off to do a night exercise. Only one party completed the course due to bad weather which lasted all night and all day Saturday
Bogle Foster Snowdon by means of Jones (Lew) railway track. A bivouac in Adams the shelter of the Summit Station was made.
Watson A start was made to cross Patterson the Carnedds from Aber to Davies (Tony) Ogwen. Due to bad weather a bivouac was made at the falls and after an uncomfortable night by which time the weather was worse Watson decided not to continue Harman’s party this in view of the weather did not set off. Ward was taken ill and was taken to R.A.F. Valley's sick Qtrs. where he spent the weekend, his party was driven back to base.
Saturday. The weather was still “Manky” cloud base was less than 1000 ft.
Saturday night Call Out. Aircraft. Piper Cherokee. Incident Report:- by NCO i/c
18:20 Informed by Police that a light aircraft had crashed “somewhere” in the Conway Valley. Instructed to phone N.R.C.C. before leaving. 18:25 N.R.C.C. instructed the Team to go to N.G.R.108/154697 (Nannerch) and to phone in on the way at Denbigh. Communication being set up by W.O.P. 18:27 Team + Bedford & 1 Landrover (u/s) left base. 18:40 W.O.P. informed by R.C.C. to stand down. No contact possible with Team. Asked Police to help. 19:30. Team arrived Denbigh. Phoned R.C.C. stood down. 19:35. Informed by police of W.O.P.’s request. 20:30 Team left Denbigh for Base. 21:45 Team arrived Base.
Sunday :- The weather took a turn for the better which after the Saturday raised the teams spirits somewhat.
Walking Parties.
Watson P.Y.G. to Crib Goch→ Jones (Trialist) Crib-y-Ddsysgyl → Snowdon→ Alder miners track to Pen – y – Pass.
Taylor Crib Goch. Where to young Patterson girls were found to be very Davies distressed and suffering from mild exposure. They were in a party of eight led by a person who did not accept their pleas to go back and he did more to frighten them. The party took them down and after all our spare scran and clothes seemed none the worse for their experience.
Harmann Heather Terrace → Glyder Fach → Davies (Lew) Glyder Fawr → Y Gan → Jones Foel Fras → Carnedd y Filiast → Bethesda.
Climbing Parties Base:- Wilson Baines Home Climb ↑ Patterson Adams
Foster Home Climb ↑ Bogle Gully and Slabs ↑
Comments :- Communication was established with R.C.C. all weekend by the W.O.P. for the first time in six months, due to the R.V.T. being on a major servicing M.T. was a big problem. (i) R.V.T. misfiring occasionally - this is after a major servicing!! (ii) S.W.B . Landrover u/s gearbox (iii) L.W.B. Landrover u/s awaiting spares at Stafford.
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Weekend 21 - 23 October 1966 Basecamp. Crowden
Saturday Walking Harman Davies Edale Park to Mam Tor. Alder Edale Station, Grinds Brook, Brown Knoll, Jackson Mam Tor. Jones (292)
Ward Wood Mam Tor – Edale Park Keane Mam Tor – Brown Knoll, Kinder Low, Pattison crowden brook, Edale.
Smyton Glen Castleton to Edale Via Bogle Brown Knoll Davies Castleton Mam Tor Brown Knoll Edale. due to adverse weather conditiond on Sunday the team went on an area familiarisation tour. NCO i/c comment : Apart from the adverse weather conditions the Team was on standby for most of the Sunday for a Royal Flight. This restricted the days program to either a stretcher lower or Rock Climbing. As a result of the weather it was not possible to do either so to be on the safe side for a Royal Flight the Team were on standby at Base.
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Weekend 28th to 30th October. Basecamp:- Greenfields
Saturday:- Walking Party:- Harmann Keane Wood Jones (Jonah) Davies (T) Greenfields → Crowden → Bleaklow → Kinder → Edale. Climbing Parties:- (i) Baines Black Hawk Traverse ↑ Davies Black Hawk Chimney ↓ Blizzard Chimney ↑ Anatomy ↑ Fairy Chimney ↑ Right Twin Chimney ↑ Left Twin Chimney ↓ Straight Chimney ↑ Grotto Slab ↑↓
(2) Storer Black Hawk Traverse ↑ Small Crack ↑ Pattison Blizzard Chimney ↑ Niche Wall ↑ Anatomy ↑ Physiology ↑
Ward Via Media ↑ Holly Bush Crack ↑ Alder Black Hawk Slit ↑ Flying Buttress ↑ Black Hawk Hill Crack ↑
Watson Via Media ↑ Black Hawk Slit ↑ McAnn Grotto Slab↑ Several abortive Attempts were made. Base:- Smyton, Jones (claw)
Sunday: - Base: - Keane. Harmann. Peak District Rescue Organisation large scale exercise at Crowden Rifle Range 20 Mountain Rescue Teams participated. We were given an area to search south of Holme Moss T.V. Aerial. Another Team (Royton A.T.C.) searched the northern part of our area in ”mistake” to find OUR “body” on reporting back to H.Q. we were asked to search any other area adjacent to Roytons original area. Royton set off to search their own area. Alast they had to help another team in difficulty!!! The Team then searched half of the adjacent area to Royton & the first half of Roytons. Two “bodies” were found. A lot was learnt on the exercise proved the next day......
CALL - OUT
Team alerted at 04:30 by N.R.C.C. on 31st October 1966. ----o0o----
Weekend 4th – 6th November. Base Chipping Lancs.
Saturday :- Base :- Bogle.
Walking parties:- Baines Chipping → Keane Parlick Pike → Adams Fair Snope Fell → → Tom Warings Well → White Moss → Johnny Pyes Clough Top → Hawthornthwaite Fell Top → Holdron Moss → Top of Blay & Moss → Trough of Bowland.
Foster Pattison Reciprocal of McAnn above. Glen Trough of Bowland → Alder Whins Brow → Harrison Brennand Great Hill → → Wolf hole Crag → Salter Fell → Hard Hill Top → Baxton Fell → Burn Fell → Dunsop Bridge. Harmann Set off to Jones (Lou) Reciprocal of Wison Above but turned back after about 3 miles by gamekeeper who maintained that they were on Private Land. The day was unusual in that it was fine but very cold with Gale force winds blowing from E to S.E. direction. The routs were done in record time and several members complained of earache due to the cold wind. Sunday:- The weather deteriorated rapidly & team returned to 16 M.U. Early.
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Base:- Coniston (Lake District).
The team (15 men) travelled up in torrential rain, set up base in torrential rain, lived in a mud bath on Saturday left early on Sunday for Stafford with no routes done. A very poor weekend due to the weather. Saturday was spent in visiting Mountaineering equips shops in Ambleside and Keswick. As this was a new base camp in a new area a little local knowledge is gained. In spite of our muddy weekend the base should be quite good normally. Not to be used in the height of summer season due to it being a caravan and camping club site.
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Christmas Grant Base:- Greenfields. Team members. S.A.C. Watson (Jim) Patterson (John) Bogle (Mat) Davies (Mick) Keane (Paul) Jones (Lou) Alder (Ian) Kirkpatrick Smyton (Ashie) Woods Storer (Crasher)
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Weekend. 28th December 1st January. Base: - Crowden Rifle Range. Member Glen Alder Taylor Wilbraham Jones (WOP) Davies (Mick) Keane Kirkpatrick Harrison Adams
Saturday: - Davies (Tony) An early start was made and two parties set off on the Hill, leaving Alder on base and Wilbraham as duty driver. Glen, Keane, Davies (T), Davies (Mick) Crowden, Crowden mead, Black Hill, Holme Bridge.
Taylor, Jones, Harrison, Jones,(WOP) walked the reciprocal. After an hectic time in the spread Eagle the team stood down on the Sunday.