Wednesday Night Climbing – 5th October
East Meet
We’ll mainly be at Boulders (although some members head to the Summit Centre) from around 6pm and we usually stop for refreshments in the café at some point.
A Climb Down the Ogre – 7th November
Mountaineer Doug Scott CBE, will be telling the story of his legendary crawl down The Ogre in Pakistan’s Karakorum, following the first ever ascent of the mountain with Sir Chris Bonington in 1977.
In this 40th anniversary of their successful ascent of the Ogre, Doug will show newly discovered images of the climb. Doug will recount how, as he abseiled from just below the summit, he slammed into the rock, dangling on the end of the rope with both legs broken just above the ankles and then had to crawl back down the mountain. This epic journey took eight days. With the selfless support from the other team members, Sir Chris Bonington, Mo Anthoine and Clive Rowland they eventually descended to the glacier and relative safety. Except the adventure did not end there as there was a five day wait for the stretcher party to pick up Doug and, when the helicopter did eventually fly everyone out, it crash landed at Skardu.
Proceeds from the talk will go to supporting the work of Community Action Nepal (www.canepal.org.uk ) and the International Porter Protection Group UK (ippg.net)
Information on tickets can be found at
Please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected] if you have any other queries.
Upcoming Meets
The following meets are currently planned in the next month, details are on the Bulletin Board, along with a summary on the website. Remember that you can contribute a meet to the list.
– Hut Work Weekend – 6th – 8th October
Please Contribute…
If you have any info, stories, trip reports or photos to include in the weekly newsletter then send them directly to [email protected], preferably no later than 5pm on Monday. A report for the trip to Cornwall is currently being collated and will hopefully make next weeks newsletter.
Regards,
Curon
SWMC Comms.
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