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Does Size Matter?
I only went in for a torch. Being me it was a very particular torch. They didn’t have any left. I mooched about a bit. Then when i was over in the books and maps bit my mate John said ‘Oy, have you seen the new OS yet?’ ….. and over the next forty minutes,…
The Network Works
The network works. A farmer rings me to tell me his daughter has seen a verge side campfire on the moor at Stanage. I’m on an important task (picking up pizza) so i ring ranger colleagues. They’re on scene in under 2 minutes. Two men from Oxford are adamant that their campfire ‘isn’t an issue…
Clint Eastwood
Mountain Rescue Awareness day. (Yesterday) How to get the simple bits of hill safety advice to the demographic (males aged 18-25) that are causing some rescue teams a nightmare with huge numbers of often unnecessary (by which i mean the ‘casualties’ are fit and well – they’ve just exceeded the limits of their equipment and…
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