Winter Training 2-3 February 2002
Cairngorms - Glenmore Lodge
updated 17/2/02
Mustering at the log cabin, Glenmore Lodge at 0830hrs. Saturday morning - but where is the snow!! | ||
The two instructors Eric Parry ( 3rd from left) and Dan (5th from left) with the 7 WMRT members at the ski car park - but where is Tim? and where is Fiona?? | ||
Well Tim is camera shy and was hiding behind the vehicle (he is the same guy who was carrying the guitar on the December search practice | ||
and Fiona had too much Whisky the night before so had started off up the mountain to get a head start | ||
Use of ice axes for belays. Even the 4 of us couldn't dislodge the belay | ||
Eric Parry, Glenmore Instructor (and Cairngorm MRT member for 20 years) stressing the importance of the correct orientation of the clove hitched tape. | ||
Nick West, WMRT Team Doctor emerges from the snow hole - just big enough for two but no bathroom on suite. | ||
Eric carefully cuts out a snow lintol which he will use to create greater headroom and the roof of his quickly formed trench shelter (which Julian, Wasdale Team Leader is stood in). | ||
Mike Greene, Deputy Team Leader and organiser of the weekend toasts the start of the weekend with a malt. | ||
Rob Scott likes a dram now and again,
however two bottles of malt in a weekend!!!
Nick (right), Team Doctor says "It helps to keep the blood thin" .....[I thought it was asprin, Nick] |
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Anybody seen the cabin ghost . | ||
Fiona before the whisky.. | ||
Karen Greene, Team Doctor with an evening meal fit for a team of hungry rescuers after a hard day on the hill. By the way, Karen was also one of those hungry rescuers on the hill so special thanks to Karen from all the lazy blokes. | ||
Well what do you do on
the drive up to the Cairngorms to stock up calories for a hard weekend on
the mountains. You stop off in Pitlochry and call in at the local
Scottish ..............Indian Restaurant !!
Anyone for another popadom - Gordon Starkie and Rob Scott suitably refreshed |
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