Chippings
Correction moved from page 10:
From the oppressive dry heat of Kano on the edge of the Sahara in Northern Nigeria, Trevor Salmon has written to put the record straight on the list of names given under the 1959 Irish potholing group photograph printed on page 7 of the Summer 1997 issue of the Yorkshire Rambler. The ‘probable’ Michael Selby is indeed him. Next to Selby is not Trevor as attributed in the caption but John Vamey. Trevor is kneeling at the front and incorrectly identified as ‘probably Peter Hurrell’. Recollecting finding Rayfad’s limstone pools in 1959 and evenings of Irish Mist in Black Lion sustained Trevor through those hot diy evenings.
[Web Note: These corrections are on the web page as my copy had the correctns hand written in – Ed ]
Bill Todd raises the issue of access in the BMC’s Summit magazine, Issue 5. His solution is one of reasonable negotiation based on personal approaches to the local workers or landowners. A BMC’s Officer offers comments in response based on the BMC Access Charter.
A stray dog climbed Mt. Aconcagua and rescued two lost climbers before disappearing according to the local daily newspaper, Clarin. Austrian mountain guide, Arrnin Liedi, and four Gerrnan climbers were beginning then” ascent of Aconcagua when a mongrel began to tag along then wandered off but later turned up again shivering hi the snow outside Liedi’s tent. Together they climbed and at 21,000 feet the dog helped save two lost Argentine climbers who were stricken by altitude sickness, by barking to alert Liedi and his team, who went to the aid of the pah.; The dog later vanished again after accompanying reaching to the summit but the guide intends to go back to look for it and take it back to Austria.
This September’s Lake District meet was the scene of the celebrations for Bill Lacey’s 90th birthday.
For those who wish to visit some eighteen (pre-1974 boundary changes) Yorkshire towns, from Yarm to Conisborough, through the anecdotes and historical facts of Arnold Patchett seek out his Some Unique Yorkshire Towns which has just been published by Pent land Press, Durham DL14 6XB, at £12.50. With 37 illustrations – Ruth Patchett’s sketches and Arnold’s photographs – the book is a wealth of detail which will be reviewed in full for the next issue of the Yorkshire Rambler.
Derek Smithson having noticed that magazine reviews of mountain food concentrate solely on freeze dried foods packaged for the outdoor market, has set down his experience following decades of experiments in the field. In a couple of pages he sets out simple practical advice for making the best use of standard supermarket products and so avoiding unnecessary costs. I am sure Derek will describe his conclusions or send a copy if asked. Your editor encourages you to take advantage of this offer and learn from the trials as he was a ‘guinea-pig’ on several trips and would like to feel assured that there should be no unnecessary repetitions of some of the experiences. A cheese and pasta combination has lodged itself in my memory, just as it did in my digestive tract at the time.