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10. Don't trouble about getting back. There may be a train or bus. | 10. Don't trouble about getting back. There may be a train or bus. | ||
- | And, of course, the extra. special way of getting into strife is separating. You recall the little boy who considered it was all right to find a grub in apple but thought it a poor show find half a grub. That's the S&R reaction to split parties. Its tough going trying to find a lost party at times ; trying to find the raggle taggle scattered straying bits of a lost group is murder. Please, please keep the party together, particularly in tough country, more particularly if they include inexperienced walkers. | + | And, of course, the extra. special way of getting into strife is separating. You recall the little boy who considered it was all right to find a grub in apple but thought it a poor show find half a grub. That's the S&R reaction to split parties. Its tough going trying to find a lost party at times ; trying to find the raggle taggle scattered straying bits of a lost group is murder. Please, please keep the party together, particularly in tough country, more particularly if they include inexperienced walkers. |
+ | But being members of SBW you don't do these things do you ? Right Mr/Mrs/Miss Smart, try your hand at this quiz. No prizes, save the satisfaction of knowing your maps. | ||
+ | 1. You have a military map, Liverpool area, one inch to one mile: | ||
+ | You're following a ridge shown on your map (when oriented) in a straight line from the right hand side towards the left. The country is scrubby and visibility poor, and there are quite a number of branching ridges. You decide to work by compass. Now your compass bearing will be : 15 degrees, 94, 120, 270, 301 or 261 degrees ? | ||
- | ularly in tough country, ibre" pIrtibuia if the IT inc lud, | + | 2.We said the ridge was straight. You have to follow |
- | eed or cw ea k' | + | The time is now 10.25 am and you reckon you are walking at 3 miles per hour. You should |
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- | But being me7,99Rs. Qr/. SRY, 7Pu..70.onl t.do p ose thi,ngs, of. cowse. Do you? Ri git6.11WND? | + | |
- | no prizes, - | + | |
- | save the- "sat ;LS ac maps, | + | |
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- | 1. You have a nilibaT mar, Liveri5dc31 a:rea, one inch to one mile: | + | |
- | r f,Q110-vvi p.g ri dge , sbown Qn your map (when oriented) in a straighF, line from tile-right han d. side ' | + | |
- | country is scrubby and visibility poor, and there kire quite a number of branching ridges.. 77-ou depid.,e to work by cos | + | |
- | Now :z9,3.7.r compass bea rinf, will e 51-ctLes..4- 1210" | + | |
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- | 2,- We said the dge wals strait. ourIgive to (41.ow | + | |
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- | Too bad, but gonle- b. xf-g. went Wrong, so you arrived tybu | + | |
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- | destination a day overdue.,. Naturally you go immediately to the place marked P* on the map, because that is: Pub: Police Static: Pound: Post Office: Penitentiary., | + | |
- | Didyou say Police Station to No03 above? If so, you were | + | |
- | wrong. Of coure, it may not be a bad notion to look in on the constabulary in case some well meaning relative has already set the | + | |
- | alarums ringing. But it rs most important to save those relatives from distress by goi g first to the post office and wiring them. (This has not always been done by overdue walkers - be warnedi) It might not be a bad plot to wire Paddy too - just in case he 's | + | |
- | organising search parties. After all, your folk may be so relieved to know you're safe, they' | + | |
- | By the way, your people know they must panic only by numbers, I hope? It must be 4 properly organised panic, with a delayed action fuse so that they don't blow up until you're 24 hours overdue. | + | 3.Too bad, but something went wrong, so you arrived at your destination a day overdue. |
- | About our mapping quiz, now did I hear you say that you don't need to know that rubbish to get by? No you don't - if you're always led, and always stick by that leader, , may come, a day When you feel the urge to do something really BIG or NEW - to break unfamiliar ground (to you, anyway) - and then there' | + | 4. Did you say Police Station to No 3 above? If so, you were wrong. Of course, it may not be a bad notion to look in on the constabulary in case some well meaning relative has already set the alarms ringing. But it is most important to save those relatives from distress by going first to the post office and wiring them. (This has not always been done by overdue walkers - be warned) It might not be a bad plot to wire Paddy too - just in case he's organising search parties. After all, your folk may be so relieved to know you're safe, they' |
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+ | By the way, your people know they must panic only by numbers, I hope? It must be a properly organised panic, with a delayed action fuse so that they don't blow up until you're 24 hours overdue. Of course, , if they manufacture McQuackenshaw' | ||
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+ | About our mapping quiz, now did I hear you say that you don't need to know that rubbish to get by? No you don't - if you're always led, and always stick by that leader. There may come a day when you feel the urge to do something really BIG or NEW - to break unfamiliar ground (to you anyway) - and then there' | ||
By the way, Club membership is about 280. The S&R panel of volunteers that go look for the delayed and battered numbers barely 20 from this Club. Was it of this Churchill said "Never have so many left so much to so few?" Well, was it? | By the way, Club membership is about 280. The S&R panel of volunteers that go look for the delayed and battered numbers barely 20 from this Club. Was it of this Churchill said "Never have so many left so much to so few?" Well, was it? | ||
Something about Casualties next month. | Something about Casualties next month. | ||
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====== Geology for the Bushwalker ====== | ====== Geology for the Bushwalker ====== |
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