R.V.U.
LOG
Switzerland 1993
The TRUE chronicles of the
Rowsewell Venture Unit
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Jeramy "Norman, Broady"
Jackson
Mark "You're the best" Hutton
Lucy "Scooby" Scamans
Liz "The Lizard" Hutton
Rowan "Monkey Magic" Flatt |
Andrew "He nose all" Lannin
Craig "Fergal" Denton
Nic "Cheggers, Basher " Hare
Gail "Speedy " Myles- Hook
Ian "Rat Man, Splinter," Howie |
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NOTE For anyone too young to know, or too old
to remember, Splinter was the ninja master in the Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(Don't ask)
Leave hall 24-07-93 at 10:30
Sat morn. Worried about the blue flag and quarantine. We traveled by coach to
the channel port.
Bad joke 1
Jem Says he has some port in his bag.
Craig replies it's alright we are going to a big port in a minute!
Bad Joke 2
JEM :- Is that a fair or boot sale
ANDY :- A boot sale
Mark :- Does that mean we can by our boots there?
Everyone else - What a plonker!!!
Craig - You've got a Liverpool shirt on.
Craig: I've got my cat well trained, it sits in my lap and licks
I am a Plonker - CD
^ Jem's addition
12.00 and we are on the M2 at last, its about
time too. Jeramy has just gassed us all with lynx. - CD
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Nic
needs the Lav.... Water fall etc etc..
Ostend port - Baggage collection
What a bunch of
plonkers the Belgians are, they cannot sing, and do a very bad
impression of the Mexican wave, they are the biggest bunch of plumbs
we have met so far and that's saying something!!
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JEM, ANDY, NICK, IAN,
ROWAN & LUCY ON THE BOAT |
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All in one courgette. Who sleeps in
which train compartment? Most of the Ventures in one and Andy n'
Nick with Mark and Gail in the other with Smithers and James.
(Gutted Smithers and James!) Craig gets annoying and tells
everyone the meaning of life, i.e. working in the hotel at the
center of the universe, Palms Hotel on the A127.
In morning Jem is standing by the
open window, he exclaims, "Its raining hard now......
It's raining bier!!" Next door Nick is Tipping Marks
Stella out of the window. Gail put it on the floor the night
before and nick kicked it over.
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MONDAY MORNING
First day on site and it's the traditional 3GP first hike of Kandersteg. Oeschinensee via Biberg and for the Ventures, the Doldenhornhutte. 14km round trip with over 1000m of ascent, a nice little warm up.
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JEM'S
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No firewood
10.00 Doldenhornhütte SAC (A
small diversion on the way to Oscenensee)
Jem annoys people with
Pepperammi impressions.
On the way down
from the hut Jem has sprain of ankle no.1 also at hut Jem gets
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CRAIG, ROSS, DAVE, NICK & IAN |
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ON THE WAY TO THE HUT |
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ANDY, MARK,
CRAIG, ANDY & JAMES AT THE HUT |
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MARK, JAMES, CRAIG, ANDY & ANDY ON THE WAY TO THE LAKE |
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Oeschenesee: Mark and Liz beat a hasty retreat whilst Andrew "3 Adam's Apples" Lannin and Nippy Nikki stay a little longer.
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ANDY, NICK, LIZ and MARK |
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were naff. Then Densel breaks another oar. We try to blame it on dodgey boats.
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I'M
OUT'A HERE |
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Walk into town whilst showing off more pepparami
impressions - Well managed to irritate Ian Rat Man - excellent. Arrive
late - Ate late - Shower late No ones drinking (boring) so now listening
to Eric. (Clapton for the younger generation)
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JEM,
ANDY & CRAIG IN CAMP |
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Everyone is a boring. I'm not drinking, Neither is Jeramy, Mark is talking to Gail. Nikki is probably mucking about with Andy. Tomorrow I am going to tidy up the tent (or chat to the Italian Girls). Jeramy is a selfish plonker, everyone is trying to get out of the hike tomorrow (especially the weaker sex) But its tough because they have to get to do it as they are unfit.
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DAY 4 - THE FIRST-STANT CHEESY HIKE
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The older Ventures were not allowed to take cable car so we had to climb an extra 1400m. we got very knackered while others took cable car up. Just torched a zit on the face of society (A moth on the gas lamp)
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THE ELITE GROUP - HOT FROM THE START SO RESTING IN THE SHADE
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Mark suggests telling Cadburys to include a pepperami shaped animal cause it’s a bit of an animal.
Very steep path, By the time we have got to the top of the cable car Rowan has got ill and turned back. We annoyed a Swiss TV film crew. JJ danced in front of the cameras.
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JUST ABOVE THE CABLE CAR
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HIKING
ON A KNIFE EDGE |
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Light Nicked back from scouts.
AJ holds us all up, we eventually get to top. Peek is so narrow that not even JJ will do a peperami impression.
JJ accidentally knocks a
large bolder off mountain it falls and loses 200m in alt, have 2 iced
teas at cheesary.
On way down we find a
Sainsburys crunchy bar. Must be 3rd G.P.
Andy knackers his toe we
had to stop for a whole hour (Didn’t really stop for 15min + 45 at
pub)
Ho Ho everyone's come down with a
bug which was started by the I-ties doing washing up in the wash
basins which rest of camp are using. Ian has it - Now Nick has
it (so Lannins got it) Also Rowans very ill with PRESSURE air
density disorder. Everyone's going major paranoid because this
bug is very contagious.
Andrews, Antacid advert quotes
"Suck em and see" LS quotes that Craig would say
"Suck em and see, man"
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DESCENDING THE NORTH RIDGE OF FIRST
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A PATCH OF SNOW NEAR STAND |
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STAND
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ANGEL DE FIGHT
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DAY 5
Next day we went
climbing, found lots of pepperami (Lizards) crawling across a rock. Craig acidentally clobbered one on the head and completely
paralyzed the thing. - came back an hour later and it had run off.
Lost my fleece.... Bum! - JJ
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CLIMBING AT BURGHOLZ
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CLIMBING AT BURGHOLZ
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We climbed in a quarry at Burgholz. Allen drove to the quarry with Lunch and a few of the other leaders, one leader took the Scouts on the train.
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BURGHOLZ STATION
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