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morning progressed , leaving some spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding valleys and villages below.
When at the Kehlsteinhaus itself, which has now been turned into a restaurant, we were able to take a tour of the building and
view the photos on display, show-
The first two hours were spent walking to the top, ascending roughly 1,500 meters through the forest up into the open, craggy tops of the alpine mountains. The craggy, rocky features presented new challenges for the group, such as loose and subsequently falling rock. Care was
ing key members of the Nazi party when they visited and used the site for high-level political meetings.
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The craggy, rocky features presented new challenges for the group...
taken by all of the team to limit the dislodging rock. With safety being paramount, if rock did fall, the call ‘HEADS’ was shouted to warn oth- ers below. After a short scramble near the summit, we found the cross marking the highest point, where we sat and had lunch with another incredible view. We all agreed it
On the last day the group com-
pleted a circular journey near to
the route taken on the first day. The route had already been scouted by 2Lt Bapty; he identi- fied that it would have some exciting scramble sections on both the ascent and descent. It also featured some of the most aesthetically pleasing views that the group would see all week, with beautiful clear lakes, an isolated goat farm, and a hotel.
wasn’t the worst way to spend a week at work, definitely not experiencing the same opportuni- ties in our previous employment. We owe a great deal to staff at Sandhurst who put in a lot of effort in supporting us, as well as the various organisa- tions that put funds in to support us financially.
August leave started with an Adventurous Training expedition for seven OCdts from Gaza and Ypres companies to the little European gem of Slovenia. Tucked away, filling the space between Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, Slovenia has a lot to offer a whitewater kayaking expedition. Its key offering is water; in August in Europe there is not much water left in the rivers so it is difficult to find somewhere that can still be kayaked unless it rains. However, due to the catchment of the beautiful Soca River
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being the remarkable limestone Julian Alps, it has a slow release of snow melt and rainwater much more consistently throughout the year.
We decided to drive to Slovenia so that all equip- ment could be brought with us. We had boats supplied from both the Bicester loan pool stores and RMAS themselves, who have a small store of high-quality kayaks. The driving was shared between all of us, and after a brutal 21 hours of nonstop driving, we made it to Bovec, which is
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