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SPRING 2023
CONTENTS
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AMA HQ
CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD ......................................... 5 EDITOR’S FOREWORD............................................... 6 DIARY 2023 .............................................................. 6
GUEST WRITERS
CHOMBU 2022 THE WEATHER GODS WIN ................. 8 STORM AND SURVIVAL ........................................... 12 FROZEN DAGGER ................................................... 16 FROZEN DAGGER ................................................... 18
EXPEDITION NEWS
EXERCISE DELAGO TIGER.......................................20 EXERCISE DRAGON CRUSADER .............................. 22 EXERCISE SELVA BACKSTOP 2022..........................24 EXERCISE TIGER BLANDFORD ................................ 26
MISC ARTICLES
HELIX OPERATIONS TRAINING COURSES................ 29 CANADIAN OPPORTUNITIES................................... 30 HILLWALKING AND AT IN SOUTHERN NORWAY....... 34
SCRAMBLING IN OGWEN........................................37 STRONG FOUNDATIONS.......................................... 38
CLIMBING MEETS
NATIONAL NAVIGATION AWARD SCHEME (NNAS).. 40 CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING ............... 41
BOOK REVIEWS.....................................42 PHOTO COMPETITION.......................... 43
CADETS
ARMY CADETS’ LAKE DISTRICT AT CAMP 2022 ....... 44 HOT TOPICS ONLINE ............................................... 45
SKI MOUNTAINEERING
THE PATROUILLE DES GLACIERS ............................ 46 8 SPORT CLIMBING
TRAINING WITH THE ARMY CLIMBING SQUAD ........ 50
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CANADIAN OPPORTUNITIES
MOUNTAINEER
EXERCISE DRAGON CRUSADER
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(FRONT) THE GRADE 3 PORCUPINE RIDGE ON PEN YR OLE WEN (CREDIT: TARQUIN SHIPLEY)
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AWARD SCHEME
CHOMBU 2022
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40 NATIONAL 24 NAVIGATION
EXERCISE SELVA BACKSTOP 2022
CRAFT & PERFORMANCE
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