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ARMY MOUNTAINEER
THE JOURNAL OF
THE ARMY MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION
(M
SPRING 1995
M essage from The Chairman Major General RA Pett MBE
I regard it as a great privilege to be invited to become Chairman of the Army Mountaineering Association. I am no mountaineer, but over the last 35 years I have done a good deal of rock climbing in England and Wales, ski-mountaineering in Norway and trekking in Nepal. I therefore know enough about mountains to know that I am not an expert, and to admire those who are.
As a professional soldier I am in absolutely no doubt about the value to the Army of adven­ turous training and pursuits, and 1 rate mountaineering very highly in that respect. As a man, I also believe in the old saying: “Great things happen when man and mountains meet that cannot be achieved by jostling in the street.”
I shall do everything that I can during my time as Chairman to support the Association and its members. I look forward to meeting more of you in the next few years and to hearing of your exploits. Go on to “great things”!
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