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summit during the Cold War, the which still stands today.
We spent three days at Kvitavatn, technical skills that would be nec- essary to complete the sabotage route later that week. We tackled progressively challenging technical skiing over the three days, push- ing each day’s trip out further and across varying terrain. Each even- ing we dined with Glyn and spent time with Brian delving deeper into the fascinating story of the sabotage.
structure of applying the
conditions had made the snow more treacher- ous with much of it melting and refreezing as ice, thus making the route more complex. Over the course of the day we were immersed into the
On Thursday we were set to complete the final phase of the sabotage route into Vermork. We donned camo whites and set out up on to the edge of the plateau. The relatively warm weather
following the extraction route the team used in 1943, finishing at the top looking over the vista that held Kvitavatn to the East, and Vermork Power Plant to the West. As the afternoon drew on we remained up there, reminding ourselves of what took place those 75 years ago.
We donned camo whites and set out up on to
the edge of the plateau.
world of the saboteurs, following their exact route with Glyn supplementing our journey with historical accounts of what happened. We came over the top of the valley to look down onto the Power Plant with the steep val- ley floor far below. On reaching the Power Plant, the day was not yet over. Leaving the impressive engine room hall, we then raced up the valley side
Exercise MALTA STINGRAY CADET
OCdt Pryce
EXERCISE MALTA STINGRAY saw 12 Officer Cadets from Blenheim Company undertak- ing various PADI SCUBA diving courses in
different locations around Malta. The dive school was done through a company called Diveshack, who were very professional and also provided a structured fun learning environment.
For nine members of the group, it was their first time under the water, so they did the PADI Open Water course which, now fully qualified, enables
them to dive worldwide to a depth of 18 meters. Their first dive was in a local swimming pool as conditions were not suitable for a very first dive, but after that all diving took place in the sea. Skills learnt included buoyancy control, taking off the gear and putting it back on at depth, and out of air exercises. Time in the water was supple- mented by plenty of time in the classroom and homework in the evening, but the feeling was that it was well worth the long days.
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