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COMMITTEE MEMBERS ....................................................... 4 PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD.................................................... 5 EDITOR’S FOREWORD .......................................................... 5 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY FOREWORD ............................... 5 AMA DISCOUNTS & MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ...................... 6 DIARY 21/22......................................................................... 7 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING................................................ 8
GUEST WRITER
PERIOD-ISATION.................................................................. 9 EXPERIENCE OF TOKYO 2020 ............................................ 12
EXPEDITION NEWS
EXERCISE MUNRO TIGER SPEAR ....................................... 15 EXERCISE BLUE ICE ........................................................... 16 #KY21 ................................................................................ 18 EXERCISE SELVA BACKSTOP.............................................. 20
MISC ARTICLES
39 YEARS........................................................................... 24 A DAY TO REMEMBER ON SKIS .......................................... 28
HOT TOPICS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA..................................... 29 A DAY IN THE GREAT GULLY ............................................... 30 FEED ME SEYMOUR! .......................................................... 32 “MOUNTAINS HAVE A WAY OF DEALING
WITH OVERCONFIDENCE” .................................................. 34 A MOUNTAIN MISCELLANY OF HUTS
AND OTHER MEMORIES ..................................................... 36
CLIMBING MEETS
EX TIGER DEVIL SLIDE ....................................................... 38 AMA RIDGES AND SCRAMBLES MEET ............................... 39
BOOK REVIEWS.................................................... 40 CADETS....................................................................... 43 PHOTO COMPETITION......................................44 SKI MOUNTAINEERING...................................46 SPORT CLIMBING...............................................50
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