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SUMMER 2022
CONTENTS
AA
M ARMY
MOUNTAINEER
AMA HQ
CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD .................................................... 5 EDITOR’S FOREWORD .......................................................... 5 PRESIDENT’S FAREWELL.....................................................6 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY FOREWORD ............................... 6 AMA DISCOUNTS & MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ...................... 8 DIARY 2022.......................................................................... 9 SHOW ME THE MONEY!........................................................ 9
GUEST WRITERS
JIM LANGLEY: THE JODERHORN ........................................ 10 TIM PIGOTT: REDUCING THE RISK OF INJURY
FOR CLIMBERS AND MOUNTAINEERS................................ 13 ANDY SYME: IS THE BMC WORTH £41.45 PER YEAR?
(OR LESS) .......................................................................... 16
EXPEDITION NEWS
EXERCISE DRAGON’S TROLL ............................................. 18
MISC ARTICLES
SUNSHINE AND DEATH....................................................... 22 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER ................................................ 24
CLIMBING MEETS
WEEKEND MEETS – THE STORY SO FAR............................ 26 AMA WINTER MEET 22....................................................... 28
REVIEWS
BOOK REVIEWS ................................................................. 30 FILM REVIEW..................................................................... 31 EQUIPMENT REVIEWS........................................................ 32
PHOTO COMPETITION......................................36
CADETS
EXPEDITIONS AND ADVENTUROUS TRAINING
IN THE ARMY CADETS........................................................38
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SUNSHINE AND DEATH
JODERHORN FLORA
18ADVENTURES IN NORWAY – DRAGON'S TROLL
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!
GEAR REVIEWS
AMA
ARMY
ON THE COVER: CWM GLAS RIDGE IN SNOWDONIA
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