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Roz Greenfield, Dave Noble, Peter Jackson, Mike Hollis, Annette Johnson, William Whewell.
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= The trip leader could not come. So we decided not to hayes. a. trip leader and do everything by vote, The first decision was Eo=camp on Donnelly's flat. This was rationalised by deciding*‘thatithe trip should go via East Holdsworth ridge. The trip to the! ‘tops! was done in a series of short bursts with long rests. ~One@ on! the tops we wasted no time in the wind. We took the ridgé Bétweerp the two branches, of Francis creek. Knife like was thédes® description. Annette tried to wander off, but a few far calle brought her back to the not so straight but narrow path. eee Sad edkon at the junction. fospns At this point an old club custom was revived and a 2 morals officer elected. .All went well for about three hours, Thén “She “sprecd—one of the jokers having a slash... We were unsure whethér Her proevestations were because she could see tco much, or not’ “eridughs « .dSe the morals officer was sacked. In any case the Exipodéeetéeanthat the most amoral activity on a tramp was to smoke, ~and* no- ones aad. Back to the trip. Francis creek was descended until almost ‘its enc. Then a gorge barred our way. (I was edvised later that one does not have to swim). Sidling to the right was tried to no avail. The left bank proved easier going. Then followed a series Of" ‘deep cold crossings of the Waiohine. We camped at the first camp’ ‘Site, ate beef strogenoff, and retired. Next day a quick trip to the hut, then a long ascent oe Isobe. We and the rain arrived at the bushline at the same time: " The’ ‘trip to the top of Holdsworth was heads down and go. = At Powell we met the FEs looking a bit wet. Down hill now. to Mountain House and the vans. The scandal: of the trip was that Dave Noble announced he was~ getting married in April. Roz wants to know to whom. © rt