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Advanced Snow School (2015)

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Date:             29/06/15 to 04/07/15

Location:      Tongariro National Park

Instructors:  Stephen Waite, Helen Liley, Petrouchka Steiner-Grierson, and Owen Lee (Sort of). Students:      Nick Pett, Sam Richardson, Jamie Corkill, Sophie Jenkins, Matthew Battley.

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

And on that farm he had a cow

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

With a moo moo here

And an Ice-axe there

Here a moo, there an axe

Everywhere some heavy packs

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow


Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

And on that farm he had a crevasse

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

With a ‘biner here

And a ‘biner there

Here a rope, there and anchor

Rescue people from the cracks

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

And on that farm he had an avalanche

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

With whoomping here

And a terrain trap there

Here new snow, there a weak layer

Better not walk just here chaps

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow


Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

And on that farm he had a Summit Plateau

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

With a tent-site here And a poo pot there

Here a summit, there some ice

Time for a dawn multi-pitch

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow


Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

 And on that farm he had an ice-climb

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snow

Set up an anchor here

Abseil down there

Here some rock, there some ice

Tech tools take me up the face

With a tent-site here

And a poo pot there

Here a summit, there some ice

Time for a dawn multi-pitch

With whoomping here

And a terrain trap there

Here new snow, there a weak layer

Better not walk just here chaps

With a ‘biner here

And a ‘biner there

Here a rope, there and anchor

Rescue people from the cracks

With a moo moo here

And an Ice-axe there

Here a moo, there an axe

Everywhere some heavy packs

Old Mac-Stephen had a farm

Lots-And-Lots-Of-Snooooooooooooooooooooooow

Dramatic Flourish

Author: Matthew Battley


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