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Sunday, October 23, 2005
And it's all over now
For the second weekend in a row I've been Land Rovering. This time however I did not drive, but was the co-pilot for my mate Roger at a 'challenge' event. These are super gnarly, absolutely knackering, and great fun. Here's how they work...
You turn up at the quarry/field in your suped-up Land Rover with full recovery gear including winch, straps, waffle-boards, axe and shovel. You get 2 cards and attach one to either end of the dash. You then drive your Land Rover up to the obstacles and 'punch' each card with the little stapler-type things tied to a piece of string.
It sounds easy but these stapler-type things were tied in the most ridiculous of places: to trees dangling over fast flowing rivers, in the middle of a lake, up a very steep hill, at the bottom of gullies... Some were actually impossible to get to by foot - we got to one by attaching the winch to a rock and then slowly lowering ourselves down backwards, puching the cards, then winching back out.
Here's a picture of Roger going up the steep hill...
My job was to attach the winch to things, guide him through tricky sections, and basically run around in the knee-deep mud ensuring he knew where to go. When I got home I was exhausted and covered in mud.
Ah, relaxing Sundays!
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