Chronology of life events
- 1954 Took O/L
- 1955
- 1956 Took A/L exams at Schol. level.
Stayed on at school in Autumn. - 1956 Left school in December to work at Creemier
Worked until start of 1957 Michaelmas Term at Johns - 1957 Matriculated at Cambridge
- 1958 Summer at home. Worked at Creemier
- 1959 Spent summer in Canada and USA
- 1960 Graduated at Cambridge
Spent summer in South Africa
Began work at Aluminium Laboratories - 1961 Often visited Jill in Cambridge
- 1962 Married Jill
- 1963
- 1964 Separated. Bought Batch End
- 1965 20/30 Motor Club
- 1966 Summer travelled out with Ivor & Pat
Did mountaineering course in Zermatt - 1967 Scotland Easter with Joan
Summer AAC course with Peter Habeler
Christmas in Scotland with Nottingham CC - 1968 Summer in Zillertal & Zermatt
Soloed Monte Rosa - 1969 Easter skiing in Austria with Joan
Austria solo then climbed Hornli Ridge
Married Joan & Scotland honeymoon - 1970 Dan born at newly-bought 14WE
Summer in France with Murphys - 1971 Switzerland
- 1972 Austria
- 1973 Pembrokeshire
- 1974 Canal Birmingham
- 1975 Lakes, Canal Wales
- 1976 Le Pansard
- 1977 Aviemore skiing, Le Pansard
- 1978 France
- 1979Aviemore, France Atlantic coast
- 1980 Le Pansard, Isobel & Ken, Campbell Semple
- 1981 Aviemore, Le Pansard & limestone routes
- 1982 Auvrays & limestone routes
- 1983David visit
- 1984 Aviemore, Auvrays, Austria, Isobel & Ken
- 1985 Aviemore, Austria with David
- 1986 Sand yachting
- 1987 Aviemore with Sarah, Austria (Joan & Gordon)
- 1988 Aviemore (broke arm), Harare University & Zimbabwe tour, Rafting, Upper Zambesi
- 1989 Bangkok conference, Harare University
- 1990 Hilltribe trek
- 1991 Dinkelsbuhl
- 1992 Harare University and more rafting, then Joan joined me for Zambesi canoeing
- 1993 Les ill, Visits from both Ken and Isobel
Alan's demise, Peru holiday, Stuart's wedding, Venesuela - 1994 Sulawesi
- 1995 Bwindi gorillas, Jebel Sahro
- 1996 David's wedding & Joan's TIA, Spiti
- 1997 Kenya & balloons
- 1998 Borneo
- 1999 Madeira, Malawi
- 2000 Retired in September
Led two tours in Austria
Wildlife tour in Madagascar
Led Southern Morocco at Christmas - 2001 Atlas tours
Romania with Katharine
Completed Part3 BHWLC - 2002 Namibia/Botswana with Guerba
Atlas tours - 2003 Wedding, Ashes
Intro Hutting, Fez Meknes - 2004 Grosgmein. St Lucia
04 Alps, Morocco D/C - 2005 Lesley, Rockies, Tigers, TMB
Dan MBa, Atlas - 2006 Sinai, TMB, Marrakech
- 2007 Alps, Bhutan, East Africa
- 2008 Alps, Gomera
- 2009 Alps, Saxony, Llandudno
- 2010 Paul & Wendy, Vietnam & Cambodia
"Structured visits" - 2011 Hohe Tauern, Italy, China, Swiss rail tour, Visits
- 2012 Josh visits, St. Johns
- 2013 Madagascar, South Africa, Venediger
- 2014 Center Parcs, Adlerweg, Hartington
- 2015 St Johns
- 2016 Alps Rose & Peter, Coventry
- 2017 France - old hunting lodge at Baud
- 2018 Nerja, St Johns
- 2019 Poland, Plymtree
- 2020 Castle Hill, Flooding, Drains
- 2021 Wellfield, Hyacinth
- 2022 Grisedale, Ironbridge, Turkey
Wedding, Curlew House, Kayaking - 2023 Joan Covid et al, Joan X-ray therapy
- 2024 Joan recovery
- 2025 Joan died at 23:29 on Feb 7th
- 2025 Joan's funeral 12:30 on March 14th
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