I aint got time to write this morning but this was the Mail front page in 1979.
This week I wrote a couple of snippets for a book, and an american article, but the kids found some of my dead mum press cuttings, first time I seen them for many a year.
This strong boy broke two axes 5 out of 12 axes were broken! It was cold.
Pilot was good, man on the winch cable got my jacket as a gift.
Some readers thought no wonder I got cold dressed like this, "the rock suddenly gave way" looks like I am soloing grit there, its probably a photo of Chris Griffith's.
I think Simon made a bit of Dosh out of it, he subsequently wrote a fairly accurate section in his award winning book The Bond.
Beduin child.