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John Hendry
British


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	Comments: Clearence divers course ECD 15 DO Lt Wookey Great to hear of all your achievements I have never met you but can understand as to how you went on to achieve all of the things that you have done I left the Navy in 1967 and went on to join an American Firm Diving in Alaska,very cold but sucessful and made a lot of money I then went on to start an engineering firm, and lasted untill I was 55, then retired to Devon. ts a long time ago but haven\'t heard from many classmates , (albert chapman, Dixie Dean ,Pete Gallant etc. Well Done and thanks.

geoffrey dowen Msc (ICIOB)
english


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	Comments: I was the only waffoo to run for devonport. 1980.........looking for any info on desperate dan and others messing about with the carriage and axels in 1980..... fiel gun crew, wow! this goes out to all who did it. no finer bunch of idiots....... Field Gun.Best team I have ever been part of, best team there ever has been. Tell them you were filed gun and hold your head high!

Charlie Kennington
english


	Met Ginge: October 1986
	Where & How: Met on course

	Comments: You really are nuts Ginge!! How the neck have you any time for rugby these days!!There are some really old salts logging on to what is a great site! cheers Mate

maxine brunt
british


	Met Ginge: July 2005
	Where & How: what do you think...wce expedition to india

	Comments: hey ginge hope youve got up all the mountains youve wanted to do. you should visit this site and see how much of the world you have visited. i bet it must be very high compared to my 7% http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries

baz davis
English


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	Comments: HI GINGE I HAVE READ ABOUT YOUR EXPLOITS,WELL DONE AND KEEP IT UP I DONT THINK WE HAVE MET BUT YOUR FACE IS FAMILIAR I WAS FEILD GUN IN 63 AND ALSO IN THE CD BRANCH UNTIL 74 THEN TO THE NORTH SEA TO EARN MY MILLIONS HA. I SERVED WITH HMS COMEX FOR YEARS. AND SLINGER WOODS ENOUGH SAID HA HA STILL WORKING N/S I WAS AT THE REUNION THIS YEAR HAVING MADE IT AT LAST AND THOUGHRLY ENJOYED IT GREAT BUNCH OF LADS NO-ONE FROM 63 PITY. WELL TAKE CARE, ALL THE BEST BAZ DAVIS

joanne armitage (ne Morley)
british


	Met Ginge: July 1972
	Where & How: I think my mum introduced you to me as a baby. You know the history.

	Comments: I was looking you up on the internet to show our children all your history. In fact it was because we were watching the rugby and we were talking about how dangerous it was so I told them the story about you. So to update you, I am still married to Stephen, 12 years now. Rachel is 11 and Lauren is 9. We live surprisingly on Pennine Rise with a rather good gatehouse and babysitting service at the bottom! I am a qualified mother/taxi service for the children and can be seen regularly driving fast with lots of extra passengers trying to get them to clubs on time. (You now will understand the turning into my mother bit!). Get in touch soon. The Morleys send their love and best wishes! Joanne xx.

Leone Fullen
British


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	Comments: i used to run the oldham roughyettes cheerleaders in 2001, the web site is http://www.rlphotos.com/ click roughyettes.

Spider Webb
British


	Met Ginge: 1985
	Where & How: RN Diving Branch

	Comments: Let everyone know when yer next in Pompey be a jolly good get together, keep it steady mate !!

Sydney Knowles BEM (M)
British


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	Comments: Now aged 84, I came across your website while searching for Royal Navy Clearance Divers, if still alive (!) dating back to my time in Gibraltar 1943 and HMS Lochinvar in South Queensferry, Scotland. Left RN after 22 years. Served with Commander Crabb for 17 years. Would be interested to hear from anyone who has any reminiscences.

Les (slinger ) Wood
British (now living in Australia)


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	Comments: Well done on youre exploits, nice to hear the branch get a mention. We never met as I left the branch in 1979 (as a C.P.O.C.D. 1.)I spent a lot of time in the Plymouth team, it was known as the Plymouth emergency deep diving team then. Good luck to you in your future exploits. Best Regards Slinger Wood.

Bob Burke
USA


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	Comments: I am living vicariously through your adventures. While I have traveled the seven continents and the fifty USA states, my life\'s adventures proceed much more slowly than you. Keep up the great work!

Joe Chapman
American


	Met Ginge: May 1994
	Where & How: We met on the Mt. McKinley Climb.

	Comments: Cheers Joe

AUBS
European


	Met Ginge: July 1988
	Where & How: We Met when youur socks set of the Chemical alarm in HMS Nelson. I had a Bergen store next to your Cabin.

	Comments: I was the good looking Guy that you couldn\'t beat at Squash. How ya doing Ginge? Good to see you still have that shirt you borrowed of me in 89. If you need another sponsor let me know. kind Regards Harry A. Aubrey de Lavenu www.Hammers-n-Blades.com

katie, maxine and the rest of the india world challenge team
british


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	Comments: looking forward to meeting you soon, indias going to be great! all the best. India world challenge team.

Fernando Arroyo
Spanish


	Met Ginge: October 2002
	Where & How: Ginge stayed at my place in Angola while attempting (successfully) Mt. Moco, Angola\'s highest peak.

	Comments: Hi Ginge, I found today this very fascinating page. I really enjoyed your article on mines and mountains. I think there is still a peak to go in the continent, and I wish you luck. I have been in Haiti for 1 year, but I am going soon to Sudan. Good luck in your endeavours, and greetings from the crazy Spaniard. I hope we will meet some day over the radio waves. 73 Fernando

Dwight K.K. Moong
Myanmar


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	Comments: Hi! Ginge, Just wanted to sign in your Guest book, hope Hkakabo Razi expedition will materialise. Will like to meet you after your trip to India. Dwight

Anne Gray
British


	Met Ginge: August 2004
	Where & How: At Chetumal bus station waiting for a bus to Belize

	Comments: Great to meet someone who so brilliantly carries the flag for that wonderful breed of eccentric, brave and totally crazy Europeans who make the world a richer place. Good luck with your world quest, and do come and see us if you ever take time out to visit Wester Ross.

\"Abo\" Cliff Coulson-Bonner (ex Richardson)
British/Australian


	Met Ginge: 1985
	Where & How: At Horsea Island and the many good years to follow, including serving together on FDU 1 96-98, (Remember the sword!).

	Comments: What a great site Ginge, congratulations on your world record and best wishes for the Africa attempt. If your ever near the West coast of Australia, please look me up.

Bill (Wilf) Wilson
British


	Met Ginge: 1985
	Where & How: Met at H.M.S Vernon Diving School.

	Comments: Ive been hearing about this mad B*****d climbing all these hills and didnt realise it was you. I am doing the Cuillin Traverse later this year if you fancy it. Your determination and achievements are a credit to you. Best of luck in your future endeavours.

Arnie Fern
Brit


	Met Ginge: March 1999
	Where & How: Met at Portsmouth Field Gun

	Comments: Good to see you are doing well, Got a pub on the hard now, so when you are down give me a shout and i\'ll have a cold Guinness waiting for you.

Meymet Yilmaz
Kurdish


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	Comments: All Kurdish people around the world are very thankful to you Ginge becuse of discovering a new highest popint in Kurdistan.Also,it is improtant for Kurds to know there are still some one in the world who doesn`t neclect Kurds.I wish you best, and Kurds hope to see the Kurdistan name on your country list.

Zana Kurda
kurdish


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	Comments: HEY Ginge, im very glad that you has visited Kurdistan and climbed at mountains like Ararat, Halgurd and Cheekah-dar !!!!which we (kurds) are very proud of! i hope to see photos of your journey in Kurdistan! greetings ... Zana Kurda

rozh barzinji
kurdish


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	Comments: you have a great site and i wish you all the best in completing your goals and hopefully you\'ll have more of your exciting adventure to show us. i hope you do go to north iraq and climb some of our high mountains.

neil jones
english


	Met Ginge: March 1999
	Where & How: AT POMPEY FIELDGUN

	Comments: HELLO EAMON, HOWS TRICKS MATE? WHAT A GREAT WEB SITE,YOU MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY, ALL THE THINGS I SAID I WANTED TO DO, AND HERE I AM GETTING OLD AND FAT SAT IN GIBRALTAR. GIVE ME A SHOUT IF U R EVER OUT HERE, WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF QUIET ONES R U STILL A BEER MOUSE? CHEERS NASTY NEIL

Roy Wallen
USA


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	Comments: Great site and a great read, Ginge. Many thanks on your help in getting to the Monaco highpoint. I hope to follow you on many more.

Andy Martin
USA


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	Comments: Have just added Ginge to http://www.cohp.org/prominence/records.html in recognition of his 23 climbs in Africa of peaks with 1500 meters prominence (drop). This is way ahead of the pack - the next closest climber I\'m aware of has climbed 4. The map http://peaklist.org/WWmaps/ultra/africasummits.jpg shows where the African Ultras are located. see ya - Andy Martin, Tucson Arizona, USA

cris ballinger
english (when it suits)


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: when the branch was small enough to know each other

	Comments: Hi Ginge, Congratulations on all your achievments. At the moment I am in the States but I wouldn\'t call it work, although Harry Cripps is here so I do have something to do. I intend to climb Kilimanjaro next Feb to celebrate my 60th, a couple of years behind schedule but seems to be on course at the moment. Take care, CRIS

paddy townsley
british


	Met Ginge: 1988
	Where & How: Leave blank if never met devonport field gun crew

	Comments: hi ginge remember me B10 OR FIRST SWING . GOOD TO SEE YOU ARE STILL KEEPING YOURSELF ACTIVE.I THOUGHT FIELD GUN WAS NOW PART OF HISTORY WAS SURPRISED WHEN I FOUND THE WEBSITE. I WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED WHEN I SEEN YOUR WEBSITE IT WAS GOOD TO READ WHAT YOU WROTE, IT BROUGHT BACK A FEW TRACK MEMORIES. WELL DONE GINGE

Leone Fullen
British


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	Comments: Hi there, i wondered where you originated from as i am a british fullen, who lives in australia.

Steve Clarke
English


	Met Ginge: 1999
	Where & How: Pompey Field Gun!

	Comments: Eamon, Really good to hear that you are still up to your old tricks and a few new ones! I miss your mad schemes and plans even though mty body doesn\'t (West Highland Way Race)! Keep doing it your way Ginge and get in touch so we can catch up. Two shandies and beyond! Big Hairy Underpants Steve (Endurance - Strongestman)! xxxxx

gwenael gueit
french


	Met Ginge: August 2004
	Where & How: at a hostel in cancun

	Comments: what a great challenge! wish you the best of luck. and when you need to build your cabin in canada you just let us know. peace gwenael

Taff Kennedy
British


	Met Ginge: 1987
	Where & How: In the Royal Navy Clearance Diving branch

	Comments: Top website mate, after your problems on Everest, to go on doing the mad things that you do shows the sort of man that you are, an inspiration to us all. If you are ever in Gib call in to the section for one or twenty beers!! Keep the summits coming!

AL Smith
British


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	Comments: Very Good Site, I\'m not a CD but am former 33 EOD, working with Harry \"the bastard\" Cripps in the Colonies (travel to and from work in HMS Cripps, the first land vehicle in the world that has a Starboard and Port side, we have to \"weigh the anchor\" before Harry will go anywhere!, Harry is helping put together a Navy CD Page for the website I run, if anyone would like to view it, press the following Link:- http://www.hardeodcafe.com/ Well, again Great Site... Stay Safe ALL, AL...

Alan Scott
Scottish


	Met Ginge: 1992
	Where & How: Ginge took over as the LD from hell on HMS QUORN from Froggy.

	Comments: Ginge, wont forget the training you gave Ginger Buck Taylor, Dave Ivemey and myself in the store when we said the 3`s are going to give the LD a kicking, Well when Buck and Dave had run away and you gave me a bit of training on the end of some of your martial arts punches I was most greatfull and looked forwd to the next round of dive store sports. I`m due to leave the Inverness in November and join NDG for my last two and a half years, hope I`ll bump into you somewhere around the world. All the best mate Al Scott(scotty)

Julie Amer
British


	Met Ginge: March 2003
	Where & How: Met in Dubai just before I took the first all female multi-national team of women from the UAE to trek to Base Camp, Nepal

	Comments: Had the good fortune of meeting Ginge again in May 2004 and took advantage of the opportunity to join in him Iran in June for a successful ascent on Mount Damavand ( 5671m ) the highest peak in the Middle East. Can\'t think of a better guy to be on a mountain with - an insipration to us all. Look forward to joining you on another mountain soon ! Julesx

Kim Godfrey
English


	Met Ginge: 1986
	Where & How: HMS HURWORTH

	Comments: Good on you Ginge! Fantastic effort on everything. So much and still so young. Call me when you need bailing out from security at Heathrow again!

Ian \"George\" Longman
British


	Met Ginge: August 1998
	Where & How: Met and served with Ginge on HMS Endurance, August 98 - July 1999, served onboard as the Leading Regulator

	Comments: Been a few years since we last met Ginge!........hope all is well with u and still enjoying life on the edge....no chance of meeting again unless u get banged up in HMP Kilmarnock, will have to watch u if u do, all that climbing experience u would be up and over the walls in no time haha...........take care m8 all the best.

Marcus \"General\" Booth
Brit


	Met Ginge: 1999
	Where & How: Met Ginge on The Plum, HMS Endurance,

	Comments: All the best ginge, hope all is going well for you General

Richard Peake
English


	Met Ginge: 1988
	Where & How: Never served on teams with you but along side a few, more\'s the pity

	Comments: I remember a quote from Smithy (LT) at the Survival School, He once told us that to endure, just remember it\'s \"40% physical and 60% mental\", sumerises you well. not sure if he meant we were all 60% mental.. Living the dream and being true to yourself, you are truly an icon for all divers and non divers to aspire to. DickieP

Phil Penna
Cornish


	Met Ginge: 1998
	Where & How: Ginge was the leading diver on HMS Endurance during the deployment to Antartica. I was at the ladder when he climbed out of that iceberg pool and I\'ll always remember one of the wrens asking \"was it cold\" Haha, under statement hey Ginge.

	Comments: You\'ve had some amazing experiences dude, look forward to finding out what your next crazy stunt is. Hello to all the HMS Endurance crew that remember me. And Mick Brady, I was on the sweepers with you, howz it going?

Paul Guiver
Brit


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: Royal Navy Diving Branch

	Comments: Excellent site Ginge, some great reading and good to see you are still enjoying life to the extreme! If you are over in the the USA give me a shout, there\'s always cold beer in the fridge and a hot tub to relax in! Thank you Navy! Yours Aye, Paul

steve inglis
uk


	Met Ginge: 1999
	Where & How: hms endurance

	Comments: good to see your still a busy boy you bubble head... keep it up and remember muppets inspired the saying \"live hard die young\" you know its true..take care mate..steve inglis....

Steve Gould
British


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: Met while I was serving in the Branch.

	Comments: Hi Ginge, Many years since we met. Missed you if you ever came down to Poole or out on the rigs with us. If you\'re in Dubai look me up. Steve

billmcgovern
british


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	Comments: never met you ginge, i was a cd 68/84 found your site very interesting,you are most definatly living life to the full, keep it up, all the very best to you in the future, yours aye, BILL.

simon bound
british


	Met Ginge: September 1986
	Where & How: HMS HURWORTH

	Comments: Glad all is well Ginge - great web site. Bob MacDonald sends his best. We are both working in the same office in the smoke - beers on us if you are in town. 020 8785 0713.

Wave Crookes
British


	Met Ginge: 2002
	Where & How: Whilst serving with FDU1

	Comments: Good stuff Ginge! Glad to see you\'re fit and well and still up to your old tricks. Take care mate and keep it up!

Dave Humphreys
British


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: During his RN time

	Comments: Really enjoying your exploits Ginge keep it up so we can experience the world through your eyes! If you uvisit Sydney send an e-mail.. Regards Dave Humphreys

Harry Wallace
British


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: Many years in the Andrew

	Comments: Great reading Ginge all the very best for your next adventure, if you ever in the Deep South USA drop me a line.

Nico Eastham
English


	Met Ginge: September 1985
	Where & How: At HMS Vernon Diving School. My 3\'s course SD55. Yours must have been SD56 or SD57. Serving with you on FDU1 1996 to 1997.

	Comments: If you\'re not living on the edge your taking up to much space dude!

Tony Candler
Brit


	Met Ginge: 1990
	Where & How: RN

	Comments: Good site Ginge glad to hear you are still having fun Take it easy Tony C

Jess James
UK


	Met Ginge: 80
	Where & How: On MCT.

	Comments: Hi Ginge Great site and fun to read. If you are ever in Aus again I have lots of bugs in my back garden and a large hill its definitely the highest in Trinity Beach. Cheers Jess.

Tommo Thompson
Brit


	Met Ginge: January
	Where & How: All over

	Comments: Excellent page Ginge, when\'s the book coming out. A freeby for your 5 star acomm

Paul Middleton
British


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	Comments: Fantastic Ginge. The most exciting thing I got up to in the mob was pissing up - how things have changed. Middo

Harry Cripps
British


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: Knew Ginge in the Branch

	Comments: Long time no hear Ginge Just got back from working in the States with Cris Ballinger due back out there in June sometime....All the best & good luck in Africa yours aye Harry the bastard

Mike Kilby
British


	Met Ginge: 1987
	Where & How: All over the Navy

	Comments: Ginge good to see you in Dubai again. Only a few more left in this region mate then on to the next continent. Pop in any time and you know I will endeavour to squeeze sponsorship out of my clients everytime.

Rob Hoole
British


	Met Ginge:
	Where & How: Everywhere in the Branch.

	Comments: Ginge, thanks for the e-mails and good luck with your next endeavour. How about a longest drive competition with AJ from some mountain peak? You could acquire a new world record (vertically). Rob

BRIAN ASHWORTH
english


	Met Ginge: 1990
	Where & How: ON THE OLD FLEET TEAM

	Comments: HI MATE ENJOYED MEETING YOU AGAIN IN DUBAI, KEEP ON BEING MAD AS A FISH, SO I CAN TELL MY CIVVY MATES OF YOUR EXPLOITES

mick brady
british


	Met Ginge: May 4
	Where & How: RN

	Comments: WILL BE IN CONTACT SOON MATE.I ENJOYED THE DUBAI EXPEDITION,THE HARDEST CLIMBING IV\'E EVER DONE! LOOKING FORWARD TO WALES. KEEP HEALTHY. MICK.....

coenen
Belgium


	Met Ginge: March 2004
	Where & How: driving back from the mountains of Dominica

	Comments: Sailing around the in the Carribean, we visited the Island Dominica and its rainforests. When we drove back from the mountains, we took a hitchhiker back into the village. He told us his amazing story an dreported that he just had climbed his 127th (if i remember well) mountain on Dominica.

Douglas Stewart
British


	Met Ginge: January 1988
	Where & How: Royal Navy

	Comments: Ginge send me an e-mail, i now have a job at Divex, send me your details, when i get a house here i will send my address, your more than welcome to stay cheers mate Doug Stewart

Robert Rieder
British


	Met Ginge: May 2001
	Where & How: I was back packing in Malawi heading for Mount Malanje and waiting for a local van to fill up Ginge came along and took a space. He too was going to Malanje but to climb Sapitwa. I ended up joinging him.

	Comments: From all the stories you tell you really have had truely amazing experinces, it was interesting to get to know you. I really enjoyed the other peaks we climbed together and wish I could climb some more....well you never know! Go Well and keep in touch Rob

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