Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 2
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 2
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| Date | 14/01/2016 |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Hereford Times |
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| Date of Publication | 14th January 2016 |
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2 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday, January 14, _ { 3' tr: , t ,. , . . ,~. , . .. . ,4“? , e: r s? ' ’ i l ,«' 1/ '3 - ‘l l l ‘- f"‘-(-<. , r A»! I K'Lx 5‘) t "+11 ’.5. 4 '. I ( V .vrrrA :T- I Ixr . _ , .A, I I" . w. .0 15th. Lain} .r I r r', J ' { ,m, a r : r, ,, r c r C i' V Y. ' l l. 1', l‘kJi\ [Swirls 4.....-i 13,454 likes on facebook.coml herefordtimes 17,113 followers on Twitter at @HTnewsroom I Recycled paper makes up 78.9% of the raw mated-l for UK newspapers HUNDREDS of people have taken to social media to pay tribute to SAS legend John ‘Brummie‘ Stokes. Here are just some of the many that have poured in so far: , lamso Crafty ~ RIP Brummie. The world is a sadder place without you. ~ Kerry Bird — RIP deep- est respects to a great SAS pilgrim legend. Rest easy — Lisa Wathen — So very sad news R.I.P Brummie. Thinking about his wife and family at this sad time. a Tony Osman 7 So sad to hear you have left us too soon, Brummie, you will be missed by all that knew you. Sleep now. your work is done here. Thank you for all the good you have done in your life to help others, may God bless. ~ Amy Ward — That’s ter~ rible. he is truly one of the great ones, sending love to all his family xx — Samantha Priday — RIP Brummie - you‘ve left a huge legacy! Take it easy now. — Robert Spike Williams ~ What a loss. Top Bloke. RIP Brum. ~ Jo Alderton — This is very sad! This guy helped me overcome so many fears whilst sandwiched between rocks and hiking through waterfalls. Thank you !! RIP x — Nicky Griffiths ~ Sad loss. he was an inspira~ tion and was a fit bloke — taste for adventure brings outdoor opportunities for young people and this ser- vice is without his military achievements RIP. — Jim Kenyon — Big hero of mine. I was a Cub Scout when he came along to talk to us about Everest in the 705, then I was lucky enough to meet him on nu- merous occasions. Then last year I helped him to find funding for Taste of Adventure. He was poorly then with his chest but never stopped caring about others ~ nice bloke with a kind heart. — Di Nav Rest — Easy Sol- dier. Thoughts and prayers . rd; 5:2. sriw‘i‘ - Brummie Stokes with Karen from Tesco after a £3,000 donation to the Taste for Adventure centre he founded go out to his loved ones. - Vicky Rogers — What an amazing and inspirational man. When eyer you asked Brummie how he was, he always replied ‘I‘m top of the world’. What a shame he’s been taken so soon. RIP brummie xxx. — Donna Williams — Very sad news! This man con- vinced me amazingly to ab- seil the Welsh water tower despite my fear of heights, assuring me I was safe in his hands! A true legend! RIP X. — Rob Kent — As a child growing up in Hereford, Brummie was a hero to us kids. He was a real gent. Sad to say goodbye. A life of adventuring BRUMMIE always loved mountaineering and he formed a close partnership with another SAS climber, Bronco Lane. In 1975. they both joined an expedition to Nuptse. Everest’s near neighbour, where four men died on the trip. The following year they went on an army expedi- tion to Mount Everest and made it to the summit. On the way down, they faced appalling conditions, which resulted in both of them losing their toes to frostbite. Bronco also lost the tips of his fingers. Brummie's wife, Lynn, said: ”I don’t think you fully appreciate what they actually went through that night. “To be up that massive mountain with the wind that was blowing, so far up and on their own, what brave men.” They waited for their op- erations to amputate their toes for three months, after which they had to learn to walk, run and climb again, with only half their feet. And in 1984, Brummie re- turned to climb the north face of Everest. An ava- lanche wiped out the base camp‘ killing one of the team members and injur- ing several others. Brum— mie suffered a broken neck. After leaving the army in 1985, he obtained a permit from the Chinese to climb the north east ridge of Ev- erest, the only remaining unclimbed route on the mountain. But, in 1986, at 26,000ft, they were forced to aban- don their assault owing + 7—». ‘7. to abnormally hazardous weather conditions. He completed the north- east, unclimbed sectlon of the ridge of Mount Ev- erest, but unfortunately suffered three attacks of " .‘ u i . t . . JOY is”; .-- . , The adventurer: Brummie Stokes taking on another mountain cerebral oedema, which partially paralysed him. Lynn said: “There was something special about the mountains for Brum- mie and Everest was the one for him.” Brummie outlines many of his challenges in a book, Soldiers & Sherpas A TaS§e For Adventure, Wh}Ch ls available by contacting the Taste for Adventure Centre on Facebook. |
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