Pigeon Post, October 2017

October 2017

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October 2017

Our winning correspondent receives this Espro Coffee Travel press from www.petergower.co.nz
Letter of the month Always wear trousers when bum sliding George Guille says he completed his climb of Mt Rolleston by bum-sliding down the Otira Slide (‘Rolling on Rolleston’, August 2017). Let me explain my experience as a warning to others. About 20 years ago I too climbed Rolleston and returned via the Otira Slide. […]
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