Murray Simon was woken from a deep sleep by Lewis Loud, and for a few moments Simon did nothing but “growl like a demon” at being turned out of his hammock. He got scant sympathy from Loud, who told him it was his turn on watch, alongside the skipper. Simon and Walter Well...
He had chosen as his training ground the Rocky Mountains of America. Moving south on horseback through Colorado, tackling the ranges in Park, Gore and Sawatch, 23-year-old David Stirling interrupted his ride south to pay a visit to Las Vegas to win some money on the gaming tables. That done, he c...