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Some 12 or 15 went on over in the mist and one of the first to reach Langdon Beck was “Hell-Fire” Jack Helliwell. Alan Mepham lost a shoe and it was only a mile later that he realised it was gone; Alwyne Aspinall’s wellingtons — a good idea in normal conditions — only ensured he got bigger bootfulls than the rest, and Gerry Swift in attempting to catch up the rest overtook them all without realising it. No one got over without incident, but undoubtedly the greatest credit is due to Pat Russell........