Most esteemed Paksters! It is nearing that time of the year again where we like to leave the hustle and bustle of our busy lives and retreat to the great outdoors for a weekend of feasting on the flesh of various animals burnt to a near crisp on something resembling a BBQ. I am starting this a little early because a certain banga lord going by the name of Lawal needs 2 months notice to take any holidays off. We do love him though (even though he may be a little darker than your regular banga), so I am sure that we can get this stuff kicked off a little early for the pleasure of his good company. We are aiming for early May.

People

The final date:

Friday April 29th to Sunday May 1st

Confirmed

Shafters (cant do w/e 3rd of June) abusafia@gmail.com
Reef Pretender to the Throne of the GourmeT Chief (cant do w/e 3rd of June) aburumaysah@googlemail.com
Tixy our Resident Pyromaniac (cant do w/e 7-8th and 14-15th May) dratiqshafi@gmail.com
Mcmood (cant do w/e 27th May, 4/5 June, 11/12 June, nor July) [mahmud@abasa.com
Lawal (cant do 28/29 May, 4/5 June) ahmedlawal@doctors.org.uk
Yacub syaqoobali@gmail.com
Pasty Feisty drfawan@googlemail.com
Basanti bash.akram@gmail.com
Zafar
Jampot jameel@khan.cc
Amir (HW) ather.aamer@googlemail.com
Dohee tauheedshaikh@aol.com
Ahmad ahmadali75@gmail.com

May try to make it on Saturday

Dr Ameer Islami (Can make it on saturday and sunday)
Squibby

Dunno mate

Asad (HW)

Cannot make it for 29th April - 1st May

Mr Ibrar Majid
Asif Deen (available all May cant do w/e 3rd of June)
Rifter The GourmeT Chief (cant do w/e 3rd of June) (will try to come)
Gassy (can make mid june to july)
Jazzy "let's NOT forget the milk and humous" (can only do the first weekend of May)
Sharon "I'm too hard for these mountains" Cohen (undergoing an operation so is likely out)
Areeb
Apu
Slimim
Osman

Camping list

Tents:

We need tents for 7 more people
Shafters 3-man
Ahmad Ali 3-man

Trekking:
Map/compass (Shafiq)

Individual:

Big rucksack
Boots
Torch
Sleeping bag/Ground mat
Towel
Cutlery/Plate/bowl/Mug
1 small bottle of water for trekking
Cuddly teddy
Around 30 Squids to sort out the costs on the weekend!

Cars:
Put your large deisel cars here anyone

Food

BBQ:
3 disposable bbqs (Shafiq)
3 bags of coal (Shafiq)
Skewers/thongs(:-))/matches/BBQ fluid (Shafiq)

Stove:
One stove (Ahmad)

Meat:
All marinated and kept in freezer overnight
We need around 10kgs of meat so please volunteer


Veg for skewers:
(all preprepared)
Baby tomatoes (4 packs)
Mushrooms (4 packs)
Chunky onions (1 plastic box pre-cut onions)
Peppers (3 packs)

Other:
Pitta bread (12x6 pack)
Corn on the cob/butter (12 pieces)
Humous (2 tubs)
Olive Oil (small bottle)

Breakfast:
Cereal (1 Large box of crunchy nut)
Milk (12x1L)

Drinks:
Coke/fizzy (10x2L)
Water (10x2L)
Teabags/milk/sugar (Ahmad)
Deep pan for hot water for tea (Ahmad - 2l kettle)

Miscellaneous
Bin liners (Shafters)

Plan:

Friday:
Before 7 pm: Meet up at rendevous (Chez Shafters 16 The Roperies, High Wycombe, Hp137FW)
8 pm: depart from rendevous
11 pm: arrive at reservoir in cars
12 pm: arrive at campsite
Set up camp and party all night till fajr
Pray and sleep

Saturday:
11 am: Breakfast
12 pm: first party trek
3 pm: second party trek
6 pm: BBQ and party all night

Sunday:
9 am: Breakfast
Chill
Eat leftovers
1 pm: leave camp site
2 pm: get to cars
5 pm get back to rendevous

Activities

BBQ

Clearly

Trekking

The 3-peak challenge...well not quite THE 3 Peaks but near enough for us.

Rope Bridge Challenge

I reckon we should try something different this time. I reckon we should build rope bridge. Dunno where it came from... just something to do to while away those hours.

So brush up on your knots and exercise that engineering brain you once had before you turned to IT.

Who's in?
Shafiq

Stuff we need:
4x15 meter Nylon Rope (Shafiq)