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Back from our mainland trip. Di's doing a tidy-up and tried it on for me to get rid of some of the old climbing mags that are hanging about the place. So, randomly, the first thing I pulled off the shelf was Peaks 3. Flipping through I was delighted by the wealth of "stuff" that's in the magazine. For those more recent to the scene (this edition was published in 1980  ) and who aren't aware, this mag was published here in Tasmania. Didn't last very long, but was very rich and dense in content, so much more than we get with Rock. Great value for a yearly subscription of $12. Unfortunately, not enough people saw its true worth, and it very quickly faded from view, probably because of the predominance of Tasmanian contributions and the mixture of content - poems for example! (What was Bob thinking: we occasionally get this sort of stuff in Alpinist, but mainstream mags like Climbing are too afraid to touch this sort of stuffsuch esoteric material.)

A few short extracts to give a glimpse into what was going on at the time:

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