Heels 1970
Act Three
Act Three
12 May
Scene I
as before
7:00am
Attempted exit of Kea with billy lid. Exit Kea without lid. Trampers awake and survey frosty ground and frozen boots. Frantic attempts at boot-thawing occur and several trampers are seen running around in their boots attempting to restore circulation.
page 5Scene II
West Sabine Winter Olympic Stadium
Five trampers approach the now infamous Winter Olympics of August 1969. Those with ice-axes approach the rink with gusto but retreat on the sound of cracking ice. Party exits south somewhat disappointed.
Scene III
Rock Bivvy West Sabine
4:30pm
Enter 5 trampers who set about preparing tea. Jelly is made and set at 4:45 as others arrive. A loose pile of wood appears and spirited attempts at firelighting occur. Transient flames appear from time to time but the fire seems to obey a little known corollary of Murphy's Law and goes out whenever a billy is placed on the fire. Persistance is rewarded at 7:45 and the dehy stew is soon on the boil and is eaten at 9:00pm. Jelly follows at 9:15. Sleep occurs under the rock or in tents, one strategically placed in a bog.