Subject: The greater is our triumph the smaller we realize we are<br/>
Date: Jun 21, 2005 @ 14:45<br/>
Author: Wolfgang Schaub (&quot;Wolfgang Schaub&quot; &lt;Wolfgang.Schaub@cro-contracts.com&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-198605854">Dear all,<br/>
<br/>
Ultra mare usque nusquam - out in the cruel North Atlantic lies a tiny speck<br/>
of granite: Rockall, the most isolated island in the world - no other island<br/>
around for about 200 miles. About 12 times less people have ever stood on<br/>
its top than on Mt. Everest, and this within a climbing history about 4<br/>
times longer than Everest.<br/>
<br/>
For details visit www.therockalltimes.co.uk.<br/>
<br/>
Who were the kings of Rockall? - WE ARE!!! On 16th June our team displayed<br/>
on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall-ho/2005-team.html">http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall-ho/2005-team.html</a> have hit the<br/>
only possible weather window allowing a landing operation and have hauled us<br/>
up to the 20-m-high top, and this &quot;by fair means&quot;! We were goddam&#39;n fu...&#39;n<br/>
lucky.<br/>
<br/>
After sailing 48 hours to the west off the Scottish Orkney Islands our<br/>
mission was completed within 8 hours and 20 minutes, and over 200 radio<br/>
contacts established world wide from our amateur radio station. The Scottish<br/>
flag was proudly hoisted, and one of us has even swum around the rock in a<br/>
remarkable swell - never done by anybody before.<br/>
<br/>
My personal record: I was the first German since Greenpeace&#39;s 1997<br/>
occupation, and am the second oldest ever on Rockall.<br/>
<br/>
Expect us next to issue a declaration of independence and a constitution:<br/>
Long live the People&#39;s Republic of Rockall! Stamps are already printed.<br/>
<br/>
Also in the next weeks watch out for a picture gallery. One pic is attached<br/>
to stimulate your saliva...<br/>
<br/>
Setting off for Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan now...<br/>
<br/>
Best wishes,<br/>
<br/>
Wolfgang</div>