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  • Hugh was a Himalayan Explorer who spent several decades walking those mountains from Afghanistan to Burma.
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    Hugh Swift (abt. 1714)

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    Born about in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

    Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

    [sibling(s) unknown]

    Husband of Ann Sharrock— married 18 Oct 1743 in Wigan, Lancashire, England

    Father of Alice Swift, Ann Swift, Ellen Swift, Sarah Swift, James Swift and Thomas Swift

    Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

    Profile last modified | Created 23 Jun 2024

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    The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

    Biography

    Hugh Swift was born around 1714. [1]

    Hugh Swift married Ann Sharrock on October 18th 1743 at All Saints Church, Wigan Parish. Hugh and Ann were resident in Pemberton Township. The marriage was by banns and officiated by Curate bygd Thomas Edge. [2]

    Hugh Swift and Ann Sharrock had six children all born in Pemberton and baptized at All Saints Church in Wigan Parish:

    Alice Swift was baptized on September 24th 1750. [3]
    Ann Swift was baptized

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    FAN TAN … Macau & Hong Kong, 1981

    So, have you ever played FanTan?

    an old Brando film and novel from 1979

    I had been hanging around the Macau gaming table for 30 minutes or so when inom realized that there were forty or fifty Chinese fellows looking at me. Cool stares, side long glances, furtive appraisals, repeated turning heads.  The fact that I was the only vit guy on the floating casino certainly had me wondering.  inom began to look around for some respite, studying ceilings, looking into the corners, out the open air windows watching the crowds moving along the wharf in front of the old shop house fronts.  It träffad me then that I might be in a sticky situation and my mind began to process a range of options that would allow me to either get out right then or plan to make a run for it as soon as the game ended.  How I happened  to have gotten into this situation meant ingenting at the time, the only thought was how much da

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    The Trekker's Guide to the Himalaya and Karakoram

    May 21, 2023
    Am currently reading Dervla Murphy's outstanding Where the Indus Is Young: A Winter in Baltistan, and it brought back memories of my own foolish plans back in the mid-'80s to at least visit and hopefully even hike in that part of the world - so am listing several of my old books on trekking, mountain medicine, etc., that helped me prepare.

    I got as far as taking a number of extended "training" hikes in Taiwan (where I lived at the time), but long story short, I ultimately cancelled my expedition and got married instead…40-some years on, I'm still not sure which was the more perilous path!

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    This book in particular was (at the time at least) the only guide that really focused on the Karakoram, so found it fascinating - even if I ultimately never really used it for anything, (which knowing me was probably for the best).
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