The RACer, the RAC club newsletter, of August 1989 contained a rather romantic prose-like review of a bizarre occurence which took place in a remote part of the hinterland the previous month.
Rudi Rode was one of the survivors and described the experience.
The tranquil image below dredged from the official Rhodes Run archives was taken outside the Rhodes Hotel on the morning of the 'Mad-Hatters Tea Party' and belies the experience which the pioneers would claim bragging rights to for decades thereafter.
Rudi went on to earn five Rhodes Trail Run finisher medals, along the way being rewarded with Snowflake Number 73.
The story of the 'Mad-Hatters Tea Party' can be found here and his 'Dinner-gong' is shown below.
