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Rough Bounds is inspired by stories of human endeavour - many were ordinary people who dedicated their time to something extraordinary.
Their passion, belief and tenacity helped them achieve what others thought was impossible.
These were people who challenged themselves, who never took the easy path or cut corners. They knew that nothing worthwhile comes easy.
They were the pioneers, the innovators and visionaries. They were formidable, different, strong people - the women and men who trained in the Rough Bounds and took their place in history.
Krystyna Skarbek
"described by those who knew her as the "bravest of the brave" and SOE Spymaster Vera Atkins described Skarbek as "very brave, very attractive, but a loner and a law unto herself."
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Major Anders Lassen
"his field-craft skills were extraordinary, he was a crack shot with a bow and arrow. Legend has it that on the stalking phase of training in Scotland he killed a deer with his bare hands using his Commando fighting knife"
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![Lord Shimi Lovat Shimi Lovat in sketch book](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1089/1863/files/Shimi-Sketchbook-1980_1.jpg?v=1698317636)
Lord 'Shimi' Lovat
"During Operation Overlord, the D Day landings, he led the Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach and then successfully captured Pegasus Bridge, accompanied by his piper Bill Millin. Brutal fighting ensued for days"
LEARN MOREFreddie Spencer Chapman
"for three and a half years during the second world war, this unassuming adventurer-naturalist lived behind Japanese lines in the jungles of Malaya, blowing up trains, bridges and enemy soldiers, training local insurgents, battling malaria and starvation"
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Major Anders Lassen
"his field-craft skills were extraordinary, he was a crack shot with a bow and arrow. Legend has it that on the stalking phase of training in Scotland he killed a deer with his bare hands using his Commando fighting knife"
LEARN MORESir Fitzroy Maclean
"On one occasion, while trying to mine Benghazi harbour, Maclean posed as an Italian officer and, in fluent Italian, roundly berated the sentries for inattention while mounting sentry duty. Seemingly a man oblivious to danger and with nine lives, Maclean had his only near brush with death after a car crash resulting from Stirling's reckless style at the wheel"
LEARN MORE![Fitzroy Maclean sketch](
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![Major Anders Lassen Shipwreck on beach near Fort William, Scotland](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1089/1863/files/14332_1.jpg?v=1694081689)
David & William Stirling
"his field-craft skills were extraordinary, he was a crack shot with a bow and arrow. Legend has it that on the stalking phase of training in Scotland he killed a deer with his bare hands using his Commando fighting knife"
LEARN MOREDavid & William Stirling
"his field-craft skills were extraordinary, he was a crack shot with a bow and arrow. Legend has it that on the stalking phase of training in Scotland he killed a deer with his bare hands using his Commando fighting knife"
LEARN MORE![Major Anders Lassen Shipwreck on beach near Fort William, Scotland](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1089/1863/files/14332_1.jpg?v=1694081689)
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Paying homage to the breaktaking region of the Rough Bounds and those who made it their training ground.
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