In reply to IainRUK: Well it's all on hold.
We've just unpacked, of 46 carton loads of gear shipped from NZ, 1 is missing, #26, which contained all our metal gear, ice screws, rope, 2 harnesses and boots. We insured the gear for a £1000, which won't buy it all back, but should cover most. Bit of a bugger though, just got to wait and see iof the insurance pay up.