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- | 9 | + | ======The Sydney Bushwalker.====== |
- | THE SYDNEY USHWALKER | + | |
- | A monthly bulletin of matters | + | A monthly bulletin of natters |
- | shoul d be ref erred to Mrs. Mar ci a Shappert tel 30. 202S. | + | |
- | *******44, | + | |**Editor**|Neville Page. 14 Brucedale |
- | EDITOR: NEVILLE PAGE 14 BE uce dal e Ave Eppi | + | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke. 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford. Telephone |
- | Telephone 86. 3739 | + | |**Duplicator Operators**|Peter Scandrett, Owen Marks, George Gray.| |
- | BUSINESS MANA GEFt. BILL BURKE Coral Tree Drive Car ling arti Tel ephone | + | |**Typist**|Kath Brown.| |
- | ouPuCATOR OPERATORS: | + | |
- | *44' | + | ====November |
- | Typist: | + | |
- | NOVEMBER | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | Editorial | + | |
- | The Adventures of Marco Lee and Lin Paddy' | + | | | |Page| |
- | The October General Meeting | + | |Editorial| | 2| |
- | For Those Who Rush Their Fences David Cotton' | + | |The Adventures of Marco Lee and Lin|Gordon Lee| 3| |
- | The Agents for Conservation Walks Notes | + | |The October General Meeting|Jim Brown| 9| |
- | Social Notes | + | |For Those Who Rush Their Fences|Ms. Dean|12| |
- | 2. Gordon Lee 3. | + | |David Cotton' |
- | 8. | + | |The Agents for Conservation|Peter Harris|16| |
- | Jim Brown 9. | + | |Walks Notes|Len Newland|17| |
- | 11, Ms, Dean 12. | + | |Social Notes|Ian Stephen|18| |
- | 14. | + | |
- | 15. Peter Harris 16. | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
- | Len Newland 17. | + | |
- | Ian Stephen 18. | + | | |Page| |
- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November 1976. | + | |Paddy' |
- | National Parks Don't Grow On Trees; That, you might remember, was the slogan used for the 1975 appeal for funds by the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation. It's a | + | |Mountain Equipment|11| |
- | good slogan, and was developed to sum up the Foundation' | + | |Alp Sports|15| |
- | The Foundation was formed in 1970 by a group of citizens concerned that the New South Wales State | + | |
- | Government would be unable to provide from taxation revenue funds adequate to acquire the parcels of land which needed to be preserved in their original form. In order to preserve species of flora, fauna and examples of geological interest, land had to be set aside and the only way of doing this was to purchase the land concerned. | + | ---- |
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+ | =====Editorial.===== | ||
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+ | National Parks Don't Grow On Trees! That, you might remember, was the slogan used for the 1975 appeal for funds by the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation. It's a good slogan, and was developed to sum up the Foundation' | ||
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+ | The Foundation was formed in 1970 by a group of citizens concerned that the New South Wales State Government would be unable to provide from taxation revenue funds adequate to acquire the parcels of land which needed to be preserved in their original form. In order to preserve species of flora, fauna and examples of geological interest, land had to be set aside and the only way of doing this was to purchase the land concerned. | ||
Since its inception, the Foundation has developed from receiving donations from the business community to the point where public appeals are conducted, a permanent membership has been developed and trading activities contribute to funds raised. | Since its inception, the Foundation has developed from receiving donations from the business community to the point where public appeals are conducted, a permanent membership has been developed and trading activities contribute to funds raised. | ||
- | A door knock appeal is now in the panning | + | |
- | readily volunteer our services to such a cause. The opportunity to give voluntary help with almost assured | + | A door knock appeal is now in the planning |
- | payback in terms of benefit (ie. use of parklands acquired as a direct result of fund raising efforts) is a rare opportunity. It is hoped that as many bushwalkers as possible will lend their help. | + | |
- | If you feel you would like to give some of your time in helping such a worthy cause, as a door-knocker, | + | If you feel you would like to give some of your time in helping such a worthy cause, as a door-knocker, |
- | team leader, or in some other capacity, contact Graham Pitkin (telephone 661-3347 at home or 20234 extension | + | |
- | 7017 at work) and he will give you some details. Or if | + | ---- |
- | you would like to just know more about the Foundation | + | |
- | or the appeal, I am sure that Graham would be more than | + | =====The Adventures Of Marco Lee & Lin - Part 2.===== |
- | happy to help. | + | |
- | ******** | + | Or |
- | Page j, | + | |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | ====Perils And Pleasures Of Pilgrims To Delhi.==== |
- | November, 1976. | + | |
- | THE ADVENTURES OF HARM LEE & LIN - PART II. | + | |
- | or | + | |
- | PERILS AND _PLEASURES OF PILGRIMS TO DELHI. | + | |
by Gordon Lee. | by Gordon Lee. | ||
- | You may recall, dear reader, that when last we met we were atop the windy ridge of Kola Pattar and having got there we must of necessity return The wLy was long, the wind was cold, your wayfarer was infirm and old. Here I pause to gather the moral strength to relate the pitiful events that followed which brought mortification to your writer and shamed the name of the proud body of people to which he belongs, blotting the escutcheon of the S.B.W. - I got lost 1 Ohl the degradation of it all - not once, hut twice. It befell thuswise | + | |
- | The walk back from Lobouche (last camp before Kala Pattar) was quick and easy in comparison with the climb up so we made Pangbochein | + | You may recall, dear reader, that when last we met we were atop the windy ridge of Kola Pattar and having got there we must of necessity return. The way was long, the wind was cold, your wayfarer was infirm and old. Here I pause to gather the moral strength to relate the pitiful events that followed which brought mortification to your writer and shamed the name of the proud body of people to which he belongs, blotting the escutcheon of the S.B.W. - I got lost! Oh! the degradation of it all - not once, but twice. It befell thuswise... |
- | After walking for some 10 minutes the large rock had disappeared on our left, the trail had failed to rejoin and I stopped to consider. Several natives appeared on the scene, and here I made the next of many errors. I asked in my best Nepalese and English, obviously unintelligible to the native, " | + | |
- | The trail wandered past goal posts sticking | + | The walk back from Lobouche (last camp before Kala Pattar) was quick and easy in comparison with the climb up so we made Pangboche in one day and then on to Namche |
- | Page. 4, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALICER November, 1976. | + | |
- | tracks picked out in the dim torchlight. Then slipping and sliding in | + | After walking for some 10 minutes the large rock had disappeared on our left, the trail had failed to rejoin and I stopped to consider. Several natives appeared on the scene, and here I made the next of many errors. I asked in my best Nepalese and English, obviously unintelligible to the native, " |
- | the slush till, glory be, the lights of Namohe | + | |
- | Namohe | + | The trail wandered past goal posts sticking |
- | their wares, mostly grains - rice, dal, millet and corn and several unknowns. Here you hear them chanting sing-song the number of measures they have ladled out, "Ilk, 6k, ek; dui, dui, dui; tin, tin, tin; chaar, | + | |
- | Leaving | + | Namche |
- | After having a cup of tea, a yarn and returning the goggles, I set out to return to the trail and push on to Lukla. The track, which haa been easy to follow in the snow a week or so before, was now not so easy, difficulty compounded by darkness, a torch on the blink and the vanished snow. I found the trail, followed it to a familiar bridge and started to eliMb2 | + | |
- | host was having his evening meal and when I explained my predicament he said, nI show you." I was invited to eat which I did gladly. Offer of payment was refused. Several times during the next - two hours ho mentioned " | + | Leaving |
- | k4.00ked | + | |
- | show you," from mine host. He led me about 40 yards, gestured into the dark and said, "That way." And so T. stumbled off very angry end very disgruntled. | + | After having a cup of tea, a yarn and returning the goggles, I set out to return to the trail and push on to Lukla. The track, which had been easy to follow in the snow a week or so before, was now not so easy, difficulty compounded by darkness, a torch on the blink and the vanished snow. I found the trail, followed it to a familiar bridge and started to climb, |
- | Scrambling up a steep Nepalese hillside in the dark andebitter | + | |
- | :e wn, the rain had stopped, and not too wet and miserable, I packed. In ten minutes I found the trail. In another 10/15 I was to the spot where I had turned back the previous evening. In another 5 minutes I topped a rise, and there was the cluster of houses outside Lukla air strip, and Lin cowing | + | Mine host was having his evening meal and when I explained my predicament he said, " |
- | Page 5, THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1976. | + | |
- | be judged by this isolated incident. | + | Scrambling up a steep Nepalese hillside in the dark and bitter |
- | Nepalese Short Cuts s If Govett' | + | |
- | We reached Surkeya, below Lukla, where the trail divides. One fork goes up 3000' to Kharte and down to Jubing, the other took a straighter line, when viewed from above, along the Duhd Kesi. And along this trail our intrepid porter, Kirkabara, whom Lin had engaged at Namche, decided we should go. It appeared that we would save one or two hours to Jubing, | + | Dawn, the rain had stopped, and not too wet and miserable, I packed. In ten minutes I found the trail. In another 10/15 I was to the spot where I had turned back the previous evening. In another 5 minutes I topped a rise, and there was the cluster of houses outside Lukla air strip, and Lin coming |
- | so innocent and unsuspecting and as yet unsuspicious of Neipalese | + | |
- | we tripped off gaily to save this two hours of tramping. | + | Nepalese Short Cuts: If Govett' |
- | C. J. Dennis' | + | |
- | on that fateful day. For those who don't know what a peg-tooth crosscut saw is, and have no interest in finding out, any saw will do. Multiplj | + | We reached Surkeya, below Lukla, where the trail divides. One fork goes up 3000' to Kharte and down to Jubing, the other took a straighter line, when viewed from above, along the Duhd Kesi. And along this trail our intrepid porter, Kirkabara, whom Lin had engaged at Namche, decided we should go. It appeared that we would save one or two hours to Jubing, so innocent and unsuspecting and as yet unsuspicious of Nepalese |
- | the teeth till they are a thousand feet high and start walking along the | + | |
- | saw blade. Put a raging torrent below on one side and a 4000' ridge on the other, descend 3000' to commence all this and call us d---- fools and you'd be dead right. That we saved two hours I know not, nor did we reach Jubing that evening, but camped in a deserted farmer' | + | C. J. Dennis' |
- | saved two hours but at sore cost - aching limbs, weary bodies and frustrated minds. However we were able to cook a reasonable meal and make ourselves comfortable. | + | |
- | Kirkabara cocked his head and shrugged his shoulders in his inimitable way, as much as to say, " | + | Kirkabara cocked his head and shrugged his shoulders in his inimitable way, as much as to say, " |
- | "Quick way Thodung," | + | |
Some sweating and scratched two hours later we made Thodung (The Cheese Factory). Surely it had to be a short cut. Was it not the hypotenuse of a triangular trail? Two other things (minor of course) confirmed the fact. The trail was almost non-existant and it was 3000' straight up. | Some sweating and scratched two hours later we made Thodung (The Cheese Factory). Surely it had to be a short cut. Was it not the hypotenuse of a triangular trail? Two other things (minor of course) confirmed the fact. The trail was almost non-existant and it was 3000' straight up. | ||
- | Before reaching Phedi it was hard to have a pull, for pulls were | + | |
- | scarce - the Kukra must have been on strike. Kukra is a hook, and " | + | Before reaching Phedi it was hard to have a pull, for pulls were scarce - the Kukra must have been on strike. Kukra is a hook, and " |
- | scale in Nepal because of the protein deficient diet. Meat cannot be considered, for your appetite for meat diminishes in proportion to the inverse square of the number of times you see a " | + | |
- | area where people rushed up to you in the oddest places, bearing their globular gifts in all sorts of carrying media, calling as they came, "Phill, phul?" And I might add at a price which suited the pocket. The look on Lin's face was heaven itself. | + | After leaving Lukla the backdrop grandeur of the mighty Himalayan peaks was replaced by the drab fawn and brown of the interminable age-old terraced hillsides, relieved frequently by the lush emerald green of wheat (?) interspersed with splashes of pale yellow-flowered dal. All of this river by steep-sided valleys and almost sheer gorges bottomed by rushing white water. Scattered about over all, as though shaken indiscriminately from a giant' |
- | Page 6, THE SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER November, 1976. | + | |
- | After leaving Lukla the backdrop grandeur of the mighty Himalayan peaks was replaced by the drab fawn and brown of the interminable age-old terraced hillsides, relieved frequently by the lush emerald green of | + | I have always been rather |
- | wheat (?) interspersed. with splashes of pale yellow-flowered dal. All of this river by steep-sided valleys and almost sheer gorges bottomed by rushing white water. Scattered about over all, as though shaken indiscriminately from a giant' | + | |
- | I have always been ratLer | + | Phaphlu seems to be a fairly important village, for here there is an air strip, fairly large hospital and a Hilary school. In addition the Italians have built a sumptuous hotel to rival the Japanese " |
- | and cheeraie). So our host's abject apology for lack of doohd was transported to delight on proffering our bag of powdered milk. Like a lightning | + | |
- | bolt the realisation struck, earthed by the question, "Are you sure ...?" Swift examination and termination of the tea making procedure as spout | + | It reminded me of the days of rationing during World War II when I tried to purchase some sugar; half a kilo to be exact. First I had to go to the police station where an official coupon was filled out and stamped. And could you purchase the precious kg in Saleri? Certainly not. You had to take a half hour's walk to Daphu where after production of the official document, much scrutiny and the payment of Rs 3 (25 c) the cheenee was yours. |
- | hovered over the cup. I have never taken tea made with soap powder, nor | + | |
- | do I consciously wish to try. But had we done so I'm sure we'd have had the most whiter than white stomachs in Nepal. We now insist on blue beads of brightness. | + | A side excursion |
- | Phaphlu seems to be a fairly important village, for hero there is an | + | |
- | air strip, fairly large hospital and a Hilary school. In addition the Italians have built a sumptuous hotel to rival the Japanese " | + | Further down the track we made another side excursion to Thodung, commonly referred to as the " |
- | at Sangboche. | + | |
- | from Saleri, a local capital full of Official Departments of all kinds and a police station. | + | At long last we were on the down hill run to Lamsangu. Run it was for when we could at last look down on Lamsangu there was the 9.00 a.m. bus. The driver blew his horn while I was still 2 or 300 yds. away. We got there 'by the skin of our teeth' and boarded breathlessly. The bus, crammed after a few pick-ups, coughed, wheezed, waggled and ground on its 6 hour journey rounded off by an hour-long climb up the long hill outside Kathmandu. |
- | It reminded me of the days of rationing during World War II when I | + | |
- | tried to purchase some sugar; half a kilo to be exact. First I had to | + | So our 23 day, 200 mile jaunt over the hills of Nepal was ended. We weren' |
- | go to the police station where an official coupon was filled out and stamped. And could you purchase the precious kg in Saleri? Certainly not. You had to take a half hour's walk to Daphu where after production of the official document, much scrutiny and the payment of Rs 3 (25 c) the cheenee was yours. | + | |
- | A side Excursion | + | Eventually we made it to Pokhara to get a closer look at the Annapurna Massif. We didn't make it to the Annapurna Base Camp. Extremely bad weather and 4 ft. of snow saw to that. I'll leave it to Owen M., Frank T. and Helen to fill you in on the Annapurna Antics. |
- | generally finishing off the completed carpets. We made a rough estimate | + | |
- | of earnings and from memory it was about Pc 10-15 per day. A meal was provided during the day. About A 1 a day. Makes you think, doesn' | + | Without wishing to blow the trumpet, I feel that in some small way I redeemed myself and won back some small portion of the lost honour of the Club. Lin decided she'd had enough trekking and so from Ghandrung she returned to Pokhara. |
- | Further down the track we made another side excursion to Thodung, | + | |
- | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1976. | + | |
- | commonly referred to as the " | + | |
- | At long last we were on the down hill run to Lamsangu. Run it was for when we could at last look down on Lamsangu there was the 9.00 a m. bus. The driver blew his horn while I was still 2 or 300 yds. away. We got there 'by the skin of our teeth' and boarded breathlessly. The bus, crammed after a few pick-ups, coughed, wheezed, waggled and ground on its 6 hour journey rounded off by an hour-long climb up the long hill outside Kathmandu. | + | |
- | So our 23 day, 200 mile jaunt over the hills of Nepal was ended. | + | |
- | We weren' | + | |
- | Eventually we made it to Pokhara to get a closer look at the Annapurna Massif. We didn't make it to the Annapurna Base Camp. Extremely bad weather and 4 ft. of snow saw to that. I'll leave it to OWenAl.,.Frank T. and Helen to fill you in on the Annapurna Antics. | + | |
- | Without wishing to blow the trumpet, I feel that in some small way I redeemed myself and won back some small portion of the lost honour of the Club. Lin decided she'd had enough trekking and so from Ghandrung she returned to Pokhara. | + | |
This trek is usually done in the reverse order as the trail between Ghan. and Ghore P. is through an almost trackless forest and climbs some 4,000 ft., going over a pass at 10,000 ft. before descending to Ghore Pani. This is the first time in my walking career I had walked alone, and I have never felt so alone as I did in my 4 to 5 hours in that forest. Tracks petered out frequently and I had to resort to compass many times. However I made it to Ghore Pani in 7 hours. Climbed Poon Hill at sunrise for views of Machnapuckhare and the Annapurnas and got to Birithante in 5 hours. I was at Fewa Tal (Lake Fowa) near Pokhara the next afternoon. | This trek is usually done in the reverse order as the trail between Ghan. and Ghore P. is through an almost trackless forest and climbs some 4,000 ft., going over a pass at 10,000 ft. before descending to Ghore Pani. This is the first time in my walking career I had walked alone, and I have never felt so alone as I did in my 4 to 5 hours in that forest. Tracks petered out frequently and I had to resort to compass many times. However I made it to Ghore Pani in 7 hours. Climbed Poon Hill at sunrise for views of Machnapuckhare and the Annapurnas and got to Birithante in 5 hours. I was at Fewa Tal (Lake Fowa) near Pokhara the next afternoon. | ||
- | It may not have been i-12 Phil Butt or Bob Hodgson standard walk (1 was only carrying 10/12 kg) but think Owen, Frank or Helen would agree that it wasn't a bad effort. | + | |
+ | It may not have been a Phil Butt or Bob Hodgson standard walk (I was only carrying 10/12 kg) but think Owen, Frank or Helen would agree that it wasn't a bad effort. | ||
I rejoined Lin and the French Canadian friends she had walked with to Pokhara and we had a happy, yappy evening. | I rejoined Lin and the French Canadian friends she had walked with to Pokhara and we had a happy, yappy evening. | ||
- | To be continued) | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * | + | (To be continued) |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 19766. | + | |
- | .Lightweight bushwalking | + | ---- |
- | and camping | + | |
- | FREEZE DRIED AND DEHYDRATED FOODS | + | =====Paddymade.===== |
- | Now, the bushwalker can fully equip himself with the aid of Paddy' | + | |
- | BUNYIP RUCKSACK | + | Lightweight bushwalking and camp gear. |
- | This ' | + | |
- | SENIOR RUCKSACK | + | ===Freeze dried and dehydrated foods.=== |
- | A single pocket, shaped rucksack. Suitable for overnight camping. Weight | + | |
- | BUSHMAN RUCKSACK | + | Now, the bushwalker can fully equip himself with the aid of Paddy' |
- | Has sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carrying. Will hold 30Ibs. 2 pocket model 1Y4lbs. 3 pocket model 11721bs. | + | |
- | PIONEER RUCKSACK | + | ===Bunyip rucksack.=== |
- | Extra large bag with four external pockets and will carry about 40Ibs of camp gear. Weight | + | |
- | Everything for the bush walker, from blankets and air mattresses, stretchers, boots, compasses, maps, books, stoves and lamps to cooking ware and freeze dried and dehydrated foods. | + | This ' |
- | e le | + | |
- | ' | + | ===Senior rucksack.=== |
- | One, two or three man. From 2% to 341bs. Choice of three cloths. | + | |
- | Supplied with nylon cords and overlapped doors. No walls. | + | A single pocket, shaped rucksack. Suitable for overnight camping. Weight |
- | WALL TENTS | + | |
- | Two, three or four man, From 3% to 4%lbs. Choice of three cloths. Supplied with nylon cords and overlapped doors, | + | ===Bushman rucksack.=== |
- | 69 LIVERPOOL ST. SYDNEY | + | |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER November, 1976. | + | Have sewn-in curved bottom for extra comfort in carrying. Will hold 30 lbs. 2 pocket model 1 1/4 lbs. 3 pocket model 1 1/2 lbs. |
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+ | ===Pioneer rucksack.=== | ||
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+ | Is an extra large bag with four external pockets and will carry about 40 lbs of camp gear. Weight | ||
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+ | One, two or three man. From 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 lbs. Choice of three cloths. Supplied with nylon cords and overlapped doors. No walls. | ||
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+ | ===Wall tents.=== | ||
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+ | Two, three or four man, From 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs. Choice of three cloths. Supplied with nylon cords and overlapped doors. | ||
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+ | Everything for the bushwalker, from blankets and air mattresses, stretchers, boots, compasses, maps, books, stoves and lamps to cooking ware and freeze dried and dehydrated foods. | ||
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+ | Paddy Pallin | ||
+ | 69 Liverpool St., Sydney. 26-2686, 61-7215. | ||
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OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING. | OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING. | ||
by Jim Brown. | by Jim Brown. |
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