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-THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Established June,1931
+====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ======
-A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476 G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Ieonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, Telephone 798,8607.
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+Established June 1931.
-EDITOR:
-BUSINESS WAGER.:
+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney Bush Walkers, Box 4476, G.P.O., Sydney, 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 pm at the Wireless Institute Building, 14 Atchison Street, St. Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Ann Ravn, Telephone 798,8607.
-TYPIST:
-DUPLICATOR OPERATOR:
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-Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86,6263.
-Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118. Telephone 871,1207.
+|**Editor**|Helen Gray, 209 Malton Road, Epping, 2121. Telephone 86,6263.|
-KathBrovm.
+|**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, 2118. Telephone 871,1207.|
-Phil Butt.
+|**Typist**|Kath Brown.|
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+|**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt.|
-FE3HUARYL 1982.
-by Gordon Lee Evelyn Walker
+=== February, 1982 ===
-Barry Wallace David Ingram Bill Gamble
-Page
+===== In This Issue: =====
+| | |Page|
+|Claustral Phobia|Gordon Lee| 2|
+|Three Months' Lang Service Leave|Evelyn Walker| 5|
+|January General Meeting|Barry Wallace|11|
+|Social Notes & Walks Notice| |12|
+|The Great Zig-Zag, Lithgow Valley|David Ingram|13|
+|A Night of Magic| |13|
+|Snow's Floating Pool Party|Bill Gamble|14|
+|Annual Reunion 1962| |15|
+|Musical Efficiency| |16|
-Claustral Phobia
+|Happy Birthday| |16|
-.Three Months' Lang Service Leave Advertisement - Eastwood Camping Centre January General Meeting
-Social Notes & Walks Notice
+===== Advertisements: =====
-The Great Zig-Zag, Lithgaw Valley
-A Night of Magic
+| |Page|
-Snow's Floating Pool Party
+|Eastwood Camping Centre|10|
-Annual Reunion 1962 'Musical Efficiency Trappy Birthday
-Page 2	TEE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	February, 1982!
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-CLAUSTRAL-PHOBIA.
+===== Claustral Phobia. =====
 by Gordon Lee.
-If you consider the classic S.B.W. assault an Claustral, when 50 people attacked the canyon (more later) our effort paled by comparison. However -r it was not without its moments.
-Olaustral is purported to be one of the coldest of the canyons and since "taking the waters" is obligatory it was with more than some trepid4tion that I persuaded me to overcome extreme distaste of cold water (except when mixed with scotch) and join the other 14 masochists to go "Bathing with tob".
+If you consider the classic S.B.W. assault on Claustral, when 50 people attacked the canyon (more later) our effort paled by comparison. However -r it was not without its moments.
-I made sure I was properly attired for the occasion and thought my
--ensedble quite tasteful. The long blue sox merged into the off-white IJJ's.
+Claustral is purported to be one of the coldest of the canyons and since "taking the waters" is obligatory it was with more than some trepidation that I persuaded me to overcome extreme distaste of cold water (except when mixed with scotch) and join the other 14 masochists to go "Bathing with Bob".
-'popped by blue denim shorts into which was tucked a dark olive-green shirt!' TInseen under the shirt except where it peeped under the cuffs was -a brown wool jumper. All of this was highlighted with a bright red bathing cap. 3rom then on I felt I had missed my vocation. My repartee must have been -
-uproariously humorous for every time I appeared before other members of the tarty they convulsed with mirth.
+I made sure I was properly attired for the occasion and thought my ensemble quite tasteful. The long blue sox merged into the off-white LJ's topped by blue denim shorts into which was tucked a dark olive-green shirt. Unseen under the shirt except where it peeped under the cuffs was a brown wool jumper. All of this was highlighted with a bright red bathing cap. From then on I felt I had missed my vocation. My repartee must have been uproariously humorous for every time I appeared before other members of the party they convulsed with mirth.
-In some small measure I was able to savour the fruits of revenge
-(cliche - Barry Wallace please note) when watching the others' first entry into. the cold water of the canyon and hearing the stiffled screams when aoing so.
+In some small measure I was able to savour the fruits of revenge (cliche - Barry Wallace please note) when watching the others first entry into the cold water of the canyon and hearing the stiffled screams when doing so.
 Then there it was - the first drop.
-The abseils are probably best illustrated with a small sketch:- Cot-H:1o,
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+The abseils are probably best illustrated with a small sketch:-
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+[Sketch of Claustral Canyon]
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+While others of the party were sorting themselves out Bob decided that it would be best if I led off with Craig Austen and "set up" the second and third abseil. So it came to pass that I (Oh! how I hate cold water) was to receive first baptism.
-While others of the party were sorting themselves out Bob decided that
-it would be best if I led off with Graig Austen and "set up" the second and
+And there was I, Lord love-a-duck, no hope of keeping me trousers dry, much less of lighting me pipe (I wonder how Jim Brown would have done so under similar cirumstances), trying to wrest myself from those wet white boa-constrictors which, at the wave of a magician's wand, had materialised from the rope down which I had just descended, being deluged the while by copious cascades from above.
-third abseil. So it came to pass that I (Oh: how I hate cold water) was to receive first baptism.
-,	And there was I, Lord love-a-duck, no hope of keeping me trousers dry, much less of lighting me pipe (I wonder how Jim Brown would have done so
+Whilst the assault on the body physical was devilish, fiendish beyond compare were the thoughts that assailed the mind. I was standing in a dirty great hole in the ground at the edge of a bottomless pit filled with frigid black water across which I had to plunge, going heaven knows where to God knows what and those immortal lines floated mistily before my mind's eye "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" (Dante's Inferno - verse the something, line the so and so - I think).
-under similar cirumstances), trying to wrest myself from those met white boa-constrictors which, at the wave of a magician's wand, had materialised from the rope down which I had just descended, being deluged the while by	. copious cascades from above.
-Page 3	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	February, 1982.
+Nor did it end there. Next I fetched up against a venerable tree stump of doubtful age and strength, wedged in the slot through which the water found its escape. And I was supposed to trust my life to this ancient lump of wood. Only the good die young (cliche - Barry Wallace please note), so thus reassured I took the rope from Craig and set up the next abseil. At the bottom of this you step on to the ledge immortalised in so many Claustral annals. In my case the warming shaft of sunlight was missing. I fear this sunlight may be as elusive as the "ghost of Pidgeon House".
-Whilst the assault on the body physical was devilish, fiendish beyond, compare were the thoughts that assailed the Aind. I was standing in a dirty great hole in the ground at the edge of a bottomless pit filled with frigid black water across which I had to plunge, going heaven knows where to God knows what and those immortal lines floated mistily before my mind's eye "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" (Dante's Inferno - verse the something, line the so and so - I think).
-Nor did it end there. Neat I fetched up against a venerable tree stump of doubtful age and strength, wedged in the slot through which. the water foUnd its escape. And I was supposed to trust my life to this ancient lump of wood. Only the good die young (cliche - Barry Wallace please note), so thus reasqured I took the rope from Craig and set up the next abseil. At the bottom of this You step on to the ledge immortalised in so many Claustral annals. In my -case the warming shaft of sunlight was missing. I fear this sunlight may be as' ilusive as the "ghost of Pidgeon House".
+We do get it easy sometimes these days and for once turn the tables on our dear Malcolm, for contrary to what it was for those intrepid souls who did this canyon 15 or more years ago there is an eroded hole in the wall of the pit. So now the water level is nearly 1500 mm or so lower than previously and anchoring the rope so much easier.
-We do get it easy sometimes these days and for once turn the tables on, our dear Malcolm, for contrary to what it was for those intrepid souls who did this canyon 15 or more years ago there is an eroded hole in the wall of the pit. So now the water level is nearly 1500 mm or so lower than previously. and anchoring the rope so much easier.
 To accomplish all this I had once more to plunge my protesting body into the freezing wetness, swim to the hole and stand in 600 mm of water whilst uncoiling rope for the last abseil.
-And then Oh joyt Oh rapture: I swam to where I could stand on dry? ground - it wasn't dry for long - for there I was, wetter than a shag, (aliche etc.) standing in this dank, dark, dismal dungeon of nature Wondering what in the Hell I was doing there.
-This was no time to stand contemplating my navel for there were many wettings before lunch at the entry of Thunder Canyon. At lunch, for reasons beyond my comprehension, many of those present wanted to stand in the fire
+And then Oh joy! Oh rapture! I swam to where I could stand on dry? ground - it wasn't dry for long - for there I was, wetter than a shag, (cliche etc.) standing in this dank, dark, dismal dungeon of nature wondering what in the Hell I was doing there.
-With the wood, like so many Joans of Arc or Bobs Younger. Then, if all we
-had been through was not enough to try us, the rain which deluged on us froM that point on certainly confirmed Murphy's Law.
+This was no time to stand contemplating my navel for there were many wettings before lunch at the entry of Thunder Canyon. At lunch, for reasons beyond my comprehension, many of those present wanted to stand in the fire with the wood, like so many Joans of Arc or Bobs Younger. Then, if all we had been through was not enough to try us, the rain which deluged on us from that point on certainly confirmed Murphy's Law.
-Now - wait for it: - came THE Tunnel Swim. Forty metres of excruciating coldness. Death has been present hereso.precautions had to be taken, like
-using the ."Buddy" system to keep the Grim Reaper unhappy. All made this
+Now - wait for it! - came THE __Tunnel Swim__. Forty metres of excruciating coldness. Death has been present here, so precautions had to be taken, like using the "Buddy" system to keep the Grim Reaper unhappy. All made this successfully.
-successfully.
-Some of the party need special mention. Jenny Cornell who had battled
+Some of the party need special mention. Jenny Cornell who had battled courageously with the art of abseiling had the pleasure of knowing that her persistance had won through when she completed the three not so easy abseils allowing her to enjoy the wonder of this canyon. For young Geoff McInnes this was his first canyon since learning to abseil. He too enjoyed the experience.
-courageously with the art of abseiling had the pleasure of knowing that her
-Persistance had won through when she completed the three not so easy abseils allowing her to enjoy the wonder of this canyon. For young Geoff McInnes' this was his first canyon since learning to abseil. He too enjoyed the
+Thank goodness we now know that it is not necessary to lasso a tree to get out of the canyon. This is accomplished by facing up to another dip in the Arctic and there right opposite on the true LH bank a steep side gully leads to the creek which is followed back to Mt. Tomah. Thanks, Bob.
-experience.
-Thank goodness we now know that it is not necessary to lasso a tree to get out of the canyon. This is accomplished by facing up to another dip in
+__Epilogue__.
-the Arctic and there right opposite on the true IR bank a steep side gully
-leads to the creek which is followed back to Nt. Tomah. Thanks, Bob.
+Several years ago Dot Butler programmed Claustral. Due to intense lobbying 50 hopefuls decided to do the trip. Snow Brown had even impressed his boss to go along. I doubt if ever there has been such an assault on this poor unsuspecting canyon.
-Page 4	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	February, 1982.
-Epilogue.
+It has been related that the last bodies were just entering the canyon as the first were lassoing the tree to gain egress. One poor soul didn't make it - Snow's boss. Because no one was around when he came to the tree he kept going. By the time he had decided he had gone too far and returned to the tree the last of the party, knowing there was no one else to come and seeing no one in front of them, pulled the rope up behind them, so the unfortunate fellow spent the night in the canyon. It is not known if Snow's promotion was influenced by this oversight.
-__Several years ago Dot Butler programmed Claustral. Due to intense lobbying 50 hopefuls decided to do the trip. Snow Broun had even impressed his boss to go along. I doubt if ever there has been such an assault an this poor unsuspecting canyon.
-It has been related that the last bodies were just entering the canyon as the first were lassoing the tree to gain egress. One poor soul didn't' make it - Snow's boss. Because no one was around when he came to the tree he kept going. By the time he had decided he had gone too far and returned to the tree the last of the party, knowing there was no one else to came and seeing no one in front of them, pulled the rope up behind them, so the 'unfortunate fellow, spent the night in the canyon. It is not known if Snow's promotion was influenced by this oversight.
+What is amazing is that this was the only serious mishap. Contrary to the opinions of some members of the Club canyons and abseiling are not the place for the inexperienced or unfit for they are generally cold places and cold has the tendency to reduce both physical and mental competence.
-That is amazing is that this was the only serious mishap. Contragy:
-to the opinions of some members of the Club canyons and abseiling are not the
+There have been a number of abseiling accidents just recently, emphasised by the death of a young fellow at Margaret Falls, so __PLEASE__ attend an abseiling course before attempting a trip. If you have not abseiled for some time do a refresher. Methods do change so some readjustment may be necessary. In any case, practice makes for competence.
-place for the inexperienced or unfit for they are generally cold places and cold has the tendency to reduce both physical and mental competence.
-There have been a number of abseiling accidents just recently, emphasised
-by the death of a young fellow at Margaret Falls, so PLEASE attend an abseiling
-course before attempting a trip. If you have not abseiled for some time do a refresher. Methods do change so some readjustment may be necessary. In any case, practice makes for competence.
 Your leaders, though they may not hold Mountain Leadership Certificates, qualify by reason of their long experience and their log of successfully completed trips.
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 Since the writing and typing of Gordon's story there has occurred in Claustral Canyon the tragic death of three bushwalkers.
-Two of those killed, Ian Crawford and Cheryl Russell, were two of the most senior and experienced walkers of the club Span Unlimited. The third, Noreen Ryan, was a-visitor from Ireland.
-It was neither inexperience nor carelessness which caused their deaths. A freak storm-an incredible 60 cm of hail-higher in the mountains, and its rapid melt, caused the sudden and disastrous flood in the canyon. The walkers, in a pool in the canyon, were overtaken by this flood. The deaths were caused by drowning.
+Two of those killed, Ian Crawford and Cheryl Russell, were two of the most senior and experienced walkers of the club Span Unlimited. The third, Noreen Ryan, was a visitor from Ireland.
+It was neither inexperience nor carelessness which caused their deaths. A freak storm - an incredible 60 cm of hail - higher in the mountains, and its rapid melt, caused the sudden and disastrous flood in the canyon. The walkers, in a pool in the canyon, were overtaken by this flood. The deaths were caused by drowning.
 The Sydney Bush Walkers extends its sympathy to the families of those killed and to their many friends in Span Unlimited.
-Page 5	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	February, 1982.
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