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- | x x **T4E...x x x-x x x4 XXX)XXX(XXX)-XXX)x ;; | + | ====== The Sydney Bushwalker. ====== |
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- | THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER | + | Established June 1931. |
- | Established. June 1931 | + | |
- | **-x. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x-x-x-x-x-m** | + | 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. |
- | monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers, Box /!476 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 Faxn, Telephone 798,8607. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |**Editor**|Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street, Rozelle, 2039. Telephone 827,3695.| |
- | EDITOR;> | + | |**Business Manager**|Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, |
- | BITsmEss 121.TAGM.: | + | |**Production Manager**|Helen Gray.| |
- | PB.ODliCr.LE ON MANAGER: | + | |**Typist**|Kath Brown.| |
- | TYPIST: | + | |**Duplicator Operator**|Phil Butt.| |
- | DUPLICLTDR OPERATOR: | + | |
- | Evelyn Walker, 158 Evans Street Rozelle, 2039. | + | === March, 1982 === |
- | Telephone 827,3695. | + | |
- | Bill Burke, 3 Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford, | + | ===== In This Issue: ===== |
- | Helen Gray. Kath Brown. Phil Butt. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | | | |Page| |
- | MARCH 1982. | + | |Office Bearers |
- | Office 13,:arers & Committee Members 1982 Consevaion | + | |Consevation |
- | Bet.men | + | |Between |
- | The Febr.zary | + | |The February |
- | Bbok RevT.ew | + | |Book Review |
- | Too Many Routes in Tasmania | + | |Kanangra |
- | SOcial | + | |Too Many Routes in Tasmania|Peter Harris|10| |
- | Annual Sabscriptions 1982 | + | |Snowy Mountains |
- | SOONWyr /40lan4anS Sit tArIntr | + | |Social |
- | Page 2 | + | |Annual Sabscriptions 1982| |12| |
- | Alex Colley 3 | + | |Snowy Mountains Summer|Helen Gray|13| |
- | Barbara Bruce 4 | + | |
- | Barry Wallace 5 | + | ===== Advertisements: |
- | Bill Gamble 6 | + | |
- | 8 | + | | |Page| |
- | Gordon Lee 9 | + | |Eastwood Camping Centre| |
- | Peter Harris 10 | + | |
- | Meryl Watman 11 | + | ---- |
- | 12 | + | |
- | 12 | + | ===== S.B.W. Office Bearers - 1982. ===== |
- | en_ Grey 13 | + | |
- | *X*-XXX********-XXXXXXXXXXXX-*1******X-******* | + | The following office-bearers and committee members were elected |
- | Page 2 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | The following office-bearers and committee members were elect ad at the S.B.W. Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 10th March, 1982:- | + | |President|Tony Marshall*| |
- | President * Tony Marshall | + | |Vice-Presidents|Spiro Hajinakitas*, Ainslie Morris*| |
- | Vice-Presidents * Spiro Hajinakitas * Ainslie Morris | + | |Secretary|Sheila Binns*| |
- | Secretary * Sheila Binns Assistant Secretary | + | |Assistant Secretary|Barbara Bruce*| |
- | Treasurer * Barry Murdoch | + | |Treasurer|Barry Murdoch*| |
- | Walks Secretary * Jim Percy | + | |Walks Secretary|Jim Percy*| |
- | Social Secretary * Jo van Sommers New Members Secretary | + | |Social Secretary|Jo van Sommers*| |
- | Committee Members * Joan Cooper | + | |New Members Secretary|Fazeley Read*| |
- | * Wendy Hodgman | + | |Committee Members|Joan Cooper*, Barry Wallace*, |
- | Federation Delegates | + | |Federation Delegates|Gordon Lee*, Wendy Hodgman, |
- | Spiro Hajinakitas | + | |Substituee |
- | * Barry Wallace * Steve Hodgman | + | |Conservation Secretary|Alex Colley| |
- | Wendy Hodonan | + | |Magazine Editor|Evelyn Walker| |
- | Sub stituee | + | |Magazine Business Manager|Bill Burke| |
- | Alex Colley | + | |Magazine Production Manager|Helen Gray| |
- | Conservation Secretary Alex Colley | + | |Duplicator Operator|Phil Butt| |
- | Magazine Editor Evelyn Walker | + | |Keeper of Maps & Timetables|John Holly| |
- | Magazine Business | + | |Search & Rescue Contacts|Don Finch, Ray Hookway, Marcia Shappert| |
- | Manager | + | |Archivist|Phil Butt| |
- | Magazine Production | + | |Auditor|Gordon Redmond| |
- | Manager | + | |Solicitor|Colin Broad| |
- | Duplicator Operator | + | |Trustees|Heather |
- | Keeper of Maps & | + | |Coolana Management Committee|Dot Butler, Bill Burke, George Gray, John Redfern, Barry Wallace, Fazeley Read, Peter Miller| |
- | John Holly | + | |Kosciusko Huts Association Delegate|Bill Burke| |
- | Timetables | + | |Projectionist|Don Cornell| |
- | Search & Rescue Contacts Don Finch Ray Hookway Marcia Shappert | + | |
- | Archivist Phil Butt | + | |
- | Auditor Gordon Redmond | + | |
- | Solicitor Colin Broad | + | |
- | Trustees Heather | + | |
- | Bill Burke | + | |
- | Helen Gray Phil Butt | + | |
- | Coolana Management Committee | + | |
- | Dot Butler Bill Burke | + | |
- | George Gray John Redfern | + | |
- | Barry Wallace Fazeley Read Peter Miller | + | |
- | Kosciusko Huts Association Delegate Bill Burke | + | |
- | Projectionist Don Cornell | + | |
* Indicates members of the Committee. | * Indicates members of the Committee. | ||
- | Page 3 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | CONSERVATION NOTES | + | ---- |
- | By the end of 1981 the conservation movement had reached a new high. There were three major advances. | + | |
- | The first was the subcess achieved in the Tasmanian referendum on the | + | ===== Conservation |
- | Franklin dam. Opposition to the dam was led by the Tasmanian Wilderness | + | |
- | Society (to which the S.B.W. donated $200 recently). In three years the Society, led by Dr. Bob Brpwn, grew from 16 members to, 3,000. It raised $100,000 for the referendum campaign, sent out 1,500 canvassers to knock | + | |
- | on 130,000 doors, and had scrutineers at all the 500 polling booths, some- | + | |
- | thing that the other parties failed to accomplish. Both the major political parties favoured the damming of the Franklin, but 45% of the voters voted | + | |
- | Wormally, as advised by the Wilderness Society. Fourteen per cent of the electors did not vote at all, and no doubt many of the 47% who voted for the lower Franklin dam voted for their party policy rather than the dam. | + | |
- | On June 9th 1979 Mr. Fraser told his elwtorate that "No decree of | + | |
- | government can turn back the clock and save lost species or a lost wilderness. | + | |
- | That is why a Federal Government has a national obligation to make decisions | + | |
- | on any issue that affects our heritage. This is a responsibility that our | + | |
- | Government has accepted." | + | |
- | enormous outlay ($1, | + | |
- | ever be recouped. | + | |
- | The second major advance was the result of the McNair Anderson survey on rainforest preservation funded by the National. Trust. Seventy per cent | + | |
- | o'f those questioned favoured the preservation of rainforests. The percentage rose to 87 if full compensation were given for loss of employment. The importance of the issue, and the fact that these forests will be saved now | + | |
- | or never, has been recognised by the setting up of a State Cabinet sub-committee to study the question under the chairmanship of Mr. Wran. | + | |
- | The third significant development is the support of the press. Not | + | |
- | so long ago this was hard to gain, but on Tasmania the press has been on our | + | |
- | side. Criticism of the Tasmanian Government has been made by journalists in leading and feature articles without any prompting from conservationists! The Tasmanian' | + | |
- | cbndemned. The Financial Review cartoonist depicted. Harry Butler standing | + | |
- | in water up to his waist holding a fish by the tail and saying " | + | |
- | shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." The leaves of the tree were dollar | + | |
- | notes. | + | |
- | Conservation | + | |
- | but write letters to departments and. Ministers, and occasionally score a | + | |
- | letter in the press. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
by Alex Colley. | by Alex Colley. | ||
- | Page 4 MI; SYDNEY BUSHWALIMR March, 1982. | + | |
- | BETWEEN THE LINES: | + | By the end of 1981 the conservation movement had reached a new high. There were three major advances. |
- | | + | |
- | "I don't care what you say," | + | The first was the success achieved in the Tasmanian referendum on the Franklin dam. Opposition to the dam was led by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society (to which the S.B.W. donated $200 recently). In three years the Society, led by Dr. Bob Brown, grew from 16 members to 3,000. It raised $100,000 for the referendum campaign, sent out 1,500 canvassers to knock on 130,000 doors, and had scrutineers at all the 500 polling booths, something that the other parties failed to accomplish. Both the major political parties favoured the damming of the Franklin, but 45% of the voters voted informally, as advised by the Wilderness Society. Fourteen per cent of the electors did not vote at all, and no doubt many of the 47% who voted for the lower Franklin dam voted for their party policy rather than the dam. |
- | he said | + | |
+ | On June 9th 1979 Mr. Fraser told his electorate that "No decree of government can turn back the clock and save lost species or a lost wilderness. That is why a Federal Government has a national obligation to make decisions on any issue that affects our heritage. This is a responsibility that our Government has accepted." This declaration will be meaningless if the Commonwealth approves funding for the dam, and lumbers the taxpayer with an enormous outlay ($1, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The second major advance was the result of the McNair Anderson survey on rainforest preservation funded by the National Trust. Seventy per cent of those questioned favoured the preservation of rainforests. The percentage rose to 87 if full compensation were given for loss of employment. The importance of the issue, and the fact that these forests will be saved now or never, has been recognised by the setting up of a State Cabinet sub-committee to study the question under the chairmanship of Mr. Wran. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The third significant development is the support of the press. Not so long ago this was hard to gain, but on Tasmania the press has been on our side. Criticism of the Tasmanian Government has been made by journalists in leading and feature articles without any prompting from conservationists! The Tasmanian Government' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Conservation has come a long way since the days when we could do little but write letters to departments and Ministers, and occasionally score a letter in the press. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Between The Lines. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Barbara Bruce. | ||
+ | |||
+ | "I don't care what you say,"\\ | ||
+ | he said\\ | ||
"so long as you don't ignore me." | "so long as you don't ignore me." | ||
- | Jim, when he gives his walks report at the A.G.M., will probably say: Well, we only had a small party of four, but we had good weather and all went according to plan." A typical, fair comment. | + | |
- | What actually transpires on walks is generally only of interest to the participants; | + | Jim, when he gives his walks report at the A.G.M., will probably say: "Well, we only had a small party of four, but we had good weather and all went according to plan." A typical, fair comment. |
- | My opening, in verse form, is a comment made by Don Matthews when all you could see of him was his head, as he took his second - ' | + | |
- | , February. It appears Don rarely takes to the water'- nor does Jim for that matter - so I said I would tell the world I had observed a miracle. | + | What actually transpires on walks is generally only of interest to the participants; |
- | Early in the walk I had intimated | + | |
- | me the earlier days of great camaraderie that Don feels ran strong when | + | My opening, in verse form, is a comment made by Don Matthews when all you could see of him was his head, as he took his second - ' |
- | everyone travelled by train. Fortunately Jim still sets pen to paper as ia the old days.. | + | |
- | Because there were only four of us, and not the usual 34 acquired on | + | Early in the walk I had intimated |
- | Sunday walks, it was a more personal experience where each of us was able to share thoughts on the more pleasant aspects brought about by bushwalking - | + | |
- | ' | + | Because there were only four of us, and not the usual 34 acquired on Sunday walks, it was a more personal experience where each of us was able to share thoughts on the more pleasant aspects brought about by bushwalking - ' |
- | Philosophy didn't get a look in today. | + | |
- | Yes, the bush was delightfully green; after all it hasn't been a perfectly dry summer. Considerable numbers of wildflowers could still be seen and Nadina and I learnt (among many other things) that aagophoras | + | Yes, the bush was delightfully green; after all it hasn't been a perfectly dry summer. Considerable numbers of wildflowers could still be seen and Nadina and I learnt (among many other things) that angophoras |
- | be distinguished from eucalypts because their leaf pattern is opposite while | + | |
- | the eucalypts' | + | |
I feel better now; next time a walks report is given I won't hunger to know what's between the lines. | I feel better now; next time a walks report is given I won't hunger to know what's between the lines. | ||
+ | |||
And, Don, you haven' | And, Don, you haven' | ||
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | CONGRATULATIONS | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | === Congratulations. === | ||
To Rowena and Victor Lewin on the birth of their daughter, Clare Rowena. | To Rowena and Victor Lewin on the birth of their daughter, Clare Rowena. | ||
- | March, 1982. | + | |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== The February General Meeting. ===== | ||
by Barry Wallace. | by Barry Wallace. | ||
- | The 40 or so members present took their time, but eventually, at about .022 the President brought sufficient order to declare the meeting open. | + | |
- | There was only one apology, Jim Vatiliotis, | + | The 40 or so members present took their time, but eventually, at about 2022 the President brought sufficient order to declare the meeting open. There was only one apology, Jim Vatiliotis, and the new member for the night, |
- | on Newland, did. not show up when called. | + | |
The Minutes were read and received with no business arising. | The Minutes were read and received with no business arising. | ||
- | Correspondence brought a letter from the Australian Himalayan Expedition | + | |
- | announcing a slide show, a press release from the Paddy Pallin Foundation and | + | Correspondence brought a letter from the Australian Himalayan Expedition announcing a slide show, a press release from the Paddy Pallin Foundation and advice of applications for the 1982 awards, the letter to our new member, a letter from the Conservation Secretary to the Budawangs Committee requesting maps and further information, |
- | advice of applications for the 1982 awards, the letter to our new member, a letter from the Conservation Secretary:..to the Budawangs Committee requesting maps and further information, | + | |
- | of our annual reports, and a letter to the Yellow Pages publishers.reauesting | + | The Treasurer' |
- | a change in our listing. With that wealth of letters it is surprising that there was no business arising. | + | |
- | The Treasurer' | + | |
Federation dealt only with general business, with few delegates present, and a very short report. | Federation dealt only with general business, with few delegates present, and a very short report. | ||
- | If Jim Percy was doing his Jim Vatiliotis impression when the presented the Walks Report, it didn't fool anyone. He could at least have taken off his platform KT 20s, or whatever they are. None the less, it was all very well done, even if it did start with the customary "no report", | + | |
- | That same weekend saw Bob Hodgson' | + | If Jim Percy was doing his Jim Vatiliotis impression when the presented the Walks Report, it didn't fool anyone. He could at least have taken off his platform KT 20s, or whatever they are. None the less, it was all very well done, even if it did start with the customary "no report", |
- | Things weren' | + | |
+ | That same weekend saw Bob Hodgson' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Things weren' | ||
There was no report of Bill Hall's mid-week Otford to Otford walk but the January 21 to 26 Snowy Mountains walk under the leadership of Guy Vinden had 5 people and many flies enduring a spate of warm weather up until the last day when they had a white-out. | There was no report of Bill Hall's mid-week Otford to Otford walk but the January 21 to 26 Snowy Mountains walk under the leadership of Guy Vinden had 5 people and many flies enduring a spate of warm weather up until the last day when they had a white-out. | ||
- | The.fallowing | + | |
- | CONTINUED ON Page 7 | + | The following |
- | Page 5 TEE SYDNEy 13USHWALKEIR | + | |
- | THE FEBRUARY GEWERAL.MEETIN.G. | + | On the Australia Day weekend Bob Younger let his 16 people off lightly |
- | Page 6 THE SIDNEY BUSEWLIZER March, 1982. | + | |
- | *BOOK REV-11' | + | Don and Jenny Cornell reported 23 starters enjoying the pools on the Shoalhaven in superb weather over the weekend 5,6,7 February. Jim Laing led his 5 people astray in the Bell Creek, Wollongambe area that same weekend and Derek Wilson reported 13 plus 3, plus 3, people on a good Sunday trip from Bundeena to Bundeena via Little Marley. Peter Sargent brought Walks Report to a close with 9 people following a slightly altered course on his Heathcote to Waterfall ramble that same Sunday. |
- | THE TARARITA.*BOOK. | + | |
- | ,, .... . | + | General Business saw the Conservation Secretary explaining how the letter he had not so far written, was now unnecessary, as we already had an answer via the Colo Committee by way of an Environmental Plan for the Colo region. |
- | I put down John Rundle' | + | |
- | just looked occasionally at the often snow-capped range (particularly its southern wall of 1600 peaks rising from near sea level and which blocks the head of the Hutt Valley about 45 km north of the capital city), John Rundle roamed it in all conditions and at all seasons to become the consummate | + | So then it was just a matter of announcements and the Pres. dismissed us all at 2100. Ole! |
- | tramper he is today. And probably one of the most knowledgeable and experienced persons on walking in the Tararua Range. | + | |
- | The photographo, glenned from a collection 30 years in the making, are superb, in black and white as well as colour, and catch the essence of the Tararuas in all seasons. The results are not surprising for John Rundle has combined the ey,3 and skill of a commercial photographer and landscape artist with the capacity of a fit, adventuresome tramper to be in all sorts of improbable places regardless of the weather or time of year. My efforts to take photographs in bad weather seem quite inadequate alongside his. How does one find time to take pictures | + | ---- |
- | photographs. | + | |
- | Yet, with this said, it is the text that has left the stronger | + | ===== Book Review - The Taratua Book. ===== |
- | impression with me. I do not think that John Rundle writes as well as he photographs: | + | |
- | to draw his tramping tales. There is the simple recounting of a day walk alone on a brilliantly clear winter' | + | by Bill Gamble. |
- | at home in the Hutt Valley to the top of snow-covered Mt. Marchant on the | + | |
- | south wall where he sat, primus purring away for a brew, while he surveyed | + | I put down John Rundle' |
- | hundreds of kilometres of the lower North Island in peace and quiet. And | + | |
- | then in a steep plunge, descended a ridge to a familiar stream before returning to his car for the drive home at dusk. | + | The photographs, glenned from a collection 30 years in the making, are superb, in black and white as well as colour, and catch the essence of the Tararuas in all seasons. The results are not surprising for John Rundle has combined the eye and skill of a commercial photographer and landscape artist with the capacity of a fit, adventuresome tramper to be in all sorts of improbable places regardless of the weather or time of year. My efforts to take photographs in bad weather seem quite inadequate alongside his. How does one find time to take pictures |
- | In contrast stand exciting accounts of his party traversing Dress Circle Ridge and. Mt Alpha in a full gale in winter, | + | |
- | a short distance away two other trampers were dying of exposure in the snow); | + | Yet, with this said, it is the text that has left the stronger impression with me. I do not think that John Rundle writes as well as he photographs: |
- | and of his being called out on a search and rescue for a tramper with seriaas | + | |
- | started out from Otaki Forks thus: "... then we were off, down the track from | + | In contrast stand exciting accounts of his party traversing Dress Circle Ridge and Mt Alpha in a full gale in winter, needing every bit of experience and phystcal strength to survive (and later learning that only a short distance away two other trampers were dying of exposure in the snow); and of his being called out on a search and rescue for a tramper with serious |
- | the road to the river which we found was running fairly high. We entered. ' | + | |
- | a small area of rolling brown water ahead of us. A lot of effort was needed to keep the line st:might, so presenting the least area to the current. | + | Throughout all his accounts runs a strong thread of good information, a generous sharing of experiences, |
- | THE SYDNEY BUSBWAIKER March, | + | |
- | After one stumbling,-anxiaus-moment-ue-tivere-AdroS' | + | In S.B.W. parlance, John Rundle is a tiger walker, but not only. In his own words: " |
- | I felt that they were the ones whomight | + | |
- | - | + | |
- | -Throughout all his accounts runs a strong thread of good informaj.lon, | + | |
- | a, generous sharing of experiences, | + | |
- | In S.B.W. parlance, John Rundle is a tiger walker, but not only. In | + | |
- | his own words: " | + | |
In short, a damn good book and an incitment to throw some gear in a pack and head for the Tararuas this weekend. If only it was not now so far away. | In short, a damn good book and an incitment to throw some gear in a pack and head for the Tararuas this weekend. If only it was not now so far away. | ||
- | THE TARARUA BOOK - by John Rundle. | + | |
- | Millwood Press, Wellington, New Zealand. | + | The Taurara Book - by John Rundle.\\ |
- | 104 pp, $NZ29.95 | + | Millwood Press, Wellington, New Zealand.\\ |
+ | 104 pp, $NZ29.95\\ | ||
ISBN 0-908582-45-5, | ISBN 0-908582-45-5, | ||
- | * * * -x:* * * * * | + | |
- | THE FEBRUARY GENERAL METING (Continued from Page 5) _13arry | + | ---- |
- | almost every li-lo, in a single incident. Ian Debert' | + | |
- | base camp had 17 people enjoying the pools on the Nattai in hot conditIns, and little else. Of the Sunday walks John Newman had 19 starters, of -7om 6 ' | + | ===== Kanangra Falls. ===== |
- | On the Australia Day weekend Bob Younger let his 16 people off Id,. tly by staying on Bundundah Creek in a sort of base camp, while Bill Burke kept his 30 or so starters up to scratch with route marches along the beacly:.; around Pebbly Beach. | + | |
- | Don and Jenny Cornell reported 23 starters enjoying the pools on the Shoalhaven in superb weather over the weekend 5,6,7 February. Jim La:-:g | + | |
- | led his 5 people astray in the Bell Creek, Wollongambe area that same %-,skend and Derek Wilson reported 13 plus 3, plus 3, people on a good Sunday from Bundeena to Bundeena via Little Marley. Peter Sargent brought Walks Report to a close with 9 people following a-slightly altered COUI.:3 on his Heathcote to Waterfall ramble that same Sunday. | + | |
- | General Business saw the Conservation Secretary explaining how the letter he had not so far written, was now unnecessary, | + | |
- | So then it was just a matter of announcements and the Pres. dismiFd | + | |
- | us all at 2100. Ole: | + | |
- | xxxxxxxx | + | |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | XANANGRA FALLS. | + | |
by Gordon Lee. | by Gordon Lee. | ||
+ | |||
This trip was undertaken and completed by Joe Easton, Rick King and Gordon Lee. Since the description in the Gundungra booklet is terribly vague the following notes may help anyone wishing to attempt this mighty gorge. | This trip was undertaken and completed by Joe Easton, Rick King and Gordon Lee. Since the description in the Gundungra booklet is terribly vague the following notes may help anyone wishing to attempt this mighty gorge. | ||
- | Taken as an abseiling venture there is only one " | + | |
- | - | + | Taken as an abseiling venture there is only one " |
- | third. At some future date when the length of rope required is known the | + | |
- | second abseil may be " | + | Turn in at wheel tracks on the N side of the road about 1/2 mile from Kanangra Walls end of the road. Follow the track N over Kittani Top. Go to cliff edge for the views. Turn left into the usually dry Creek gully and follow this down as far as possible. |
- | scenery then it is definitely worth every minute of the effort. The Kanangra Falls (the whole 500 feet of them), the towering Thurat Spires, the awesome " | + | |
- | Turn in at wheel tracks on the N side of the road about imile from Kanangra Walls end of the road. Follow the track N over Kittani Top. -Go to cliff edge for the views. Turn left into the usually dry Creek gully and follow this down as far as poasible. | + | When the going gets difficult move on to the ridge left. Keep looking left and take the opportunity of viewing the Kanangra Falls - a very impressive sight. (These falls can be abseiled but for certain reasons description of the descent has been withheld). Continue to descend. It may be necessary |
- | s When the going gets difficult move on to the ridge left. Keep looking | + | |
- | left and take the opportunity of viewing the Kanangra Falls - a very impressive sight. (These falls can be abseiled but for certain reasons description of the descent has been withheld). Continue to descend. It may be neceswary | + | At the creek, cross and walk up the sharp little ridge directly opposite, starting in a fairly obvious " |
- | At the creek, cross and walk up the sharp little ridge directly opposite, starting in a fairly obvious " | + | |
- | a'small creek going over the edge on your right. This has been " | + | Walk down to the next set of falls. On the true right hand bank you will need 3 m sling for an anchor from a large rock near the edge. This is the highlight of the trip. A full 45 m in drop into the pool at the bottom of a beautiful fall. Do not try to keep dry because you'll pendulum. |
- | bottom (some scrambling). If unsure continue to sidle this immense amphitheatre and set up on a fairly obvious tree (step down to it). This is a scrubby, slushy and slippery abseil but you'll get to the bottom. | + | |
- | Walk down to the next set of falls. On the true right hand bank you will need 3 in sling for an anchor from a large rock near the edge. This is the highlight of the trip. A full 45 in drop into the pool at the bottom of a beautiful fall. Do not try to keep dry because you'll pendulum. | + | |
Suggest lunch here. | Suggest lunch here. | ||
- | - Rock scramble down to an abseil point past a tree which may have a sling on it to another 5 in further on. .This on the LET side. A one rope drop will take you to a walk off ledge. Continue on. Ainuober | + | |
- | Summary,: 2 x 50 in ropes, 1 x 3/4 in sling. | + | Rock scramble down to an abseil point past a tree which may have a sling on it to another 5 m further on. This on the left hand side. A one rope drop will take you to a walk off ledge. Continue on. A number |
- | 1st Abs. 1 rope. 2nd Abs. 2 ropes. 3rd Abs. 1 x 3 in sling and 2 ropes. 4th Abs. 1 rope. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * * * | + | __Summary__: 2 x 50 m ropes, 1 x 3/4 m sling. 1st Abs. 1 rope. 2nd Abs. 2 ropes. 3rd Abs. 1 x 3 m sling and 2 ropes. 4th Abs. 1 rope. |
- | I BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | ILightweight | + | ---- |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | === Eastwood Camping Centre. === |
- | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT | + | |
- | Large Tents Stoves | + | __Bushwalkers__. |
- | Proprietors: | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES | + | Lightweight |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | __Camping equipment__. |
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | TOO MANY ROUTES IN TASMANIA | + | Large Tents - Stoves - Lamps - Folding Furniture. |
- | (or Reflections of.a.Bushwalker,in by Peter Harris. | + | |
- | Memories of extended trips to remote wilderness never fade. I still see those rocky ramparts of Western Arthur Range; majestic towering cliffs | + | __Distributors of__: |
- | What peace and tranquility there exists in Wilderness: What a joy to refresh the soul in the tranquil bliss of this created natural masterpiece! | + | |
+ | Paddymade | ||
+ | |||
+ | Proprietors: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Eastwood Canvas Good & Camping Supplies. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3 Trelawney St., Eastwood, NSW, 2122. Phone 858 2775. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Too Many Routes In Tasmania. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | (or Reflections of a Bushwalker in Menopause) | ||
+ | |||
+ | by Peter Harris. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Memories of extended trips to remote wilderness never fade. I still see those rocky ramparts of Western Arthur Range; majestic towering cliffs | ||
+ | |||
+ | What peace and tranquility there exists in Wilderness! What a joy to refresh the soul in the tranquil bliss of this created natural masterpiece! | ||
In Wilderness is a rekindling of the humas soul. | In Wilderness is a rekindling of the humas soul. | ||
+ | |||
Why then do I hesitate to break the unyielding bondage of a salaried slave, tied to his master with an unbroken umbilical cord? | Why then do I hesitate to break the unyielding bondage of a salaried slave, tied to his master with an unbroken umbilical cord? | ||
- | "Such fate to suffering Worth is given, Who long with want and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driven | + | |
- | . To misery brink; | + | "Such fate to suffering Worth is given,\\ |
- | Till, wretched of every hope but Heaven He, ruined, sinks" | + | Who long with want and woes has striven,\\ |
- | Why cast an aura of gloom over breaking the cord? That is there to prevent a body from seeking solace%in the raw beauty. of Wilderness? | + | By human pride or cunning driven\\ |
- | The answer is menopause. . To be precise - bushwalkers' | + | To misery brink;\\ |
- | . We've crossed the Arthurs thrice, once in winter, twice in summer. | + | Till, wretched of every hope but Heaven\\ |
- | Done Federation. Done Precipitous Bluff. Been down the Gordan River and | + | He, ruined, sinks" (Burns) |
- | up the Gordon River. Traversed the Denison Range, Ring William Range, crossed to The Spire and Diamond Peak, walked the South Coast and the West Coast, | + | |
- | climbed Mt. Picton and Mt. Jerusalem, crossed the Central Plateau and walked | + | Why cast an aura of gloom over breaking the cord? That is there to prevent a body from seeking solace in the raw beauty of Wilderness? |
- | the Cradle Mountain track five times. Done the Du Cane Range, Maria Island, | + | |
- | Wbt's left?, An urge that says see it all before the bastards destroy, it for dams or #ood pulp or whatever. Why is our Tasmanian Wilderness receding when ib is alreadyloo | + | The answer is menopause. To be precise - bushwalkers' |
- | Even you who mourn the Mountains' | + | |
- | That fate is yours - no distant date, | + | We've crossed the Arthurs thrice, once in winter, twice in summer. Done Federation. Done Precipitous Bluff. Been down the Gordan River and up the Gordon River. Traversed the Denison Range, Ring William Range, crossed to The Spire and Diamond Peak, walked the South Coast and the West Coast, climbed Mt. Picton and Mt. Jerusalem, crossed the Central Plateau and walked the Cradle Mountain track five times. Done the Du Cane Range, Maria Island, |
- | Your ruinous impact drive elate On mountains' | + | |
- | Till crushed beneath proud Nature' | + | Wot's left? An urge that says see it all before the bastards destroy it for dams or wood pulp or whatever. Why is our Tasmanian Wilderness receding when it is already too small? |
+ | |||
+ | Even you who mourn the Mountains' | ||
+ | That fate is yours - no distant date,\\ | ||
+ | Your ruinous impact drive elate\\ | ||
+ | On mountains' | ||
+ | Till crushed beneath proud Nature' | ||
Shall be your doom! | Shall be your doom! | ||
- | Page 11 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER March, | + | |
- | SNOWY MODITTLINS | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Snowy Mountains - Feb. 12th/18th. ===== | ||
by Meryl Watman. | by Meryl Watman. | ||
- | Leader: Bob Younger. | + | |
+ | __Leader__: Bob Younger. | ||
With Christa Younger, Bill Hall and Meryl Watman. | With Christa Younger, Bill Hall and Meryl Watman. | ||
- | Christa and I didn't know what we were in for: | + | |
- | Given good leadership, fine weather plus early starts, medium walkers can cover a_fair | + | Christa and I didn't know what we were in for! |
- | Day I. Nimmo Hill - Cezjack Hut. | + | |
- | "Leaving Nimmo Hill at 7.45 am and after opening and closing gates through grazing properties (Berridale map), we climbed for three hours to the commercial Bogong Lodge just outside the Park boundary east of Jagungal. Lunch, then half a mile to an early camp at Cezjack Hut. | + | Given good leadership, fine weather plus early starts, medium walkers can cover a fair bit of ground at an easy pace, and most important of all - enjoy it, as it turned out. |
- | bay 2. Cezjack -Mawson' | + | |
- | I faint vehicle track gave us easy walking through the high meadows to Bull's Peaks, 6,180 ft, with splendid and distant views from North and South Peaks, followed by some wandering around Mail Box. Then clearing Cup and Saucer Mountain, 6,340 ft, just below its impressive rocky dome, we continued down through heavy undergroWtho 1 amongstthe | + | __Day 1.__ Nimmo Hill - Cezjack Hut. |
- | Day 3. Mawson' | + | |
- | Our usual 7.45 am start, again in brilliant sunshine, south up the track and along the Kerries Ridge. With Gungarten on our left we dropped down and into the scruffy Schlink Hilton, home base for two entomologists | + | Leaving Nimmo Hill at 7.45 am and after opening and closing gates through grazing properties (Berridale map), we climbed for three hours to the commercial Bogong Lodge just outside the Park boundary east of Jagungal. Lunch, then half a mile to an early camp at Cezjack Hut. |
- | DAY 4 White' | + | |
+ | __Day 2.__ Cezjack - Mawson' | ||
+ | |||
+ | A faint vehicle track gave us easy walking through the high meadows to Bull's Peaks, 6,180 ft, with splendid and distant views from North and South Peaks, followed by some wandering around Mail Box. Then clearing Cup and Saucer Mountain, 6,340 ft, just below its impressive rocky dome, we continued down through heavy undergrowth to camp amongst the trees above the hut. | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Day 3.__ Mawson' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our usual 7.45 am start, again in brilliant sunshine, south up the track and along the Kerries Ridge. With Gungarten on our left we dropped down and into the scruffy Schlink Hilton, home base for two entomologists | ||
+ | |||
+ | __Day 4.__ White' | ||
A day walk to remember. | A day walk to remember. | ||
- | Another clear sunny day, a light cool breeze and flowers in abundance, | + | |
- | lunch at the Pass and return. With the evening a strong dry North-westerly roared down from the heights | + | Another clear sunny day, a light cool breeze and flowers in abundance, lunch at the Pass and return. With the evening a strong dry North-westerly roared down from the heights - flapping tents - little sleep. |
- | Day 5., White' | + | |
- | In sunshine we followed the road south and continued along the aqueduct service road, leaving it to push steeply up hill through shoulder-high scrub to reach the backbone of Disappointment Spur. Somewhere close to Gungartan | + | __Day 5.__ White' |
- | 6,779 ft, Christa and I were both leg weary, and with the cloud ceiling | + | |
- | dropping and the wind rising the thought of exposed camping boosted our energy enough to sidle in the shadow and protection of Gungarten' | + | A longer and harder day. |
- | _ | + | |
- | crossing a saddle, my short tired legs were pumping up and down on the spot, | + | In sunshine we followed the road south and continued along the aqueduct service road, leaving it to push steeply up hill through shoulder-high scrub to reach the backbone of Disappointment Spur. Somewhere close to Gungartan 6,779 ft, Christa and I were both leg weary, and with the cloud ceiling dropping and the wind rising the thought of exposed camping boosted our energy enough to sidle in the shadow and protection of Gungarten' |
- | Page 12 THE STDNEY BUSHWAIKER March 1982. | + | |
- | so it seemed, when Tin Hut was sighted. Like a pair of harness greys turned for home, Christa and I picked up spesd arid: cantered to a warm wash and sound sleep. Bob and Bill still had plenty of " | + | __Day 6.__ Tin Hut - Nimmo Hill. |
- | ,e,y 6. Tin Hut - Nimmo Hill. | + | |
- | --We started up the slope to get the easier walking along the top of | + | We started up the slope to get the easier walking along the top of the Brassey |
- | the Bras sey Mountains, passing on the eastern side of Big Brassey' | + | |
- | saplings as they were in the early days. We then climbed up and over, | + | A great trip, Bob - thank you. |
- | Brassey Pass, down through tall mountain ash trees by Teddy' | + | |
- | ' A great trip, Bob - thank you. | + | ---- |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOT4s FOR APRIL. | + | ===== Social Notes For April. ===== |
- | Another'slide-evening by one of our most experienced travellers and photographers. Peter can always be relied upon to provide an interesting commentary with the slides. | + | |
- | DINNER | + | __Wednesday, 21st April.__ |
- | 270 Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest at 6.30 pm. | + | |
- | Wednesday, 28th April. Tropical Queensland - slides - Bob Jung. | + | Nepal - slides - Peter Dyce. |
- | BOb'is' | + | |
- | ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 31982. | + | Another slide evening by one of our most experienced travellers and photographers. Peter can always be relied upon to provide an interesting commentary with the slides. |
- | The subscriptions decided | + | |
- | 10th March are as follows:- | + | Dinner |
- | Single member $9 | + | |
- | Married couple $12 | + | __Wednesday, 28th April.__ |
- | Full-time student $7 | + | |
- | Entrance Fee $1 | + | Tropical Queensland - slides - Bob Jung. |
+ | |||
+ | Bob is a bushwalker | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Annual Subscriptions 1982. ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The subscriptions decided | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Single member: $9 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
Non-active member subscription will be decided by the Committee and advised in the April magazine. | Non-active member subscription will be decided by the Committee and advised in the April magazine. | ||
- | PTRASE NOTE that Peter Christian' | + | |
- | Page 13 The Sydney Bushwalker March, | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | __Please note__ | ||
+ | |||
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SNOWY MOUNTAINS SUMMER | SNOWY MOUNTAINS SUMMER | ||
Helen Gray | Helen Gray |
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