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-XANANGRA FALLS.
+===== Kanangra Falls. =====
 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.
-Taken as an abseiling venture there is only one "good" abseil, the
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+Taken as an abseiling venture there is only one "good" abseil, the third. At some future date when the length of rope required is known the second abseil may be "worthwhile".	As a venture taken for its spectacular 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 "deep", the sculpting of the rock, the breathtaking drops and the magnificent pools all add up to an overwhelming experience.
-third. At some future date when the length of rope required is known the
-second abseil may be "worthwhile".	As a venture taken for its spectacular
+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 "deep", the sculpting of the rock, the breathtaking drops and the magnificent pools all add up to an overwhelming experience.
-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 to do a simple one-rope abseil to get down to the creek on the left towards which you are heading.
-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 to do a simple one-rope abseil to get down to the creek on the left towards which you are heading.
+At the creek, cross and walk up the sharp little ridge directly opposite, starting in a fairly obvious "corner". When on top sidle left. You will see a small creek going over the edge on your right. This has been "bolted" and may have slings on the brackets. From here there is a long abseil to the 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.
-At the creek, cross and walk up the sharp little ridge directly opposite, starting in a fairly obvious "corner". When on top sidle left. You will see
-a'small creek going over the edge on your right. This has been "bolted" and may have slings on the brackets. From here there is a long abseil to the
+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.
-- 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 of excellent swimming holes are here for your enjoyment before tackling Murdering Gully.
-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 of excellent swimming holes are here for your enjoyment before tackling Murdering Gully.
-st Abs. 1 rope. 2nd Abs. 2 ropes. 3rd Abs. 1 x 3 in sling and 2 ropes.	4th Abs. 1 rope.
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+__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 Tents  Sleeping Bags  Rucksacks  Climbing & Caving Gear  Maps  Clothing  Boots  Food.
+----
-DISTRIBUTORS OF:
-Paddymade  Karrimor  Berghaus  Hallmark Bergans  Caribee  Fairydown  Silva  Primus  Companion  and all leading brands.
+=== Eastwood Camping Centre. ===
-ICAMPING EQUIPMENT
-Large Tents  Stoves  Lamps-4P Folding Furniture.
+__Bushwalkers__.
-Proprietors: Jack Et Nancy Fox Sales Manager: David Fox
-EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Tr viaWney Si Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone- 858 2775
+Lightweight Tents - Sleeping Bags - Rucksacks - Climbing & Caving Gear - Maps - Clothing - Boots - Food.
-Rowe Street
-Rutledge Street
+__Camping equipment__.
-Page 10	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1982.
-TOO MANY ROUTES IN TASMANIA
+Large Tents - Stoves - Lamps - Folding Furniture.
-	(or Reflections of.a.Bushwalker,in	by Peter Harris. Menopause)
-Memories of extended trips to remote wilderness never fade. I still see those rocky ramparts of Western Arthur Range; majestic towering cliffs Which dominate the human soul. I still feel the bitter biting cold of a rushing south-west gale, and experience the ultimate thrill of pitting body against the awesome, unpredictable power of Nature.
+__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! 14 Wilderness there is a destiny still to be fulfilled.
+Paddymade - Karrimor - Berghaus - Hallmark - Bergans - Caribee - Fairydown - Silva - Primus - Companion - and all leading brands.
+Proprietors: Jack & Nancy Fox. Sales Manager: David Fox.
+Eastwood Canvas Good & Camping Supplies.
+ 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 which dominate the human soul. I still feel the bitter biting cold of a rushing south-west gale, and experience the ultimate thrill of pitting body against the awesome, unpredictable power of Nature.
+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 there is a destiny still to be fulfilled.
 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?
-"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"	(Burns)
+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' menopause! Arising from too many trips, too many routes. Being too familiar with wilderness. Having' 'done' it' all:. Having 'had' it all:	Seeing everything, yet seeing nothing. Exploration urges sated, looking for somewhere 'different' to go - some new challengw, some new excitement to lift the soul. There is too little wilderness left, yet so much time to fill.
+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, 4eycinet, Ben Lomond, Harz Mountains and climbed Mt. Field East and West. Climbed Frenchman's Cap and been partly down the Franklin. Done Mt. Anne and Mt. Wellington. Been over to Window Pane Bay twice.
-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 small?
+The answer is menopause. To be precise - bushwalkers' menopause! Arising from too many trips, too many routes. Being too familiar with wilderness. Having 'done' it all! Having 'had' it all! Seeing everything, yet seeing nothing. Exploration urges sated, looking for somewhere 'different' to go - some new challeng, some new excitement to lift the soul. There is too little wilderness left, yet so much time to fill.
-Even you who mourn the Mountains' fate,
-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, Freycinet, Ben Lomond, Harz Mountains and climbed Mt. Field East and West. Climbed Frenchman's Cap and been partly down the Franklin. Done Mt. Anne and Mt. Wellington. Been over to Window Pane Bay twice.
-Your ruinous impact drive elate On mountains' bloom.
-Till crushed beneath proud Nature's weight
+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' fate,\\
+That fate is yours - no distant date,\\
+Your ruinous impact drive elate\\
+On mountains' bloom.\\
+Till crushed beneath proud Nature's weight\\
 Shall be your doom!
-Page 11	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER	March, 1982.
-SNOWY MODITTLINS  F1E3.12th 18th.
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+===== Snowy Mountains - Feb. 12th/18th. =====
 by Meryl Watman.
-Leader: Bob Younger.
+__Leader__: Bob Younger.
 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 bit of ground at an easy pace,/ and most important of all - enjoy it, as it turned out.
+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's Hut.
-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 trees above the hut.
+__Day 1.__ Nimmo Hill - Cezjack Hut.
-Day 3. Mawson's WhitdsRiver.	.
- 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 aoing their annual survey of the. snow-gum-eating bug. Then one mile down the road to inspect White's River Hut and a 10 mins climb by track towards the tree line for two nights camping.
+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's - Consett Stephen Pass - White's.
+__Day 2.__ Cezjack - Mawson's Hut.
+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's - White's River.
+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 doing their annual survey of the snow-gum-eating bug. Then one mile down the road to inspect White's River Hut and a 10 mins climb by track towards the tree line for two nights camping.
+__Day 4.__ White's - Consett Stephen Pass - White's.
 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 --flapping tents - little sleep.
+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's River - Tin Hut. longer and harder day.
-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's River - Tin Hut.
-,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's many spurs, through miniature gardens growing in the drained beds of last vinter.is great snow drifts, and on towards the elusive Tin Hut. At 6 pm, when
+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's many spurs, through miniature gardens growing in the drained beds of last winter's great snow drifts, and on towards the elusive Tin Hut. At 6 pm, when crossing a saddle, my short tired legs were pumping up and down on the spot, so it seemed, when Tin Hut was sighted. Like a pair of harness greys turned for home, Christa and I picked up speed and cantered to a warm wash and sound sleep. Bob and Bill still had plenty of "go" and in fading light replenished the hut's wood supply.
-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 "go" and in fading light replenished the hut's wood supply.
+__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 Mountains, passing on the eastern side of Big Brassey's mass of granite, and down through thick scrub to the ruins of Alpine Hut. Lunch at Kidman's Hut, a little gem with its fire place sheathed outside with 4" saplings as they were in the early days. We then climbed up and over Brassey Pass, down through tall mountain ash trees by Teddy's Creek, a few easy miles along river flats, a "short-cut"? over low wooded hills and back at Nimmo Hill at 7 pm. A unanimous decision to pile into Subaru as we were, camped at Euaumbene bridge, breakfast in Cooma Park, lunch in Goulburn Park, home 3 pm.
-the Bras sey Mountains, passing on the eastern side of Big Brassey's mass of granite, and down through thick scrub to the ruins of Alpine Hut. Lunch at Kidman's Hut, a little gem with its fire place sheathed outside with 4"
-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's Creek, a 'tau easy miles along river flats, a "short-chit"? over low wooded hills and back at Nimmo Hill at 7 pm. A unanimous decision to pile into Subaru as we were, camped at Euaumbene bridge, breakfast in Cooma Park, lunch in goulburn Park, home 3 pm.
-'	A great trip, Bob - thank you.
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-SOCIAL NOT4s FOR APRIL.  Wednesday, 21st April.	Nepal - slides - Peter Dyce.
+===== 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 before the meeting will be held at Chehades Lebanese Restaurant,
+__Wednesday, 21st April.__
-Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest at 6.30 pm.
-Wednesday, 28th April.	Tropical Queensland - slides - Bob Jung.
+Nepal - slides - Peter Dyce.
-BOb'is'd'bubliWaIker and has travelled and photographed extensively in Queensland. This will be an opportunity to see some of the scenerY'for which Queensland is famous.
-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 tWan'at the Arindell 'General Meeting held on
-th March are as follows:-
+Dinner before the meeting will be held at Chehades Lebanese Restaurant, 270 Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest at 6.30 pm.
-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 and has travelled and photographed extensively in Queensland. This will be an opportunity to see some of the scenery for which Queensland is famous.
+----
+===== Annual Subscriptions 1982. =====
+The subscriptions decided upon at the Annual General Meeting held on 10th March are as follows:-
+  * Single member: $9
+  * Married couple: $12
+  * Full-time student: $7
+  * Entrance Fee: $1
 Non-active member subscription will be decided by the Committee and advised in the April magazine.
-PTRASE NOTE that Peter Christian's phone number is 449,3875 (6 - 8 pm Friday). Please add.to your Walks Programme for day walks on 21st March and 18th April.
-Page 13	The Sydney Bushwalker	March, 1982
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+__Please note__ that Peter Christian's phone number is 449,3875 (6 - 8 pm Friday). Please add to your Walks Programme for day walks on __21st March__ and __18th April__.
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 SNOWY MOUNTAINS SUMMER
 Helen Gray