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dinner and putting dry firewood in the tent. There was a very wet mist condensing in the trees and it sounded like rain dripping all night. | dinner and putting dry firewood in the tent. There was a very wet mist condensing in the trees and it sounded like rain dripping all night. | ||
The sunrise was magnificent. The dam was covered in mist as was | The sunrise was magnificent. The dam was covered in mist as was | ||
- | most of the Axe Head Range. ' | + | most of the Axe Head Range. ' |
A light fan-shaped cloud high up in the sky was flooded with colour as the sun rose in the east. The top of Clouamaker and Guouogang turned deep red for an instant and then the sun gathered strength and lit up the sandstone cliffs on Mt. Eborilla and Kanangra Walls. The Cox and t:ae | A light fan-shaped cloud high up in the sky was flooded with colour as the sun rose in the east. The top of Clouamaker and Guouogang turned deep red for an instant and then the sun gathered strength and lit up the sandstone cliffs on Mt. Eborilla and Kanangra Walls. The Cox and t:ae | ||
THE SYDNEY BUSHULLKER June, | THE SYDNEY BUSHULLKER June, | ||
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On a lone walk from Cloudmaker to Paralyser I had missed the P. cairn. | On a lone walk from Cloudmaker to Paralyser I had missed the P. cairn. | ||
- | Bill assured me that he knew this well, so I would leave that to him. Having heard of several people who had had difficulties coming down the Guauogang | + | Bill assured me that he knew this well, so I would leave that to him. Having heard of several people who had had difficulties coming down the Guouogang |
will hear later. | will hear later. | ||
I also made the decision that I would try to make the base of Kooriecane | I also made the decision that I would try to make the base of Kooriecane | ||
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Warwick Blayden kindly supplied us with times which had been done by Butt and Reps in 1965. They had started at 0622 and arrived at Cloudmaker | Warwick Blayden kindly supplied us with times which had been done by Butt and Reps in 1965. They had started at 0622 and arrived at Cloudmaker | ||
at 0915. At this point we were 35 mins behind their time. We had no intention of trying to equal their times but I noticed that they had rested at the top of each " | at 0915. At this point we were 35 mins behind their time. We had no intention of trying to equal their times but I noticed that they had rested at the top of each " | ||
- | Paralyser and 12 mins on Guauogang, so I thought that if we didn't stop: at | + | Paralyser and 12 mins on Guouogang, so I thought that if we didn't stop: at |
the top, except to sign the books, and " | the top, except to sign the books, and " | ||
Lunch (?) at Kanangra Creek occupied 18 mine. We took1.45 his | Lunch (?) at Kanangra Creek occupied 18 mine. We took1.45 his | ||
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the "Kairn Kickers" | the "Kairn Kickers" | ||
Nooroo Gable. If you " | Nooroo Gable. If you " | ||
- | Butt and Reei had " | + | Butt and Reei had " |
All these thoughts were in our minds as we munched our scroggin and drank the delicious Kanangra water with which we filled our wine-skins. Perhaps our " | All these thoughts were in our minds as we munched our scroggin and drank the delicious Kanangra water with which we filled our wine-skins. Perhaps our " | ||
Back south to the knoll where we would drop off on to the Easterly G. Buttress. The half moon was slowly dropping towards the horizon behind us, tree cover was thick so the torches had to come out. This ridge, although not so taxing in daylight became a nightmare in the dark. God knows how many times we were on the point of collapsing in a heap and staying put till | Back south to the knoll where we would drop off on to the Easterly G. Buttress. The half moon was slowly dropping towards the horizon behind us, tree cover was thick so the torches had to come out. This ridge, although not so taxing in daylight became a nightmare in the dark. God knows how many times we were on the point of collapsing in a heap and staying put till |
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