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-Adventurer Of The Year.
+===== Adventurer Of The Year. =====
 by Alex Colley
-On the 3rd June, Dot Butler received the 'Adventurer of the Year' award from the Australian Geographic Society. Before an appreciative audience of 172 guests at the Society's hall, Colin Putt - the first recipient of this award - presented Dot with a handsome gold medallion on which was inscribed "In recognition of her contribution to Australian bushwalking and mountaineering and encouragement of adventure among young
-people".
+On the 3rd June, Dot Butler received the 'Adventurer of the Year' award from the Australian Geographic Society. Before an appreciative audience of 172 guests at the Society's hall, Colin Putt - the first recipient of this award - presented Dot with a handsome gold medallion on which was inscribed "In recognition of her contribution to Australian bushwalking and mountaineering and encouragement of adventure among young people".
-Colin had already given a presentation of some of the highlights of Dot's amazingly adventurous life, mentioning that she had joined SBW at the age of 20, when the Blue Mountains were trackless and largely unmapped. In 1937 the first weekend 'Tiger' walk
-took place - 72 miles with 9,000 feet of climbing. It culminated with the first ascent of
+Colin had already given a presentation of some of the highlights of Dot's amazingly adventurous life, mentioning that she had joined SBW at the age of 20, when the Blue Mountains were trackless and largely unmapped. In 1937 the first weekend 'Tiger' walk took place - 72 miles with 9,000 feet of climbing. It culminated with the first ascent of Carlon's Head, led by Dot. Among her many endeavours was helping to organise the Australian section of the New Zealand Alpine Club in 1957. For the next 25 years Dot led training courses in Australia and New Zealand, for young Australians.
-Carlon's Head, led by Dot. Among her many endeavours was helping to organise the Australian section of the New Zealand Alpine Club in 1957. For the next 25 years Dot led training courses in Australia and New Zealand, for young Australians.
-In 1969, with a team of her mountaineering trainees, she was in the first
+In 1969, with a team of her mountaineering trainees, she was in the first all-Australian major mountaineering expedition to the Vilacabamba region of the Andes. Thereafter, Dot spent much of her time adventuring all over the world, and usually pioneering in areas which have since become more conventional places in which to walk or climb.
-all-Australian major mountaineering expedition to the Vilacabamba region of the Andes. Thereafter, Dot spent much of her time adventuring all over the world, and usually pioneering in areas which have since become more conventional places in which to walk or climb.
-In 1970, she took a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, visited Russia, and cycled solo through Ireland, Spain and Cambodia. In 1972, a summer climb in the European Alps
+In 1970, she took a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, visited Russia, and cycled solo through Ireland, Spain and Cambodia. In 1972, a summer climb in the European Alps was followed by a winter crossing of the Jotunheimen Mountains in Norway. There followed climbing in the Sierra Nevada, the Grand Canyon, a canoe trip down the Yukon River (before it was 'discovered' by trekkers), where Dot and her companions were the only people in that whole vast area. Also pioneering walks in parts of Australia which have consequently become known and visited - the MacDonald Ranges, Kakadu, Daintree and the South Alligator River.
-was followed by a winter crossing of the Jotunheimen Mountains in Norway. There followed
-climbing in the Sierra Nevada, the Grand Canyon, a canoe trip down the Yukon River (before it was 'discovered' by trekkers), where Dot and her companions were the only people in that
+When Colin finished, Dot, wearing a beautiful long-sleeved dress of white wool and fashion shoes (1), replied that this year she hadn't done anything more adventurous than make mud bricks for her daughter's house! She then told of the great pleasure and satisfaction it had given her to spend so many years training young Australians for mountaineering.
-whole vast area. Also pioneering walks in parts of Australia which have consequently
-become known and visited - the MacDonald Ranges, Kakadu, Daintree and the South Alligator River.
+As soon as the ceremony was over, Dot was set upon by reporters and photographers, while the other guests enjoyed a magnificent smorgasbord supper. Dot was interviewed by Channels 9 and 10, by 2BL, the ABC and the S.M.H. Radio stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra interviewed her by phone. Even when she went to Coonabarabran, the Telegraph phoned her for an interview. On her return to Sydney, Channel 7 (in Victoria) flew her to Melbourne to be interviewed on the BUrt Newton Show.
-When Colin finished, Dot, wearing a beautiful long-sleeved dress of white wool and fashion shoes (1), replied that this year she hadn't done anything more adventurous than make mud bricks for her daughter's house! She then told of the great pleasure and satisfaction
-it had given her to spend so many years training young Australians for mountaineering.
-As soon as the ceremony was over, Dot was set upon by reporters and photographers, while the other guests enjoyed a magnificent smorgasbord supper. Dot was interviewed by
-Channels 9 and 10, by 2BL, the ABC and the S.M.H. Radio stations in Adelaide, Brisbane
-and Canberra interviewed her by phone. Even when she went to Coonabarabran, the Telegraph
-phoned her for an interview. On her return to Sydney, Channel 7 (in Victoria) flew her to
-Melbourne to be interviewed on the BUrt Newton Show.
 Such is the price of fame. Only someone with Dot's stamina could stand it!
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-AUGUST 23 - 'NEPAL' - SLIDES BY ALAN EMMERTON
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+=== aUGUST 23 - 'Nepal' - slides by Alan Emmerton. ===
 Snow, ice and breath-taking mountains, (please excuse the pun). What could be more appropriate entertainment for a winters night?
-Page 4 The Sydney Bushwalker July 1989
-SOUTHWEST ARM AND PALONA CREEK REVISITED
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+===== Southern Arm An Palona Creek Revisited. =====
 by Peter Rossel
-[Not all day walkers are wimps! Although some may cancel when the weather is
-inclement, Peter is obviously made of sterner stuff. It is also sobering to
+[Not all day walkers are wimps! Although some may cancel when the weather is inclement, Peter is obviously made of sterner stuff. It is also sobering to read how heavy rain can turn a 'pussy-foot' walk into something resembling a commando assault course. Editor.]
-read how heavy rain can turn a 'pussy-foot' walk into something resembling a
-commando assault course. EDITOR.]
 Like so many weekends before, rain had been pouring down all night and it was still raining steadily when I boarded the 8.06 am train at Central for Audley.
-My previous visit to Audley had been with Maurie Bloom, when he led a group of SBWs from there via Southwest Arm and Palona Creek to Waterfall. It had been my first walk in
-the National Park and I was keen to retrace my steps.
+My previous visit to Audley had been with Maurie Bloom, when he led a group of SBWs from there via Southwest Arm and Palona Creek to Waterfall. It had been my first walk in the National Park and I was keen to retrace my steps.
-Since my mind had been made up, I was not to be deterred by the appalling weather conditions. The train journey was rather dismal and I turned out to be the only foolhardy
-passenger to alight at Royal National Park station, where the SRA personnel considered me
+Since my mind had been made up, I was not to be deterred by the appalling weather conditions. The train journey was rather dismal and I turned out to be the only foolhardy passenger to alight at Royal National Park station, where the SRA personnel considered me not worthy of their attention. Perhaps my odd assortment of rain gear, a far cry from the fashionable Gortex styles, put them off.
-not worthy of their attention. Perhaps my odd assortment of rain gear, a far cry from the
-fashionable Gortex styles, put them off.
+Audley Causeway was flooded, but a 4WD owner kindly offered to ferry me across. The illusion of dry feet rapidly dissolved as I set foot on the uphill Winifred Falls track. Water came pouring down the track, cutting a deep furrow in its destructive path. Large muddy puddles were negotiated on the flat and I soon slithered down the track towards the calls which, after some time, could be clearly heard in the distance.
-Audley Causeway was flooded, but a 4WD owner kindly offered to ferry me across. The
-illusion of dry feet rapidly dissolved as I set foot on the uphill Winifred Falls track. Water came pouring down the track, cutting a deep furrow in its destructive path. Large muddy puddles were negotiated on the flat and I soon slithered down the track towards the calls which, after some time, could be clearly heard in the distance.
+The Falls offered a spectacular view of cascading, brown, foamy water. It was obvious the upstream trip would not be an easy stroll and would be rather time consuming. The best way, I figured, would be to follow the higher rock contours.
-The Falls offered a spectacular view of cascading, brown, foamy water. It was obvious
-the upstream trip would not be an easy stroll and would be rather time consuming. The best
+The rain had eased to a kind of drizzle, allowing me to discard my wet rain gear which had proved to be somewhat unprotective anyway. The struggle with mud, rock, bush and charcoal-burnt undergrowth could begin. Progress was slow but steady and I kept an eye on the angry creek below. The opposite bank seemed inviting and free of obstacles, but how to get there? Was the grass greener on the other side?
-way, I figured, would be to follow the higher rock contours.
-The rain had eased to a kind of drizzle, allowing me to discard my wet rain gear which had proved to be somewhat unprotective anyway. The struggle with mud, rock, bush and charcoal-burnt undergrowth could begin. Progress was slow but steady and I kept an eye on
+Finally a likely crossing was spotted and successfully regotiated after a partially failed balancing act, which left my lower half rather clammy. This side of the ceeek was not as "green" as I had hoped for and the struggle with rock, vegetation and other obstacles resumed. Previously dry creek formations provided now spectacular sideshows of tumbling water; not so enjoyable however, when our paths crossed.
-the angry creek below. The opposite bank seemed inviting and free of obstacles, but how to
-get there? Was the grass greener on the other side?
+About two hours after leaving the Falls, Crystal Pool was reached only to find the place, not surprisingly, totally deserted. After a quick lunch break, a careful shuffle across the creek and a short bush bash, Wise's Track appeared. Karani Track was next, and after further bush-bashing, Palona Creek's angry swollen flow could be heard.
-Finally a likely crossing was spotted and successfully regotiated after a partially failed balancing act, which left my lower half rather clammy. This side of the ceeek was not
-as "green" as I had hoped for and the struggle with rock, vegetation and other obstacles resumed. Previously dry creek formations provided now spectacular sideshows of tumbling water; not so enjoyable however, when our paths crossed.
+I again kept on the high side as much as possible and soon spotted a good crossing point below. Then it was up again at the other side. When eventually I dropped down a bit towards the creek, I realised I had pased over the top of the cave, for suddenly the Limestone Cave track appeared under my feet. Lady Carrington Drive was now within easy reach.
-About two hours after leaving the Falls, Crystal Pool was reached only to find the place,
-not surprisingly, totally deserted. After a quick lunch break, a careful shuffle across the
+The sun decided to lend its support in making the further stroll along the track as enjoyable as one could wish. Another three kilometres and the last obstacle, the swollen Hacking River, was spotted. This proved to be bigger than I had bargained for. After a brief reconnaissance along the bank I turned tail and made for the roadway with the intent of hitching a ride to Waterfall. A rather inglorious end to a challenging trip. But time was getting on and a train had to be caught.
-creek and a short bush bash, Wise's Track appeared. Karani Track was next, and after further
-bush-bashing, Pelona Creek's angry swollen flow could be heard.
-I again kept on the high side as much as possible and soon spotted a good crossing point below. Then it was up again at the other side. When eventually I dropped down a bit towards
-the creek, I realised I had pased over the top of the cave, for suddenly the Limestone Cave
-track appeared under my feet. Lady Carrington Drive was now within easy reach.
-The sun decided to lend its support in making the further stroll along the track as enjoyable as one could wish. Another three kilometres and the last obstacle, the swollen
-Hacking River, was spotted. This proved to be bigger than I had bargained for. After a
-brief reconnaissance along the bank I turned tail and made for the roadway with the intent of
-hitching a ride to Waterfall. A rather inglorious end to a challenging trip. But time was
-getting on and a train had to be caught.
 A lift was soon arranged but a scenic detour via Otford and Helensburg was necessary to avoid the flooded causeway which once again blocked my approach to Waterfall.
-At about 6.00 pm I "de-leeched" at Engadine Station and changed into a dry shirt for a comfortable homeward journey. The scratches on my hands and legs suggested I had met with a
-bunch of feral cats rather than some flooded creeks. Come to think of it, the name "Waterfall"
+At about 6.00 pm I "de-leeched" at Engadine Station and changed into a dry shirt for a comfortable homeward journey. The scratches on my hands and legs suggested I had met with a bunch of feral cats rather than some flooded creeks. Come to think of it, the name "Waterfall" seems quite appropriate, at least at this time of the year.
-seems quite appropriate, at least at this time of the year.
-JUly 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 5
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-ANYONE CAN BE A GOOD COOK
+===== Anyone Can Be A Good Cook. =====
 by Stuart Brooks
-I am writing this in a cave. Outside, the rain is coming down at a hudnred miles an
-hour - the wind is about the same. This is our third day, and tonight will be our fourth
+I am writing this in a cave. Outside, the rain is coming down at a hundred miles an hour - the wind is about the same. This is our third day, and tonight will be our fourth night, marooned by the deluge.
-night, marooned by the deluge.
-The first day of our planned five day walk went according to plan and we arrived here for lunch. But on our way down from the mountain above after a post lunch
+The first day of our planned five day walk went according to plan and we arrived here for lunch. But on our way down from the mountain above after a post lunch scramble, it started to rain and __has not stopped since__. We could have tried to splash back to the car at Newhaven Gap but our chance of crossing Camping Rock Creek after so much rain would have been remote. So we have stayed put.
-scramble, it started to rain and has not  stopped since. We could have tried to splash back to the car at Newhaven Gap but our chance of crossing Camping Rock Creek after so much rain would have been remote. So we have stayed put.
-A short distance along the cliff face from our cave is a large overhang extending for about 100 metres. A short dash through the driving rain and we can take off our streaming
+A short distance along the cliff face from our cave is a large overhang extending for about 100 metres. A short dash through the driving rain and we can take off our streaming parkas and roam up and down at will in comparative dry. My mate has gone off to take photographs - so he says. I think he is simply sick of the sight of my face, for what could you photograph under these conditions?
-parkas and roam up and down at will in comparative dry. My mate has gone off to take photo-
-graphs - so he says. I think he is simply sick of the sight of my face, for what could you
-photograph under these conditions?
 After such a period, confined to a small cave, with little to do, meals become the focal points of the day. And your thoughts drift back to other meals and other cooks.
-The best organised cook I have met was Frank Leyden. On a Leyden walk, you either
-walked in the inner sanctum, so to speak, or on the outskirts. The inner sanctum followed
+The best organised cook I have met was Frank Leyden. On a Leyden walk, you either walked in the inner sanctum, so to speak, or on the outskirts. The inner sanctum followed instructions as regards food to the letter - those on the outskirts did as they pleased about what they ate. Either way, you were guaranteed pristine campsites and trauma-free walks. For the inner sanctum, Frank brought his scientific training to his cooking.
-instructions as regards food to the letter - those on the outskirts did as they pleased about what they ate. Either way, you were guaranteed pristine campsites and trauma-free walks. For the inner sanctum, Frank brought his scientific training to his cooking.
-His meals were precise, predictable and perfect. If you had been told to bring along
+His meals were precise, predictable and perfect. If you had been told to bring along 9 slices of bread, each 4 inches by 4 inches by 3/8 inch - that is just what you brought or else. Frank had an ingenious device of wire that cooked toast and cheese to perfection so long as the dimensions of the basic food components were correct. This precision flowed through all of Frank's meals, and walks, with predictably satisfactory results.
-slices of bread, each 4 inches by 4 inches by 3/8 inch - that is just what you brought or
-else. Frank had an ingenious device of wire that cooked toast and cheese to perfection so
+One of Frank's regular guided walks was the Kowmung at Christmas. This, of course, involved long swims and there were those who wanted to go along who lacked confidence in the water. For these, Frank conducted a sort of commando training in one of Sydney's coastal rock pools, prior to the walk. Full pack, fully clad, swim up and down the pool until Frank was satisfied you would make it. You can imagine the reaction of the locals. One of Frank's devices for the backward swimmer was the semi-inflated balloon under the shirt. This was not because Frank liked well-endowed persons, but, as a scientist, he knew all about Archimedes' Principle and flotation. Many an SBW member owes a lot to Frank for such attention to details and in particular, for a succession of perfect meals in the bush.
-long as the dimensions of the basic food components were correct. This precision flowed
-through all of Frank's meals, and walks, with predictably satisfactory results.
+I guess I would have to rate Peter Price as one of the good cooks. From many meals we enjoyed together in the bush I can't remember what we ate but I can remember enjoying every one. Price had a pretty small repertoire of patheticly weak jokes. In these, there was invariably a seemingly innocent word or phrase that was laboriously developed to imply one of those five or six words that young mothers dread hearing from their 8-year old sons. In one of these jokes, as I recall, "coffee" was this innocent key word. One would only have to mention "coffee" to Price to have him collapse in mirth.
-One of Frank's regular guided walks was the Kowmung at Christmas. This, of course,
-involved long swims and there were those who wanted to go along who lacked confidence in the
+Abetted, indeed encouraged, by people such as Ron Knightley, every meal with Price became something of a circus. Under such conditons you would have eaten boiled bracken and enjoyed it. Yes, I reckon Price was one of the good cooks.
-water. For these, Frank conducted a sort of commando training in one of Sydney's coastal rock
-pools, prior to the walk. Full pack, fully clad, swim up and down the pool until Frank was
+To be continued.
-satisfied you would make it. You can imagine the reaction of the locals. One of Frank's
-devices for the backward swimmer was the semi-inflated balloon under the shirt. This was not
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-because Frank liked well-endowed persons, but, as a scientist, he knew all about Archimedes'
-Principle and flotation. Many an SBW member owes a lot to Frank for such attention to details
+=== Eastwood Camping Centre. ===
-and in particular, for a succession of perfect meals in the bush.
-I guess I would have to rate Peter Price as one of the good cooks. From many meals we
+From every State, Australian Made is great!
-enjoyed together in the bush I can't remember what we ate but I can remember enjoying every
-one. Price had a pretty small repertoire of patheticly weak jokes. In these, there was
-invariably a seemingly innocent word or phrase that was laboriously developed to imply one of
-those five or six words that young mothers dread hearing from their 8-year old sons. In one
-of these jokes, as I recall, "coffee" was this innocent key word. One would only have to
-mention "coffee" to Price to have him collapse in mirth.
-Abetted, indeed encouraged, by people such as Ron Knightley, every meal with Price became something of a circus. Under such conditons you would have eaten boiled bracken and enjoyed
-it. Yes, I reckon Price was one of the good cooks.
-TO BE CONTINUED
-########*#
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-July 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 7
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