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- | A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to the Sydney. | + | ======The |
- | Visitors and prospective members are welcome any Wednesday. To advertise in this | + | |
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- | magazine, please contact the Business Manager. | + | Established June 1931 |
- | EDITOR George Mawer, 42 Lincoln Rd, Georges Hall | + | |
- | Telephone 707 1343 2198 | + | |
- | BUSINESS. MANAGER Joy Hynes, 36 Lewis St., Dee Why 2099 Telephone: 982 2615 (h), 888 3144 (w) | + | |
- | PRODUCTIONMANAGER Fran Holland, Telephone 484 6636 TYPIST AND LAY-OUT Kath Brown | + | |
- | ILLUSTRATOR Morag Ryder | + | |
- | PRINTERS Kenn,: Clacher, Kay, Chan, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven, and fOi Povren | + | A monthly bulletin |
- | alitIE 1993 | + | |
- | p, Up, Up, & Down, Down, Down | + | |
- | The Glory of the Blue Breaks | + | |
- | :Wait a While | + | |
- | ' | + | |
- | 'Six Foot Track Cox River | + | |
- | | + | |
- | The May General Meeting | + | |
- | Our rear in Colorado | + | |
- | Hawaiian Volcanoes Extinct & Active | + | |
- | , | + | |
- | New Members-. | + | |
- | Advertisements | + | |
- | Willis' | + | |
- | Eastwood Calaping Centre | + | |
- | -34-31.441-3f-X7****Page | + | |
- | by Morag Ryder 2 | + | |
- | 4 | + | |
- | Tony Holgate 5 | + | |
- | John Hogan 5 | + | |
- | Errol Sheedy r 6 | + | |
- | Ray Hookway 9 | + | |
- | Maurice Smith 10 | + | |
- | Barry Wallace 13 | + | |
- | Bob Duncan | + | |
- | Maurice Smith 16 | + | |
- | 16 | + | |
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- | YPVE,Y BUS:OMALK` R JUNE 1993, | + | |
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- | LEADER: Ian ,Karrinard, F011OWERS: Glad Rannard, SeV Sternhell, Geoff | + | |
- | , , , | + | |
- | Macintosh, George Mawer, Judy Mahaffey, Michelle Powell,: Mirekla. Hogan, | + | |
- | Richard and Karen Brading, Maurie Bloom, ' | + | |
- | Friday, April 9 | + | |
- | SeV drove the car out of Goulborn Caravan Park just before 8 am. We sped towards Cooma, admiring, the golden poplars blazing like torches all over the countryside. From CoOMa to jindabyne and down The Barry Way to meet Ian at Jacobs River PiCnit' | + | |
- | In: fact we met Ian and Glad at Wallace.Craigie Lookout, just finishing | + | |
- | their lunch. Our tribe of 20 eventually arrived at Jacobs, and around 2 pm, | + | |
- | we! splashed accross and strolled along the old fire-trail beside" | + | |
- | Passing SeVeiilvist Campsites, Ian finalIY': halted at one large enough to accombdatea sm011_suburb.._Everyone scattered far and wide - great for privacy, but not for communication.. | + | |
- | SaturdOy, April 10 | + | |
- | After a mild and starry night under the venerable old callitris trees, we crossed a chilly Snowy River at a icnee7deep spot we | + | |
- | had discovered | + | |
- | wanted to use his wide-angle camera, so we stood in the freezing water trying to look nonchalant while he tried various perspectives. | + | |
- | We strolled up the wide and sandy Horse Creek until it divided and Ionsaid, "Up here, and we began to toil 600 metres up | + | |**Editor**|George Mawer, 42 Lincoln Rd., Georges Hall 2198. Telephone 707 1343.| |
- | the ridge. Morning tea just before the old fire-trail, then up, up, up, in 23?.heat. | + | |**Business Manager**|Joy Hynes, 36 Lewis St., Dee Why 2099 Telephone 982 2615 (h), 888 3144 (w).| |
- | " | + | |**Production Manager**|Fran Holland. Telephone 484 6636.| |
- | JUNE 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER .PAGE 3 | + | |**Typist**|Kath Brown.| |
- | As we were relaxing for lunch on a shady patch of road, a faint sound of | + | |**Illustrator**|Morag Ryder.| |
- | engines floated up the hill. Snatching up our goodies we scrambled away as two utes and a trailbike trundled through our dining room. The drivers waved cheerfully so we decided they must be locals. | + | |**Printers**|Kenn Clacher, Kay Chan, Barrie Murdoch, Margaret Niven and Les Powell.| |
- | After lunch, more road ."-up,'down, 111), PP. "We leave the road here" said Ian, consultirwhis: | + | |
- | Having | + | ====June 1993==== |
- | Having secured our pieces of real, estate, we congregated around the fire' | + | |
- | sing. Later, when the stars burned bright and the fire burned low, Ian told us of his 'exploratory visit here with his son Tim. About2am,they we,r asleep under their fly, when- they hea, | + | =====Contents.===== |
- | What Was it - the ghost of some despairing | + | |
- | never did find out,'' | + | | | |Page| |
- | Sunday 11 April | + | |Up, Up, Up, & Down, Down, Down|Morag Ryder| 2| |
- | . . | + | |The Glory of the Blue Breaks| | 2| |
- | The Easter Bunny did several | + | |Wait a While|Tony Holgate| 4| |
- | -can't think what I could | + | |Social Notes |John Hogan| 6| |
- | , have been - after all, there,' | + | |Six Foot Track - Cox River|Errol Sheedy| 8| |
- | A couple of deepish pools were too good to resist, | + | |Walks Report|Ray Hookway| 9| |
- | PAGE 4 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUNE 1993 | + | |Search & Rescue Weekend|Maurice Smith|11| |
- | ,. | + | |The May General Meeting|Barry Wallace|13| |
- | Starting in the ,cool of the morning, we turned right at the T junction into Joe Davis ,C.reek. Before long. were going up, up, up, to Pinth Gap. A quick stop to catch our breath,- a nd it was down, down, down, into Willis Biddi Creek. Following the horse tracks finally brought a reward., the sight. of six startled | + | |Our Year in Colorado|Bob Duncan|13| |
- | " | + | |Hawaiian Volcanoes - Extinct & Active|Maurice Smith|14| |
- | ground., was delighted, "The first' | + | |New Members| |16| |
- | I thought, "How I envy their long. legs". They reminded me of 'some-one our leader perhaps? | + | |
- | 'boon sand4: | + | =====Advertisements.===== |
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- | - , | + | | |Page| |
- | $now y atalint | + | |Willis' |
- | icanny;dipping | + | |Alp Sports| 8| |
- | . . , . | + | |Eastwood Camping Centre|12| |
- | the bank was interesting,:.-. it was earth, vertical and 't ruMbly.. Some animal | + | |
- | hoi..;ers Of diit. --..Lunth- | + | ---- |
- | . " | + | |
- | Great trip Ian 7 here's hoping there will be -kit4E.4i$E4**-x-x-i'd(-4E-4c--* | + | =====Up, Up, Up, & Down, Down, Down.===== |
- | THE GLORY OF THE BLUE BREAKS | + | |
- | Do you,, | + | ====Easter - 9th to 12th Arpil, 1993.==== |
- | From Belloon. Pass, from.,Lacey"s Tableland, | + | |
- | rolling country, through untouched bush, and see the most impressive stand of blue gums outside the Valley.? ,Camp | + | Leader: Ian Rannard. Followers: Glad Rannard, Sev Sternhell, Geoff Macintosh, George Mawer, Judy Mahaffey, Michelle Powell, Mirella Hogan, Richard and Karen Brading, Maurie Bloom, Barbara Bruce, Bill Capon, Peter Rossel, Val Douglas, Ray Turton, Tom Wenman, Don Willcox, Maureen Carter and Morag Ryder. |
- | on high escarpments and _beside | + | |
- | Then join BILL CAPON for five days in in The Blue Breaks. | + | ===Friday, April 9=== |
- | ----Departing - July eth | + | |
- | many more of them. | + | Sev drove the car out of Goulborn Caravan Park just before 8 am. We sped towards Cooma, admiring the golden poplars blazing like torches all over the countryside. From Cooma to Jindabyne and down The Barry Way to meet Ian at Jacobs River Picnic Ground. |
- | , , | + | |
- | this classic | + | In fact we met Ian and Glad at Wallace Craigie Lookout, just finishing their lunch. Our tribe of 20 eventually arrived at Jacobs, and around 2 pm we splashed across and strolled along the old fire-trail beside the Snowy River. Emus had fed on the abundant rose-hips, leaving interesting droppings; like mini cow-pats studded with seeds. |
- | walk | + | |
- | - | + | Passing Several vast campsites, Ian finally halted at one large enough to accomodate a small suburb. Everyone scattered far and wide - great for privacy, but not for communication. |
- | next DON'T MISS OUT! | + | |
- | JUNE 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 5 | + | ===Saturday, |
- | Wait a while | + | |
- | Tony Ho gate | + | After a mild and starry night under the venerable old callitris trees, we crossed a chilly Snowy River at a knee-deep spot we had discovered the previous afternoon. Ian wanted to use his wide-angle camera, so we stood in the freezing water trying to look nonchalant while he tried various perspectives. |
- | What a name so enticing, yet the reality | + | |
+ | We strolled up the wide and sandy Horse Creek until it divided and Ian said, "Up here", and we began to toil 600 metres up the ridge. Morning tea just before the old fire-trail, then up, up, up, in 23° heat. | ||
+ | |||
+ | " | ||
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+ | As we were relaxing for lunch on a shady patch of road, a faint sound of engines floated up the hill. Snatching up our goodies we scrambled away as two utes and a trailbike trundled through our dining room. The drivers waved cheerfully so we decided they must be locals. | ||
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+ | After lunch, more road - up, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Having | ||
+ | |||
+ | Having secured our pieces of real estate, we congregated around the fire to eat and sing. Later, when the stars burned bright and the fire burned low, Ian told us of his exploratory visit here with his son Tim. About 2am, they were asleep under their fly, when they heard a piercing scream. Startled, they sat up and heard another scream, this time from the opposite | ||
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+ | What was it - the ghost of some despairing settler, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Sunday 11 April=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Easter Bunny did several rounds, dropping assorted eggs in the frosty morning. Fortified with chocolate, we began again the up, up, up, to Big Byadbo Mountain. Mauri gave Maureen navigation lessons along the way, and somehow they reached the trig before us. Morning tea and more up - until the road. Then another repeat of down, down, down, turning off near the bottom to follow the horse tracks along Sheep Station Creek. We did find the remains of some wooden construction - was that the sheep station? More importantly, | ||
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+ | A couple of deepish pools were too good to resist, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Monday 12 April=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Starting in the cool of the morning, we turned right at the T junction into Joe Davis Creek. Before long were going up, up, up, to Pinch Gap. A quick stop to catch our breath, | ||
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+ | " | ||
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+ | At noon sandbanks appeared | ||
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+ | Great trip Ian - here's hoping there will be many more of them. | ||
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+ | ====The Glory Of The Blue Breaks.==== | ||
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+ | Do you want to see some of the best views in the Blue Mountains? | ||
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+ | From Belloon Pass, from Lacey's Tableland, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Then join Bill Capon for five days in this classic walk in The Blue Breaks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Departing - July 6th next - Don't Miss Out! | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Wait a while.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tony Holgate | ||
+ | |||
+ | What a name\\ | ||
+ | so enticing,\\ | ||
+ | yet the reality\\ | ||
is not at all the same. | is not at all the same. | ||
- | 'The setting frequently | + | |
- | has rare beauty, | + | The setting frequently\\ |
- | while these vines | + | has rare beauty,\\ |
- | have uncomrnianly | + | while these vines\\ |
- | In the sky, galahs seem to know; they wheel about | + | have uncommanly |
- | and. screech their laugh. | + | |
- | On the ground we find, revelation, pain | + | In the sky, galahs\\ |
- | and struggle | + | seem to know;\\ |
- | to be be free of this bond | + | they wheel about\\ |
- | 'And all the while, | + | and screech their laugh. |
- | a tangle of lawyers | + | |
- | negotiate 'rites of passage', | + | n the ground we find,\\ |
- | SOCIAL NOTES | + | revelation, pain\\ |
- | . by John. Hogan | + | and struggle\\ |
- | As video cameras diminish in size and weight and battery life increases | + | to be be free of this bond. |
- | it ,seems inevitable that many of us will be lured to this form of photography in the future. It also Offers' | + | |
- | a much greater | + | And all the while,\\ |
- | home movie efforts of so many amateurs, the results can fall a long way short of great. So on 'July 28th we have invited a very talented | + | a tangle of lawyers\\ |
- | We'also-have Ione's stall on that night - remember, 5% discount to you and 5%, to SBW, so please support it | + | negotiate 'rites of passage', |
- | The program for the three months from Septembe7is | + | asking us to 'wait a while' |
- | , | + | |
- | Finally I would like to point out that we have become rather slack as far | + | ---- |
- | as starting times areconcerned, | + | |
- | Good walking | + | =====Social Notes.===== |
- | * * * * ** * * | + | |
- | PAGE 6 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUNE 199i | + | by John Hogan |
- | SIX FOOT TRACK - -COX RIVER | + | |
- | Ian. Debert | + | As video cameras diminish in size and weight and battery life increases it seems inevitable that many of us will be lured to this form of photography in the future. It also offers |
+ | |||
+ | We also have Ione's stall on that night - remember, 5% discount to you and 5% to SBW, so please support it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The program for the three months from September is filling up but we still need ideas and suggestions, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Finally I would like to point out that we have become rather slack as far as starting times are concerned. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Good walking... | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Six Foot Track - Cox River.===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ian | ||
by Errol Sheedy | by Errol Sheedy | ||
- | Ian's expedition began on Saturday morning when we met at the picnic ground at Megalong Creek. We drove from there to?the Euroka horse stud where Ian had thoughtfully obtained permission for us to park our cars for the weekend safe, we hoped, from the slings and arrows of outrageous vandals - and so it proved. | + | |
- | The Six Foot Track was originally made in 1884 as a horse track from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves. Acting under the instruciton | + | Ian's expedition began on Saturday morning when we met at the picnic ground at Megalong Creek. We drove from there to the Euroka horse stud where Ian had thoughtfully obtained permission for us to park our cars for the weekend safe, we hoped, from the slings and arrows of outrageous vandals - and so it proved. |
- | From the Euroka property the Six Foot Track goes through the private property of the-Euroka farm and Lands Department signs enjoin walkers to conduct themselves appropriately, | + | |
- | 4WD vehicles and people hovering around a-table set out with plastic cups full | + | The Six Foot Track was originally made in 1884 as a horse track from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves. Acting under the instruction |
- | of water. Before the more naive of us could protest, "But really, you didn't | + | |
- | have to go to all this trouble - and how did you know we were coming? | + | From the Euroka property the Six Foot Track goes through the private property of the Euroka farm and Lands Department signs enjoin walkers to conduct themselves appropriately, |
- | Then back to the Track where for the next hour or so we were constantly stepping aside and off the Track (which belies its name by being, in many places, only about one foot wide) to allow the runners to pass. They were invariably | + | |
- | polite and-,said (gasped?) "Thank You", but I could have done without the | + | Then back to the Track where for the next hour or so we were constantly stepping aside and off the Track (which belies its name by being, in many places, only about one foot wide) to allow the runners to pass. They were invariably polite and said (gasped?) "Thank You", but I could have done without the collection of grass seeds my socks thus accumulated. Some walkers were heard to mutter about gaiters, but who would have brought them on a track walk.... But the minor annoyance was forgotten in the amazing spectacle of the hundreds of sweaty ladies and gentlemen panting vast. Eventually they were all gone and we began the descent to the Cox where we had lunch at a well-grassed site which was also, as it turned out, where we would spend the night. |
- | collection | + | |
- | to mutter about. gaiters, but who 'would have brought them on a track walk.... But the minor annoyance was forgotten in the amazing spectacle of the hundreds | + | During |
- | of sweaty ladies and gentlemen panting vast. Eventually they were all gone | + | |
- | and we began the descent to the Cox where we had lunch at a well-grassed site which was also, as it turned out, where we would spend, the night. | + | Back at the campsite tents were erected and several of us took off in various directions for swims, the rocky nature of the river bed at this point preventing any one pool from proclaiming itself to be the Official Swimming Hole. The evening camp fire was very pleasant with the customary fraternisation and conviviality. |
- | - -Miring | + | |
- | of a'better campsite, | + | Sunday brought an end to daylight saving and early morning |
- | downstream to view the new bridge over the Cox. It was erected in 1992 by Army | + | |
- | personnel to allow the river to be crossed in flood times. It is about 15 metres above the river and consists of a footpath about 30 cm wide made of several thin | + | |
- | steel cables which run the length of the bridge. These cables are joined by | + | |
- | steel connecting supports and wire mesh, to provide a solid base. The sides of the bridge are formed of steel cables and slop?out at an angle sufficient to | + | |
- | 'allow one's hands to comfortably, grasp the top cables. The steel cables are stressed at each end of the bridge over steel towers and fixed to steel bolts | + | |
- | which are embedded in rock. A safety | + | |
- | forbids the passage of more than one person | + | |
- | JUN THE SYDNEY SMWALKER PAGE | + | |
- | Back at the campsite tents were. erected and several of us took off in various directions for swims, the rocky nature of the river bed at this point preventing any one pool from proclaiming itself to be the Official Swimming Hole. The evening camp fire was very pleasant with the customary fraternisation and conviviality'.. , | + | |
- | Sunday brought an end to daylight saving and,early tOrnini. | + | |
We drove the cars back to Megalong Creek where we lunched on the remaining food in our packs. | We drove the cars back to Megalong Creek where we lunched on the remaining food in our packs. | ||
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Many thanks, Ian, for a good weekend; and thanks to the owners of Euroka Farm for permission to park our cars. | Many thanks, Ian, for a good weekend; and thanks to the owners of Euroka Farm for permission to park our cars. | ||
- | Participants | + | |
- | * * * * * * * *.* * | + | __Participants__: |
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- | Mary and Bert Carter have moved to E3allina on the far north coast of N S W and would be delighted to have any of their | + | ---- |
- | S B W friends drop in when passing through. Could arrange a walk with the Northern Rivers Bush walking Club based at Lismore. There is good walking in the surrounding hills. | + | |
- | The new address is Cedar Crescent, East 2478. | + | ====South America.==== |
- | SOUTH AMERICA | + | |
- | Southern Chile and Argentina: 5 weeks Dec 1993 Jan 1994 Peruvian Amazon: 3 weeks, Jan - Feb 1994 | + | ===Southern Chile and Argentina: 5 weeks Dec 1993 Jan 1994=== |
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- | Spend a few days on Easter Thland. | + | ===Peruvian Amazon: 3 weeks, Jan - Feb 1994=== |
- | Climb an active volcano. | + | |
- | | + | * Travel with a Spanish speaking guide. |
- | Do a 7-10 day walk through the magnificent Torres Paine National Park. | + | |
- | Visit the Perito Moreno glacier where huge ice towers | + | |
- | Do a walk around Mt Fitzroy and Cerro Torre, mountain scenery second to none. | + | |
- | Visit Manu National Park and see an incredible variety of wildlife. | + | |
- | Sound interesting'? Write for details. | + | |
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- | NOTICE | + | ====Mary and Bert Carter==== |
- | Bow, | + | |
- | HIKE G | + | Have moved to Ballina on the far north coast of NSW and would be delighted to have any of their SBW friends drop in when passing through. Could arrange a walk with the Northern Rivers Bush walking Club based at Lismore. There is good walking in the surrounding hills. |
- | poise, | + | |
- | Now Available ,314,---.1.9i1: | + | The new address is Cedar Crescent, East Balllina, 2478. |
- | A Macpac Tents Backpacks | + | |
- | A j&H Rainwear A Trangia - Stoves | + | ---- |
- | A Thermarests A Bivvy Bags | + | |
- | Special prices for club members. | + | =====Walks Report.===== |
- | Week or weekend rates. | + | |
- | .10 MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE AVAIIAI3LE | + | by Ray Hookway. |
- | el DISCOUNT FOR CLUB MEMBERS | + | |
- | Your 'One Stop' Adventure Shop | + | ===Blue Mountains |
- | Petzl, S.R.T. | + | |
- | JUNE 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 9 | + | Batsh Camp, Mootik Wall, Yerranderie Peak, Yerranderie, |
- | WALKS.; REPORT | + | |
- | . by Ray Hookway, | + | __Leader__: |
- | BLUE MOUNTAINS | + | |
- | Batsh Camp, Mootik Wall, Yerranderie Peak, Yerranderie, | + | __Party__: |
- | LEADER - Ray Hookway | + | |
- | PARTY - Heather Finch, Robin Plumb, Spiro Hajinakitas, | + | __Weather__: |
The party followed Bent Hook Swamp, then up over Baralliers Pass. | The party followed Bent Hook Swamp, then up over Baralliers Pass. | ||
- | Morning tea on Mount Meier overlooking Colong Station, lunch on Mootik Wall. Running too late to complete the walk to program and leader tired, so shortened walk by dropping down bridle trail from Mootik Wall to road to Tonalli Gap. Early camp on excellent site On ban1Cof | + | |
- | Bob went for A brisk walk up to Zucheti Head then after dinner entertained us with the 'harmonica. Spiro regaled us with hot rum and barley and coffee | + | Morning tea on Mount Meier overlooking Colong Station, lunch on Mootik Wall. Running too late to complete the walk to program and leader tired, so shortened walk by dropping down bridle trail from Mootik Wall to road to Tonalli Gap. Early camp on excellent site on bank of Tonali River. |
- | whilst Ray supplied | + | |
- | The walk to Green Gully and Colon,g 'Caves next day was easy and uneventful. | + | Bob went for a brisk walk up to Zucheti Head then after dinner entertained us with the harmonica. Spiro regaled us with hot rum and barley and coffee whilst Ray supplied |
- | Bob took the rest of the party on an inspection of the caves as far as Kings Cross.. -Back at the c.irs bY.4 pm (What about ketylene | + | |
- | An excellent dinner. at the Grandview at Wentworth Falls. | + | The walk to Green Gully and Colong |
- | Bob had car trouble,. Lprobably | + | |
- | COMMENTS ON WALK | + | Bob took the rest of the party on an inspection of the caves as far as Kings Cross. Back at the cars by 4 pm. (What about Acetylene |
- | I have not been in the area for eight years. The road to Batsh Camp is in reasonable condition - turn off to Batsh Camp is now clearly marked with a N.P.& W.L. sign. The 1.5 km road in after the turn-off has been cleared of all | + | |
- | of the fallen trees, and has been-graded. Good camping is available on both | + | An excellent dinner at the Grandview at Wentworth Falls. |
- | sides of road at the car park. | + | |
- | The scrub along Bent Hook Swamp to Baralliers Pass has grown up since my last visit and is 130 in some places. Once out of the swamp it is easy walking until you are at Byrnes Swamp below Mootik Wall: | + | Bob had car trouble, |
- | The land around. Colong Station has been cleared and fenced with an electric fence and has several No Trespassing signs. Water is available at the creek before the old Colong Station. | + | |
+ | __Comments on walk__: | ||
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+ | The scrub along Bent Hook Swamp to Baralliers Pass has grown up since my last visit and is bad in some places. Once out of the swamp it is easy walking until you are at Byrnes Swamp below Mootik Wall. | ||
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+ | The land around Colong Station has been cleared and fenced with an electric fence and has several No Trespassing signs. Water is available at the creek before the old Colong Station. | ||
The track from Colong Swamp to Green gully is marked in places by plates on trees and becomes clearer and well worn the closer you get to the saddle at the head of the swamp. | The track from Colong Swamp to Green gully is marked in places by plates on trees and becomes clearer and well worn the closer you get to the saddle at the head of the swamp. | ||
- | - The old Rover Trail from thetop. | + | |
+ | The old Rover Trail from the top of Acetylene Spur back to Batsh Camp is very noticeable and cuts off a lot of the road, particularly the section along the fence and swamp behind | ||
Petrol is very expensive in Oberon and at Hampton. Fill up at Katoomba. | Petrol is very expensive in Oberon and at Hampton. Fill up at Katoomba. | ||
- | * * *.*,, | + | |
- | STOP PRESS!! A change to the Social Program. | + | ---- |
- | 25th August - DOT BUTLER | + | |
- | PAGE 10' THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER JUNE 1993 | + | ====Stop Press!!==== |
- | Search And Rescue Weekend | + | |
+ | A change to the Social Program. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 25th August - Dot Butler | ||
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+ | =====Search And Rescue Weekend.===== | ||
by Maurice Smith | by Maurice Smith | ||
- | The Cataract Scout Camp on the weekend of 27 and 28 March, 1993 saw about two dozen ardent bush walkers from 8 to 10 clubs spend an interesting weekend talking about and practising a variety of skills which can be required in the buSh if, by chance, a. variety of problems are | ||
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- | Saturday morning saw us starting off with the correct usedf HF (high frequency) radios which are used in a Search and Rescue situation. The radio demonstration was brought to a close by the ' | ||
- | The copter landed in a nearby clearing and we t pet a fascinating hour and half talking with the pilot and crewmen about such matters as | ||
- | the best wey to be seen from the air, in daylight, a marine smoke flare, | ||
- | at night, a marine magnesium flare, both are quite cheap and extremely effective, if these are not available, | ||
- | how to approach a copter which has landed and has its rotors in motion, from the front and uphill, so that you can be seen and so you do not go any where near the tail rotor, which is far more dangerous than the main overhead rotor; speaking personally, as either rotor can chop you into small 'messy pieces inside a second., I don't want to find out the hard way. | ||
- | what is involved in being winched into or out of a copter, two of the walkers attending the sessions were volunteers and were winched into the coOer which hovered about 10 meters above the ground, the most iMportent thing is not tospin, keep your arms extended and horizontal to the ground to prevent a spin. | ||
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- | After lunch we had some demonstrations on improvising stretchers for carrying injured or ill walkers, Among the techniques shown were the use of two rucksacks, a bivvy (bivouac) bag, a sleeping bag. Anything in your, or ideally, the patient' | ||
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- | e spenfi.: some time disdussing the hazards whicri,can confront ushwaikers inOludin6-bushfires hypothermia (core body temperature | ||
- | erthermi alcore body r emperatpre too snake bite, lower Lievet (fractUres ankspralns)Which s: | ||
- | time we have te:tio the best we can for the casualty. | ||
- | We were very fortunate to have as our medical instructor a doctor (Ken Wilson) from Westmead hospital, who is a very keen walker/ | ||
- | Sunday saw us split up into parties of six and we were presented with a variety d' | ||
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- | walker then collapsed from hypothermia, | ||
- | Ali in all, an instructional weekend, nothing too heaVy, and an enjoyable way to meet walkers from other clubs, if you have the time when the next "S & IT1 weekend comes up, make, the effort to attend, I'm glOci I did, although I hope that I never need to use ti*e skills gained during this weekend, | ||
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- | _.EASTWOOD CAMPING CENTRE | + | The Cataract Scout Camp on the weekend of 27 and 28 March, 1993 saw about two dozen ardent bush walkers from 8 to 10 clubs spend an interesting weekend talking about and practising a variety of skills which can be required in the bush if, by chance, a variety of problems are encountered. |
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- | ,$A | + | Saturday morning saw us starting off with the correct use of HF (high frequency) radios which are used in a Search and Rescue situation. The radio demonstration was brought to a close by the arrival of the National Parks Service helicopter. |
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- | National Maps | + | * how to approach a copter which has landed and has its rotors in motion, from the front and uphill, so that you can be seen and so you do not go any where near the tail rotor, which is far more dangerous than the main overhead rotor; speaking personally, as either rotor can chop you into small messy pieces inside a second, I don't want to find out the hard way. |
- | Vic | + | * what is involved in being winched into or out of a copter, two of the walkers attending the sessions were volunteers and were winched into the copter which hovered about 10 meters above the ground, the most importent thing is not to spin, keep your arms extended and horizontal to the ground to prevent a spin. |
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- | Wool Shirts | + | After lunch we had some demonstrations on improvising stretchers for carrying injured or ill walkers. Among the techniques shown were the use of two rucksacks, a bivvy (bivouac) bag, a sleeping bag. Anything in your, or ideally, the patient' |
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- | JUNE 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 13 | + | We spent some time discussing the hazards which can confront bushwalkers including bushfires, hypothermia (core body temperature too low), hyperthermia (core body temperature too high), snake bite, lower limb injuries (fractures and sprains) which seem to be the most prevalent of war stories offered by walkers from all the clubs. One of the most important pieces of advice offered was that in an emergency situation we should work on the basis of that it may take from 24 to 48 hours for specialised help to arrive, and in that time we have to do the best we can for the casualty. |
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+ | We were very fortunate to have as our medical instructor a doctor (Ken Wilson) from Westmead hospital, who is a very keen walker/ruck-sack sports " | ||
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+ | Sunday saw us split up into parties of six and we were presented with a variety of situations which could occur on a walk and in which we had to assess the situation and carry out the appropriate emergency responses. What an eventful walk we had, first we went out on a search for a missing walker, whom we found to have a snake bite on the right ankle, then we had a walker from our group suffer a fractured upper femur, followed by another walker who had a compound fractured leg for whom we also had to improvise a stretcher, after recovering rapidly from this fracture, the same walker then collapsed from hypothermia, | ||
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+ | Ali in all, an instructional weekend, nothing too heavy, and an enjoyable way to meet walkers from other clubs. If you have the time when the next "S & R" weekend comes up, make the effort to attend. I'm glad I did, although I hope that I never need to use the skills gained during this weekend. | ||
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