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| 199612 [2016/12/07 12:30] – [From the Walks Secretary] joan | 199612 [2016/12/07 12:38] – [Ah, what a breath of fresh air!] joan | ||
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| - | VVhen you are leading and fall into a drift; take off the pack and roll out... if you still have the strength... if you don't, your friends can help roll you. Crawling on hands and knees spreads the weight better but still only works where the snow is hard. Sometimes breaking while dragging the pack helps. | + | When you are leading and fall into a drift; take off the pack and roll out... if you still have the strength... if you don't, your friends can help roll you. Crawling on hands and knees spreads the weight better but still only works where the snow is hard. Sometimes breaking while dragging the pack helps. |
| When all this failed, we broke trail by first crawling, followed by tramping down (without packs), followed by moving on with packs. It's slow going when you have to make three passes. Breaking snow wears you down quick and you can only lead for 15 to 30 minute shifts. Just before dark on this 'one hour' walk, we spotted the tent of three walkers who'd given up and spent two days stranded. They were really glad to see us (Why?). We tramped down squares, trenched them and pitched tents near our new members. By some miracle Paul got a billy going for soup (our first meal since breakfast). We turned in warm and proud of our snow camping skills and hopeful of finishing the next day. | When all this failed, we broke trail by first crawling, followed by tramping down (without packs), followed by moving on with packs. It's slow going when you have to make three passes. Breaking snow wears you down quick and you can only lead for 15 to 30 minute shifts. Just before dark on this 'one hour' walk, we spotted the tent of three walkers who'd given up and spent two days stranded. They were really glad to see us (Why?). We tramped down squares, trenched them and pitched tents near our new members. By some miracle Paul got a billy going for soup (our first meal since breakfast). We turned in warm and proud of our snow camping skills and hopeful of finishing the next day. | ||
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| - | Regarding The Cover Of SBW Magazine | + | |
| + | **Regarding The Cover Of SBW Magazine** | ||
| I could hardly believe it when I heard it rumoured that the cover of the Sydney BushWalker magazine was to be changed and the long-standing illustration originally drawn by Alan Rigby was to be dropped. | I could hardly believe it when I heard it rumoured that the cover of the Sydney BushWalker magazine was to be changed and the long-standing illustration originally drawn by Alan Rigby was to be dropped. | ||
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| - | Your Name, Address & Telephone Numbers | + | **Your Name, Address & Telephone Numbers**\\ |
| The SBW listing for 1997 is closing now. Please check your entry and if it's wrong advise Barry Wallace promptly. You must do this before the end of this year (1996) or you will be too late. | The SBW listing for 1997 is closing now. Please check your entry and if it's wrong advise Barry Wallace promptly. You must do this before the end of this year (1996) or you will be too late. | ||
| Barry Wallace\\ | Barry Wallace\\ | ||
| 1/20 Elfrida Street\\ | 1/20 Elfrida Street\\ | ||
| - | Mosman 2088.\\ | + | Mosman 2088. |
| - | Do it now\\ | + | |
| + | Do it now | ||
| - | **WANTED- Magazine Copy** | + | **WANTED- Magazine Copy**\\ |
| We are forever in need of stories and items for this magazine. | We are forever in need of stories and items for this magazine. | ||
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