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-You Dont Need A Rope To Get Down Byles Pass
+**You Don't Need A Rope To Get Down Byles Pass**
-You dont need a rope to get down Byles Pass,
+You don't need a rope to get down Byles Pass, although, there is a tree trunk to get you down at
-although, there is a tree trunk to get you down at
 one point.
-My previous descent of Byles Pass had
+My previous descent of Byles Pass had required the use of a tape to get down, so I was pleased this time, to get past the critical point without rope. Sure enough there was a spindly tree trunk, which assisted me down the first part, but the rest of this section became a series of steps and we were down.
-required the use of a tape to get down, so I was
-pleased this time, to get past the critical point
-without rope. Sure enough there was a spindly
-tree trunk, which assisted me down the first part,
-but the rest of this section became a series of
-steps and we were down.
-The earlier sections, Car Park to Mt Hay, Mt
+The earlier sections, Car Park to Mt Hay, Mt Hay to Boorong Crags, Boorong Crags to the Lookout (Andy Macqueen's One of the best lookouts on the Grose River) and the descent to Byles Pass, had gone well, even if I did find a new way down from Mt Hay to the escarpment, so that we arrived at the Grose with time enough to progress for a kilometre or so.
-Hay to Boorong Crags, Boorong Crags to the
-Lookout (Andy Macqueen's One of the best
-lookouts on the Grose River) and the descent to
-Byles Pass, had gone well, even if I did find a
-new way down from Mt Hay to the escarpment,
-so that we arrived at the Grose with time enough
-to progress for a kilometre or so.
-Good campsites are few and far between for
+Good campsites are few and far between for this section but we did have plenty of water. You'll need to boil the water of the Grose for at least three minutes, was my advice.
-this section but we did have plenty of water.
-You'll need to boil the water of the Grose for
+I'll make it five was Gretas comment.
-at least three minutes, was my advice.
-Tll make it five was Gretas comment.
+There was plenty of firewood for this chore, much of it fire scarred. After a little clearing of
+the rough site, each of us managed a reasonable home for the night.
-There was plenty of firewood for this chore,
+Tents and flys up, billies boiled for the respective required times. My! Look at that bright silver billy, must belong to our prospective, Kellie. There were no more shots at Kellie though, as she produced a punnet of strawberries for happy hour. (made my contribution of olives look meagre)
-much of it fire scarred. After a little clearmg of
-the rough site, each of us managed a reasonable
-home for the night.
-Tents and flys up, billies boiled for the
+Rowan reported on progress of supervising his daughters house moving. That is, moving the actual house from across a double block to one block. The things people get up to in their retirement! Carol filled us in with her two, soon to be three grandchildren.
-respective required times. My! Look at that
-bright silver billy, must belong to our
-prospective, Kellie. There were no more shots
-at Kellie though, as she produced a punnet of
-strawberries for happy hour. (made my
-contribution of olives look meagre)
-Rowan reported on progress of supervising his
+The strange animal like howl from the Grose turned out to be Joe who was attempting to immerse himself in the cold depths, much against Sheilas advice.
-daughters house moving. That is, moving the
-actual house from across a double block to one
-block. The things people get up to in their
-retirement! Carol filled us in with her two, soon
-to be three grandchildren.
-The strange animal like howl from the Grose
+We had an enjoyable campfire evening, reminiscing and swapping stories, new and old.
-tumed out to be Joe who was attempting to
-immerse himself in the cold depths, much
-against Sheilas advice.
-We had an enjoyable campfire evening,
+Progress along the Grose next morning was slow although more pairs of eyes to find remains of the Engineers Track meant that progress was faster than my previous trip, when I recall lots of back tracking when a missed track lead had often meant a dead end and a retrace of steps.
-reminiscing and swapping stories, new and old.
-Progress along the Grose next morning was
+The scrub was still blackened and stiffened from the fires of summer 2002  2003 and some of us looked decidedly sooty at the end of the day.
-slow although more pairs of eyes to find remains
-of the Engineers Track meant that progress was
-faster than my previous trip, when I recall lots of
-back tracking when a missed track lead had
-often meant a dead end and a retrace of steps.
-The scrub was still blackened and stiffened from
-the fires of summer 2002  2003 and some of us
-looked decidedly sooty at the end of the day.
 Jim Percy
-With sections of the Engineers Track appearing
+With sections of the Engineers Track appearing quite regularly, we arrived at the refreshing water
-quite regularly, we arrived at the refreshing water
+of Rocky Points Creek for lunch at what would make a great campsite. Rocky Points Creek was however the only good water encountered on the whole trip.
-of Rocky Points Creek for lunch at what would
-make a great campsite. Rocky Points Creek was
-however the only good water encountered on the
-whole trip.
-After lunch we pressed on and arrived at the
+After lunch we pressed on and arrived at the bottom of the Pinnacles Track by 3.30, which seemed plenty of time to get out in daylight. However the climb with weekend packs took its toll on the elderly and the last of the track by torchlight was slow, and the cars still had to be picked up from Mt Hay car park. The cold wind that had increased as the day lengthened caused those that waited for the arrival of the cars to
-bottom of the Pinnacles Track by 3.30, which
+complain that it seemed to take us for ever to travel just the few kilometres to Mt Hay and back.
-seemed plenty of time to get out in daylight.
-However the climb with weekend packs took its
-toll on the elderly and the last of the track by
-torchlight was slow, and the cars still had to be
-picked up from Mt Hay car park. The cold wind
-that had increased as the day lengthened caused
-those that waited for the arrival of the cars to
-complain that it seemed to take us for ever to travel
-just the few kilometres to Mt Hay and back.
-But all in all a great weekend walk and Byles
+But all in all a great weekend walk and Byles Pass was descended without a rope.
-Pass was descended without a rope.
-Thanks to the party for all the help, it was a
+Thanks to the party for all the help, it was a real co-operative effort\\
-real co-operative effort
+Trip: Mt Hay to The Pinnacles 15 & 16 May 2004 via Boorong Crags, Shaw Gully, Byles Pass, the Grose River Valley, De Faurs Buttress, De Faurs Head, Pinnacles Track passing Lockleys Pylon, Mt Stead and The Pinnacles. (The Pinnacles are the rocky points of Rocky
-Trip: Mt Hay to The Pinnacles 15 & 16 May
-via Boorong Crags, Shaw Gully, Byles
-Pass, the Grose River Valley, De Faurs Buttress,
-De Faurs Head, Pinnacles Track passing
-Lockleys Pylon, Mt Stead and The Pinnacles.
-(The Pinnacles are the rocky points of Rocky
 Points Creek.)
-Party of seven: Greta, Carol, Rowan, Sheila, Joe
+Party of seven: Greta, Carol, Rowan, Sheila, Joe and Kellie. Jim Percy Leader.
-and Kellie. Jim Percy Leader.
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 Carol Lubbers
-Mountain Lagoon To Colo River
+Mountain Lagoon To Colo River Tuesday 18th May Leader: Bill Holland, Participants: 3 members, 1 prospective
-Tuesday18"" May Leader: Bill Holland
-Participants: 3 members, 1 prospective
-It was a late start due to the leaders inability to
-remember how long it takes to drive from
-Westleigh to the Mt Lagoon turnoff.
-But, this was a midweek walk when we relax,
+It was a late start due to the leaders inability to remember how long it takes to drive from
-enjoy our walking and dont worry too much
+Westleigh to the Mt Lagoon turnoff. But, this was a midweek walk when we relax, enjoy our walking and don't worry too much about the time.
-about the time.
-The walk was along the fire trail for 5 km then
+The walk was along the fire trail for 5 km then ridge top walking about 2 km to the lookout at
-ridge top walking about 2 km to the lookout at
+the junction of the Colo River and Tootie Creek lunch and return.
-the junction of the Colo River and Tootie Creek
- lunch and return.
 It was a few years since I had last walked this