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Yeti: Winter 2014 YETI THE NEWSLETTER OF YHA BUSHWALKING Number 48 WINTER 2016 Walking since 1939 President’s Report This last year has been yet another successful one for YHA Bushwalking, with an exceptionally high number of walks and other events, many new leaders and a record number of walkers. My sincere thanks to all committee members who Craig Beer (rear, brandishing a map) and group on part of a year-long have contributed their time to make all of this series of walks he organised over the entire Great Dividing Trail. happen. And, most importantly, many thanks to (photo: Erryn Stephens) all of our leaders – without them, there would be no events on the program at all and no YHA Long-distance trails are a theme of this issue; along with Craig’s Bushwalking! experiences on the GDT, there are articles reviewing the Falls to I would like to welcome the new members on the Hotham, Tasmania’s Three Capes Walk and the first stage of the club’s committee: Jon de Jong (treasurer), Dani ambitious Grampians Peaks Trail. Langma and Tobias Ziegler (general committee members) have come aboard to help out with running the club. We are looking forward to the Also in this Issue new ideas they will bring to the committee! President’s Report – (p2). The Meetup group we created in August 2014 has continued to be a great success and grown to over Bus Trips Are Back – (p3). 2000 subscribers. This has made the Sunday Upcoming Walk Highlights – Snow Train, Razorback snow-walk, walks so popular (with many attendances Mt Stirling beginner snow-camp, Ballarat & Mansfield accommodated exceeding 40) that we have stopped advertising weekends, Kooyoora beginner pack-carry & Sunset Remote Walk. (p4-5) the details on Meetup (for the time being) in order Clubnight Explorations – WA’s Cape to Cape walk, New Zealand’s to avoid numbers getting out of control. Banks Peninsula Track and the high peaks of Spain & Morocco. (p6) Last December a second Meetup group “YHA Multi-Day Walks” was created to promote all Walk Snapshots: – Crosscut Saw, Main Range overnight walks (p7) pack-carry and accommodated weekend walks; its Photo Competition 2016 – (p8) group size has already reached 500. Thanks to Andrew Francis and Dani Langma who have done Night Photography in the Bush – (p9) an incredible job over the past year listing all of Great Dividing Trail – Covering 280km, a day or two at a time (p10) our events on Meetup. The combined successes of advertising through Grampians Peaks Trail – Both accommodated and overnight pack- Meetup, the newly introduced bus trips and an carrying groups have recently enjoyed the first stage near Halls Gap (p11) increased number of Saturday walks resulted in a Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing tips – (p12,14) dramatically increased total attendance of 2100 on events held during 2015/16, compared to 1,400 Three Capes Walk – How to enjoy the 5-star scenery without a 5-star the previous year. Sunday walks alone price. (p13-14) accounted for 1,500, an average of 30 per walk. Safe River Crossing Tips – (p15) There are many plans and ideas for the upcoming walking year. If we find enough volunteers to YHA Bushwalking History – Pt 5:Maintaining the Tradition (p16-19) help, we might be able to realize most of them! Leader’s Page – Hints for both new and established leaders (p20) One of these plans is to turn the newly introduced bus trips into a regular event for each quarter. Dr T’s Bushwalking 2020 – Yeti’s time-travelling correspondent reports on what might be the near future of bushwalking (p21) (cont’d p2) YHA BUSHWALKING http://www.yhabush.org.au YETI The Newsletter of YHA Bushwalking WINTER 2016 Page 2 President’s Report (cont’d) YHA BUSHWALKING COMMITTEE 2016/17 The first two trips, Blowhard Circuit and Two-Bays Walk, were fully President, Lutz Lademann booked and have been very successful. For the bus trips we are looking Secretary vacant at organizing walks which would be difficult to do as day walk without Treasurer Jon de Jong the convenience of a bus – e.g. a one way 27km walk. If you have a Walks Secretary Craig Beer suggestion for one of the next bus trips or can help out with leading one Club Communications Sonya Radywyl of the groups on the bus, we would love to hear from you! General committee Dani Langma We would also like to reinstate the role of Sunday Walks Coordinator, so Kris Peach that not all of the workload for creating the next program is solely on the Ken Sussex Tobias Ziegler shoulder of the Walks Secretary. If you are a keen Sunday walker and Non-Committee: interested in helping, please shoot an email to [email protected] BSAR Contact Paul Gottliebsen Not ignoring the social side of the program: It has been a while since we Trip Cards Bruce Meincke had the last BBQ event (2014, at the club’s 75th anniversary) so we think Yeti Editor Stephen Smith it is about time to organize such a big event again in late spring when the CONTRIBUTIONS TO YETI days are longer and warmer again. These articles don’t write themselves y’know, nor are Looking forward to meeting you on a walk soon! they all plagiarised from the internet (well some of Lutz Lademann them aren’t anyway). If you’ve enjoyed yourself on one President YHA Bushwalking or two YHA trips or have some thoughts about bushwalking which you’d like to share, then here’s your opportunity to do so. Find a spare moment, jot your experiences or advice down then email them to [email protected] YETI ONLINE “Yeti” has its own website www.yhabush.org.au/Yeti containing downloadable copies of the latest New Look Trip Cards a Hit issue as well as archived articles from past editions. The web sites is well worth visiting, as From 1st January 2016, the cost of an annual YHA Bushwalking Trip it often includes additional photographs not able Card has been reduced to $15 for YHA Members. The cheaper price to be included in the print version for reasons has proved popular, with 59 Trip Cards issued during the first six months of 2016, compared with 36 for the entirety of 2015. Many of of space, as well as superior reproduction. last year’s Trip Cards were issued free for leading three or more days of walks, whereas the majority of this year’s batch has been sales. TRIP LEADERS Take advantage of the opportunity to promote A Trip Card saves paying individual Trip Fees ($3 day, $5 weekend for your upcoming trips in YETI with a more YHA members), but other costs such as accommodation, transport and detailed description than space in the camping permits are still applicable. programme allows. Please contact the editor To request a Trip Card, use the online form. with the details. http://www.yhabush.org.au/TripCardRequest.htm YHA ACTIVITIES CLUBNIGHT Payment needs to be made by deposit into the YHA Bushwalking bank Is held on a Monday night once a month at Celtic account (details are on the form and the back of the emailed Club corner Latrobe & Queen Streets, CBD from program). Along with payment details, YHA number and expiry date 7.30pm to approx. 9:00pm. Special events start must also be provided if requesting a $15 card (YHA Membership can be purchased online from $25/year – just after 7.40pm, everybody welcome. https://www.yha.com.au/membership/ ). YETI THANKS The latest Trip Cards have a colourful new design, a set of twelve The following contributors to this issue: landscapes all taken on YHA Bushwalks. Feedback on the new look Craig Beer has been positive; from mid-July 2016, the Trip Card form will allow a John Braakhuis preferred image to be selected with the request. Who knows – one day your ticket to YHA Bushwalks may match the vista you find Paul Gottliebsen yourself gazing upon. Stuart Hanham Lutz Lademann Thanks to Bruce Meincke for administering the Trip Cards, and Mei Li designing their new look. Chris Marney Bruce Meincke Shirley Palmer Roger Palmer Sharon Saing AndrewqStevenson Ken Sussex Tobias Ziegler YHA Bushwalking …since 1939 YETI The Newsletter of YHA Bushwalking WINTER 2016 Page 3 Bus Trips are Back! Day Walks Bus trips were once a mainstay of the club, but it has been th several years since one was run. The idea of using a bus for a Navigation Training (Sat 13 August) Saturday walk was trialled late last year, filling up a 25-seater to Basic navigation skills and the ability to use a map and Lake Eildon. The second event was bolder still, a 57-seater to compass are recommended for all regular bushwalkers, the Mornington Peninsula Two-Bays walk on 9th April, but it not just leaders. Navigation isn’t simply about finding too sold out. the way from A to B, it also involves estimating how long it will take to get there, deciding upon the best route and visualising what features will be encountered along the way. The next Navigation Training day will be in the Mt Disappointment area on 13th August. The country is moderately rugged but open forest, providing useful terrain to practice off-track navigation. The overall group will be divided into smaller sized parties of 3-4, each accompanied by an experienced leader as instructor. Total distance for the day will be less than 10km and may include one or more short, steep climbs, but will include plenty of stopping to discuss navigation skills.
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