THE CANBERRA • BUSI{WALKING CLUB l INC. NEWSLETTER

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VOLUME 36 July 2000 NUMBER 7

JULY GENERAL MEETING 8pm Wednesday 19th Speaker: Sgt Williamson, AFP Search & Rescue (ACT), on 'Police Search &.Rescue Procedures' Dickson Library Community Room Make the most of the evening andJoin other in em ben at 6.00pm for a convivial (8YO) meal oil/ic P/to I'hu Qnoc Restaurant

possible, a leader would be Also In This Issue: PRESIDENT'S expected to discuss the contents of Item Page PRATTLE the guidelines before accepting a non-member on a trip. MEMBERSHIP MATFERS 2

This month's Prattle is 2 Guidelines for Activity WALKS WAFFLE 2 devoted to 'duty of care' issues. As Leaders MEETING 2 advised to members at the June General Meeting and outlined in These guidelines define what OF MOTION 3 the Club expects of its leaders. the Training and Safety Officer's DUTYOFCARE 3 article in this It, the working group They would be provided to all REPORTS 3 has finalised three draft documents leaders and prospective leaders. which have been endorsed by the 3 Risks and Obligations Pro- INFORMATION FOR Committee and are now available Fornia PARTICIPANTS IN CBC to members for review and ACTIVITIES 7 The pro-forma sets down the comment. The documents are: DiSCOUNT OFFERS FOR risks faced by participants in Club CLUB MEMBERS 1 Guidelines for Activity activities and their obligations to Participants the Club. It is proposed that all IT CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED These guidelines provide existing members would sign the information on what is expected of pro-forma as part of their next membership renewal and that it those who take part in Club Anyone who doubts that we would also be incorporated into the activities. They would be provided need to clearly define the risks membership form for signing by to all existing members and all faced by participants in Club prospective members. Non- anyone making an application for membership. Any non-member activities and the respcctive members wanting to come on a responsibilities of leaders and Club trip would be expected to taking part in a Club trip would be required to sign the pro-forma activity participants need look no read the guidelines before coming further than the recent press on the trip. If this were not before taking part in a trip.

coverage of the death of two presented to the membership for WALKS WAFFLE abseilers in the Blue Mountains formal endorsement. I I and the subsequent calls by police Any comments on the and others for the introduction of This month the walks documents should be provided to controls on public access to program provides a good selection David by 16 August2000. wilderness areas. The documents of day walks but offers less prepared by the working group weekend overnight trips than usual. Perhaps the reason for this is the will, if adopted by the Club, leave An issue that came up cold weather. us well placed to respond quickly towards the end of our duty of care in the future to any changes we deliberations that the documents The ski trips are usually may be forced to make to the way deliberately do not address is the quite popular and among others, we do business'. issue of selection of drivers for Alan Vidler has a few scheduled on Having said that, we have club trips. The Committee's view is the program. that all our drivers have 'mandatory tried to minimise the impact the Please note that a certain qualifications' (ie a valid driver's documents will have on our current degree of competence and licence) and have been duly operations, consistent with what experience is needed for cross- assessed by others as being fit to the working group believes to be country skiing and that some of the drive. If your driver on a Club trip the.Club's dutyof care obligations. committee recommend the Cross has a driving style that unsettles The Club will continue to offer Country Ski Club's training courses you, politely ask him or her to vary activities of varying degrees of as being very good for those it. If there are particular drivers difficulty to suit the varying skill interested and in need. levels of its members, albeit with with whom you prefer not to travel, an increased emphasis on self- let the leader know when you book Subsequent Navigation assessment by members of their on an activity. Refresher trips will involve capacity to take part in these practice/consolidation of those activities. The Club will continue skills with a variety of venues. One Last month's It included a to provide training opportunities so day is to be set aside to examine couple of delightful articles on the that interested members may and use the GPS. The conditions complications that arose from a improve their skill levels. There for refresher trip #4 were perfect crossover trip that had to be will continue to be no requirement for the theme, "dead reckon ing"; it modified when the Shoalhaven for mandatory qualifications or was a rainy black night. was too high to be safely training as a pre-condition of Participants seemed to enjoy it and crossed. A postscript to one of the membership. both groups found their succession articles noted that next time a rope of map spots to arrive back in good The preparation of the three would be carried to assist with the time for hot drinks and scones. documents is a significant step crossing. Carrying a rope might forward in the resolution of an make sense if you know how to use At the last General Meeting, issue that has dogged the Club for a it, but could be very dangerous and I found Mathew 1-liggin's talk on number of years. If you would like cannot be recommended if you do the ACT Border Survey very to provide comment on the not. The risk of injury or drowning interesting. I was one who had documents, please e-mail David is too high - far better to retrace wondered about those piles of Campbell your steps or stay where you are rocks between Scabby and Kelly. (dcampbell.fishbigpond.com ) until the river level drops if at all Bob Horsfield, Walks Secretary P and ask him to forward them to possible. you. If you do not have e-mail Terence Uren, President AUGUST MEETING access, please give give me a call P I (6282 2403) and I will arrange for The speaker for the monthly hard copy of the documents to be MEMBERSHIP meeting will be Klaus Hueneke, on sent to you. Comment on the MATTERS the topic 'Life and the Australian documents is also being sought New members: Bush'. from the NSW Confederation of Michael Gorgolewski. Bushwalking Clubs and our Klaus will have books he has Insurers. The Committee is Prospective members: written about bushwalking for sale considering whether or not legal Corinne Angelats, Matthieu Blery, there. Klaus also likes audience Stephen Carter, Judy Dann, Crissy advice on their content should be participation so, if you've got any C. sought before they are finalised and questions - speak up! Roger Edwards, Members/Up Secretary P

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 2 activities will continue to form a Guidelines for Activity NOTICE OF part of the Club's input to meeting Coordinators and Leaders, and (c) MOTION its duty of care requirements. Also, Guidelines for participants in Club in line with its duty of care, is the Activities, at the 21 June general It is moved that: minimal impact guidelines first meeting, constitutes a substantive developed by the Club in 1988. step by the working group to The Club donate $200, from meeting its requirements. the Conservation Fund, to the This year, following the Colong Foundation. establishment by the 1998-99 While a number of Club committee of a 'training and safety members have commented on the Tom Widdup of the Colong officer' as a committee position, makeup of this draft, additional Foundation spoke at the May Club has seen the establishment of a input from other Club menibers meeting on the efforts of the duty of care working group. This would be appreciated. As I will not Foundation to achieve increased group, made up of Terence Uren, be in Canberra all of July, they can protection for native forest Meg McKone, Allan Mikkelsen, be obtained by emailing me wilderness areas. This proposed David Drohan, and myself, has through donation is a good way to put our worked to establishing the Club's 'dcm bigpM±cm'; conservation funds to good use in position and to progress its or by contacting Tercnce Uren for an organisation working to handling bfthis issue. a hard copy. Comments need to be implement some of our Clubs emailed to me by the end of July. conservation ideals. The position taken by the working group on behalf of the All of the members of the Allan Mikkelsen, Club was based on five duty of care working group gave Conservation Officer P requirements: particular and important input to the development of a Club position DUTY OF CARE I • that the Club provide guidance and the three documents. However, to its members on how they particular acknowledgement is to Concern that bushwalking might minimise risk to them- be given to the substantive energy clubs meet their duty of care selves and to others while brought to the duty of care working requirements has been a broader participating on a Club activity; group by Terence Uren. social concern, at least since the • that Club minimises the risk to David Camp bell, mid 1980s. It is certainly one that • itself and its members of any Training & Safety Officer P the Club, in conjunction with the legal repercussions of an inci- Confederation of dent occurring on a Club TRIP REPORTS l3ushwalking Clubs has been activity; I I particularly concerned with over • that the Club provides guidance Circumnavigating Mt the past three years; with particular Coricudgy Club input to the discussion within to its event leaders/coordinators Easter/Anzac Day, 2000 the Club by during this time by and members participating in Grahame Muller and Alan Vidler. Club events on their duty of Easter this year in the care responsibilities; Wollemi was remarkable for two • In reviewing this things: brilliant weather and the background, it is important to also • that whatever the Club proposes riotous growth of fungi. Prior to note that the Club has in the is self sustainable and does not our five day walk, it had rained preceding years included a number rely on particular input by any copious amounts which had the of activities on its events program one member of personality; and happy result of filling the directed at improving and • that the nature of any guidelines waterways in this often dry area maintaining the activity skills of its developed by the Club are inline and producing fungal growth such members. These training and skill with developments elsewhere as I have never seen before. improvement activities have within the Confederation and included bushwalking and are non-prescriptive in nature The intention was to navigational training events carried and therefore flexible to chang- circumnavigate Mt Coricudgy via out by Club members, rogaining, ing needs and requirements. Blackwater, Coricudgy and sea kayaking, first aid training by Razorback Creeks, and adjoining skilled people outside of the Club, Following input and ridges. The mountain itself is a and participation in training endorsement from the Committee, prominent basalt peak 1256 metres weekends on first aid, bush skills the tabling of the three draft high, but its lush growth of tall and search and rescue, run by the documents: (a) Acknowledgement eucalypts cuts out most of the view Confederation. These program of Risks and Obligations, (b) and means that the effort of

Canberra Bushwaiking Club IT July 2000 page 3 climbing it is scarcely worthwhile, Warwick Blayden, who has done a middle, which posed the problem, unless you need to use it as a route lot of walking in the area, had sent which route to take? Concern at to somewhere else. Part of this me information some years ago on possibly striking an impassable Easter's route I had done before on some of the key passes. waterfall where the cliffs closed in two separate trips in the area, but on each of the branches persuaded It was time to drop into enough was new to keep the me to go for the spur, but this was Blackwater Creek, and urged on by adrenalin running. not without its difficulties. Doug Chris we tried a new route which went up to check on the first fifty After a six hour drive from left the road at CR543635, saving a metres or so, which went after a Canberra, Prue, Alan, Ruth, couple of kilometres road walking short cliff climb near the bottom. Crahame and I arrived at Dunns to a previously used spur. Upper As we climbed higher we met a Swamp where we were to meet Blackwater Ck receives basalt soil series of rocky outcrops which we Helen, who had driven in from washed down from Mt Coricudgy climbed without any problems Coonabarabran, and Doug and and the rainforest canopy is dense until, right near the top, we struck a Chris from Sydney. We had no enough to prevent thick six metre cliff. chance of finding them at midnight undergrowth. Fungi of all shapes amongst the holiday crowds, but in and sizes sprouted out of the Doug was confident enough the morning discovered that we had ground and off trees and dead logs, of a route through the cliff on the camped right next to Uelen and just the most vivid forming miniature western side to take his pack, and down the road from Doug and bright red forests. The sandshoe sure enough, there was a steep, Chris. wearers did a lot of splashing narrow gully encumbered only by a through the creek while the boots loose log broaching the cliff. When Although the rain had made brigade managed to keep their feet I returned to the nose of the spur to a mess of the road, we managed to dry with lots of ups and downs pick tip my pack, Ruth was almost get all three vehicles to the when the banks became steep. up an impossible-looking cliff face. intended starting and finishing The rest of us went round to the point at the beginning of the track Campsites were few and far gully where Doug threw the rope into Cavins Creek. From here we between, so when we reached a down to make the ascent easier for had an eight kilometre walk past large flattish area by mid afternoon the rest of the party. All did not go the southern end of Mt Coricudgy, it seemed a good time to stop, smoothly, however. Another including a climb halfway up the especially as some of us were member of the party had a go at the mountain. On the way we passed getting quite tired. Prue and I had wall on one side of the gully which two cars whose drivers, in their camped here on a trip six years ago unexpectedly shed one of its determination to drive as far up and it was rather a remarkable spot footholds, resulting in a fall of two Coricudgy as possible, had only - a small creek caine tumbling over or three metres. Fortunately the succeeded in bogging a vehicle and an overhung cliff at least 20 metres said member fell onto sloping dirt making deep ruts in the road. It was high, forming a pool right next to a which absorbed the energy from a pleasant walk through eucalypt clear area where we could put the his sudden drop and no harm was and then montane rainforest, with fire (all traces of our previous fire done. occasional glimpses of rugged had disappeared), and in the cliffs and ridges through the trees. darkness of the rainforest night, the We lunched near the top of tiny lights of glow worms shone the spur in the sunshine, with views Here a brief explanation of into the cliff-lined gorge of our the nature of the country is needed. out around us. Next morning revealed the wisdom of our choice It's a heavily dissected sandstone creek and a pointy mountain of campsite when, half a kilometre beyond it which had us consulting plateau with some basalt tops. Many of the creeks are walled in further on, the junction of the side map and compass. It turned out to creek we were going to exit by be Mt Coriaday, one of the by high cliffs and many of the spurs present no problems until the proved totally unsuitable for prominent peaks on the ridgeline camping. final ten metres or so reveal north east of Mt Coricudgy. impassable cliffs not shown on the I had chosen this particular From the top of the spur it 1:25 000 map which, despite its creek as a route back onto the was only an easy kilometre to the large scale, has a contour interval Coricudgy ridge because it was main drag - the dirt road on the of 20 metres. So, unless you have different from the one I had used northern side of Coricudgy. Not an alternative source of on the previous trip. It provided that we were on it for long; I information, it would be quite easy pleasant walking with lots of tree planned to camp at the saddle to to spend all day running up and ferns beneath the forest canopy. the west of Middle Hill so that the down spurs trying to find a way After two kilometres it split into next day we'd have plenty of time into a creek. I was fortunate in that two branches with a spur in the to enjoy the views from the ridge

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 4 west of Mt Davis and negotiate the ridge opposite. Unfortunately we far from the junction. Sure enough, unknown section of Coricudgy Ck didn't have time to investigate it, a short climb landed us at the to its junction with Razorback Ck. but expect a trip from Doug there bottom of the cliffline on the spur It was only 2.30 when we reached a in the not-too-distant future. between the two creeks. Looking pleasant, grassy spot just below the down, we could see Razorback Going down Coricudgy saddle with views of the cliffs on tumbling down over rapids and Creek from CR 498693 was the east side of Mt Davis through waterfalls to join Coricudgy, while preferable to going up it as we had the trees, but there was water to above us were broken cliffs of soft done six years before, but it was collect for the night and half the sandstone in hues of cream and still slow going. There were more next day, over 100 metres downhill salmon pink. potential campsites than I had and through thick undergrowth expected, starting with a large Stepping round the corner of consisting mainly of Bursaria overhang a few hundred metres the spur into the gorge of (thornbushes) and blackberry. We from the junction. The first few Razorback Ck brought us into a all emerged from the gully rather kilometres were in rainforest. different world, a world of soft worse for wear and happy to relax Where the creek was fiat, most of green rainforest with clear walking before a comforting fire to cook tea us waded through it and when it on the leaf-strewn ground. We and swap scatalogical stories. tumbled downwards through a stopped for a while to soak up the Day three dawned brilliantly maze of boulders we took to the atmosphere, while Helen identified fine. We wound around the banks, except for Ruth who seemed golden whistlers with her ridgetops to the north of Mount to be enjoying the challenge of binoculars. This must be one of the Davis until at last we were on our clambering over slippery rocks and prettiest creeks in the area, but it intended ridge - two and a half through waist-deep pools. At one didn't last for long; after about a kilometres of exceptional views on spot, Grahame dived over a log and kilometre it became scrubby and our way to Coricudgy Ck. First we emerged clutching a stick covered remained so most of the way up to stopped to look at the amphitheatre with bottle green fungus, Harris Hole, a distance of four at the head of the creek to our exclaiming that now he'd seen all kilometres. Doug and Chris, north, where room-sized blocks of the major colours. By 4pm the relieved for short periods by other sandstone threatened to topple into creek had opened out, the extra members of the party, did a great the gorge below. Alan announced sunshine resulting in a thicker job forcing a passage through the he was going to stay there and growth of scrub and bracken; worst sections. however we soon found a campsite watch one of them fall. Helen had Warwick's notes rather her binoculars fixed on little amongst some clearings in the cryptically remarked that Harris bobbing dots lit up by the sunlight bracken with a nice view up to the Hole had "a water problem", so in front of a shadowy cliff - cliffs on the other side of the creek. now we had to find a campsite as migrating honeyeaters which It was wonderfully peaceful sitting close to the Hole as possible but fluttered along the same airy there in front of our fire, with before the creek disappeared. A pathway in little flocks, impossibly plenty of time to get organised for cheer went up as we passed the fragile against the rugged terrain. the night, watching the light fade junction of upper Razorback Ck and a few wispy clouds turn pink in A little further on we and the stream flowing out of the setting sun. admired the view into the narrow, Harris Hole, as the latter was rainforest-filled gorges to the As we were more than three indeed still flowing. A kilometre south, which flowed into kilometres short of Razorback further on the perfect campsite Coricudgy Ck at the point where it Creek, we had some time to make appeared - an extensive clear dives through a narrow gorge from up the next day. The valley grassy flat close to the creek, but as Jones Hole and starts flowing west. widened further and we found there were concerns about what But the best view of all was from a ourselves walking along the slopes time we would reach the cars the large sandstone pavement near the on the southern side of the creek next day, we bashed on through a end of the ridge where the rugged well above the water. After a particularly obnoxious stretch of nature of the country was fully couple of hours of bashing through scrub until the water started to look revealed - a maze of deeply incised scrub dominated by Bursaria we scungy and stagnant. We found a creeks and outcropping cliffs as far couldn't quite work out where we rather damp campsite in amongst a as grassy Nullo Mountain and were in relation to Razorback Ck, forest of treeferns with a clean pool beyond. With the help of Helen's but the presence opposite us of a nearby and an open grassy spot for binoculars, Doug examined a huge, golden, half moon-shaped our fire. canyon carved into the side of an cliff face which I had seen on a - After a few , spots of rain previous trip told me we weren't inaccessible-looking knoll on the overnight we awoke to an overcast

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 5 morning. Today we had to find a According to the map, the This was achieved, together with way out of Harris Hole. If we route from the tops into upper lunch, by 1pm and we set for didn't, we would be well overdue Gavins Ck should have been easy, Coronet Peak. With the aid of the as it would take us at least a day to but experience and Warwick's GPS it was all too easy except for return down Razorback Ck and exit notes told me that most of the spurs the grade and the scrub, which was via a spur I had descended on a into it were heavily cliffed. We about 6 on a scale of 1-10. None previous trip. But first we had to found the right one and descended the less and steady climb of about 2 reach Harris Hole, the entrance to to fairly open grassy forest where hours duration saw the objective which was choked with treeferns the party decided it was lunchtime. achieved. The views were beautiful growing out of soft, slimy, red- Just above Gavin's Swamp we and the panorama clear except for brown watery mud. Half an hour's came across an electric fence; the top of Bimberi and Murray grubby struggle finally brought us fortunately the current wasn't which had low cloud all afternoon. into the Hole, which was filled switched on! Then we had a long, The camera freaks amongst us had with tall eucalypts and also, unpleasant wade through the rusty a field day! The return trip was unfortunately, tall bracken, coloured mud of the swamp to pick much quicker and saw us back in probably the legacy of past grazing. up the faint road back to the cars. camp before the sun set (at 5pm!). It's a difficult problem: obviously For the first time we had a good A cold night followed and due to cattle can't be left in a National view across open grasslands to the the no fire policy in the area with Park, but often removing them long summit ridge of Mt Coricudgy the thermometer below freezing by creates another set of problems. It - the peak that we had spent five 6pm the warmest spot looked like would be interesting to know what days circumnavigating in under the down. the original flora of the hole was, magnificent autumn weather. We Sunday morning was before the disturbance caused by reached the cars just as a few misty beautiful with the thermometer grazing. drops of rain began to fall. between —5 and 9 (not finely We didn't have time to look Meg McKone P calibrated) and a light freezing mist around inside the Hole, and Party: Ruth Thomson, Alan etching the vegetation. Mike Mc anyway we'd had enough of scrub, Johnston, Prue Camp bell, could not resist the temptation to so we headed up the side creek that Grahame Muller, Helen Stevens, rise early and get some special rose steeply to a saddle next to Doug Floyd, Chris Freyberg, Meg photos of such beauty. After a upper Razorback Ck. The question McKone (leader). fairly leisurely breakfast we set off on everyone's mind was, Would it for Cotter Gap and a quick snack go? The last couple of contours Coronet Peak via Cotter Gap before the climb of Split Rock. The were very close together and were 20-21 May dày was truly beautiful (hardly a on a map notorious for its cloud in sight and zero wind) and unmarked clifflines. The walk was marked by we were rewarded with stunning 'quality' scrub, cold temperatures views both within the rock It did go, and very easily. and fabulous views. The plan was formation itself and the views After a short, simple scramble at to climb Coronet Peak and Square the very top, we came out on a beyond. The walk about lOOm Rock to take in the views and get narrow rocky ridge with great South West to a large tor gave some good photos. views info the high broken cliffs at unobstructed views of the Cotter the head of Razorback Ck and back Our party set out on a cold valley and Bimberi. Again the through Harris Hole. The cliffs foggy Canberra morning arriving at shutters clicked happily some time above the saddle also went very the Orroral car park about 8.45am before we retraced our steps to easily up the nose of the ridge and with some ice hanging on the car Cotter Gap. The walk back was half a kilometre further on we aerial and a hint of blue discernable again pleasant and cool arriving found ourselves at a marvellous through the fog promising a good back at the car as the sun set viewpoint, looking north down day. A comfortable two-hour walk behind Lego Land. A well- Razorback Creek to the hazy blue saw Cotter Gap behind and a punt organised and fun walk. WiddenValley beyond, and on the weather and the likelihood Mkhael Banyard P northeast to Mt Coriaday with its of the view being clear if we Party: Frank Bergersen (leader) pointy summit piercing the clouds. climbed Coronet. At this stage the Mike Maconachie, prospects looked good and we set Michael Banyard off for Pond Creek to set up camp.

Canbeua Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 6 1- INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN CRC ACTIVITIES GRADING OF WALKS - Distance/Difficulty BOOKINGS: Distance: Ring the leader early rather than late. Please ring by Thursday 2.00pm for the following weekend (both one day (5) Short - under 12km/day. and two day walks) so the leader has time to arrange (M) Medium - 12-20km/day. transport. Long - over 20km/day. 16 is the maximum, unless a smaller number is advertised in NOTE: In calculating distance, 1 km is added for the program. every 100 metres climbed. Difficulty; Please be specific if the leader asks about your (E) Easy - fire trail, tracks, beaches etc. experience in the activity. Check with the leader about: • the need to carry water, tents/fly, maps, etc Medium - bush tracks, alpine areas, some scrub. • appropriate clothing, suitable foot-wear, etc; and (R) Rough - much scrub, steep climbs, rock scrambles. • any precautions you might need to take for severe (W) Wet - compulsory swims, some river crossings. weather changes, etc. Ask about anything you're unsure of, especially if you're

NOTE: Every person taking part in a CBC activity does so as a volunteer in all respects and accepts responsibility for any personal injury or loss incurred. Visitors may join Club trips. However, because of insurance limitations visitors are restricted to a total of 5 trips with the Club. After that visitors MUST join the Club to join more Club trips Prospective participants should check with the leader that they are capable of completing the proposed trip based on their previous experience, fitness and personal capabilities. Participants should also ask the leader what the trip entails and what food, equipment or special skills are required. Conversely, leaders should also ensure these points are checked and may reject an applicant they consider unsuitable for the trip. TRANSPORT: Costs are presently 2501km/car, divided equally among ALL participants. This amount may be varied at the discretion of the leader, depending on: the condition of the roads; the number of passengers per car; and other factors. The figures given for individual trips are estimates only, based on four people per car and other factors - costs may rise if cars are only partly filled. Park admission and camping fees are additional costs which leaders should list separately. SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANISATION S&R Contacts: Training & Safety Officer (David Campbell) 6254 1511(h); President (Terence Uren) 6282 2403 (h); or Walks Secretary (Rob Horsfield) 6231 4535 (h). CHECK-IN I CONTACT OFFICER The Check-in /Contact Officer for the Club is Stan Marks Ph: 6254 9568 (h) or 6274 7350 (w). He (not the Police or other bodies) should be the first point of contact for worried relatives if you are late in returning from a trip. Leaders must also report the safe return OR cancellation of their trip to the Check-in Officer.

£4 z EQUIPMENT HIRE Take advantage of the excellent gear that the Club has available for fi hire before lashing out on your own equipment The Equipment Officer is Rob Horsfield, who can be contacted on 6231 4535 (h). The equipment available and current rates per weekend/week are set out below. Hirers are responsible for collecting and returning the at equipment. A deposit of $20 is required and part or all of this will be refunded, depending on the condition of the items upon return (eg. damaged or dirty) and whether they are returned late.

Item w.e.lweek Item w.e.lweek Olympus two person tent $15 / $40 Assorted packs $5 / $15 Macpac Microlight one person tent $15 / $40 Trangia and fuel bottle $5 / $15 3 season bag, mat and liner $10 / $25 Long bed compass no charqe - just a $5 deposit

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Canberra Busliwalking Club IT July 2000 page 7 Wednesday 12 July- Midweek Walk - M/NI 22-23 July - Budawangs, Bibbenluke Walls The regular Midweek Walk series continues close via Razorback Ridge - WhIR to Canberra with a destination to be decided. Despite the name, Razorback Ridge is an easy, Contact leader before the IT Collation. Leader: open, and scenic access route into the central Allan Mikklesen 6278 3 164(h). Budawangs. We will explore the world of the cliff base beneath the south side of Mt Bibbenlukc, at Saturday 15 July - Hill 1306m MIR the top of the ridge, admiring the imposing and A walk through steep country with lots of fallen crevassed sandstone walls and caves. The timber to a stunning granite Outcrop on the High environment is very lush and rarely visited for Range. Spectacular views to the (hopefully) 5110W these parts. Map: Coning 1.25,000 Leader: Chris covered peaks of Bimberi, Gingera, Ginini and Leslie 6251 6123(h) Transport: 425 Franklin. Map: Corin Dan, 1:25,000 Leader: Terence Uren 6282 2403 (Ii) Transport: -$8. 15-16 July - Gourmet, Mt 'Dromedary and Pigeon House - MIM The Central Tuba Farm Cabins are booked. (3 cabins @ $40 ea., sleep 5). 10:30 start for the walk Saturday 29 July - Bungonia Creek, up Dromedary and on Sunday we will go up - MINI Pigeon House. Expressions of'interest by the end Descend the Red track to reach Bungonia Creek of June, please. Bring linen and food to share for downstream from the "boulders". Then follow the the meal on Saturday night. Leader: Cate creek to the junction with the Shoalhaven then Kennedy 6231 4444(h). Transport: IBA. upstream to a sandy beach for lunch. The return involves a steep ascent through bush to join the Whije track. The scenery is good even in winter and you will not need to swim!! Map: Caoura 1:25,000. Leader: Vance Brown 6251 3997(h). Saturday 22 July - Bradleys Creek -NIlE Transport: —$18. The perfect walk for a winter's day. We begin Sunday 30 July - Brindabehla NP - MIR from Googong Dam car park and enjoy good views This time the trip goes clockwise down to Dingo of the dam before climbing the Flats wild life refuge, up onto Baldy Range, north escarpment for lunch beside the creek. Leave to Wombat Hill and back along the ridge east of home mid morning, back mid afternoon. About Mullion Creek. Map:' U,nburra 1:25,000. Leader: 3%hrs actual walking. Map: ACT 1:100,000. Gosta Lynga 6288 7009(h). Transport: $8. Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568(1), 6274 7350(w). Transport: '-$5. - Sunday 30 July - Nursery Creek and Nursery Swamp from Orroral - NI/Ni Sunday 23 July -Rendezvous Creek Circuit - MIR Start from the cattle grid in the Orroral valley and follow the track to Nursery Swamp. Through a We follow the ridge that runs alcng the North side saddle and a shortish burst of open-to-moderate of Rendezvous Creek Valley (featuring enormous scrub (as when I was there last), down to granite boulders and views! across to Mt Rendezvous Creek, then open walking upstream to Gudgenby), then drop down to Rendezvous Creek the normal track back to the cars via upper Nursery and stroll back via the valley; which has open views of the surrounding mountains and thousands Creek. Map: Rendezvous Creek 1:25,000. of kangaroos. Map: Rendezvous Creek 1:25,000. Leader: Alan Vidler 6290 0490(h). Transport(—$8. Leader: George Carter 6251 2130(h). Transport: —$8.

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 8 29-30 July - Navigation Refresher #5 - MIM 12-13 August - Ski Tour: North of Kiandra - Park at Naas Ck, short walk to Sheep Station MINI Creek, drop packs, return trip up Sentry Box Hill. Normally we start from Sawyers Hill, climb Next day return to cars via Grassy Ck and Tantangra Mtn, camp somewhere north of that Pheasant Hill. Intentional demand on use of then return by a different route. Precise details will compass and map. Map: Yaouk 1:25,000. Leader: depend on weather, snow conditions and the party. Rob Horsfield 6231 4535(h). Transport: —$9. The trip usually involves skiing with a pack, rather than camping early and practicing on a slope. 29- 30 July- wle walk needed here. Participants should have skied and carried a pack Saturday 5 August - Pryor's Hut from Corin before though not necessarily together. The leader Dam - MIM-R has missed the last three seasons and this one so From Corin Dam climb the steep foot track far, so will be slowed up by rust. Map: Tanlangra through a variety of forest to Stockyard Spur to an 1:100.000. Leader: Alan Vidler 6290 0490(h). overgrown 4WD track, which continues through to Transport: —$25. near Pryor's Hut 650m above Corin Dam. Plan for . enerál Meeting lunch in the hut with a fire and snow outside. Wednesday 16 August Speaker: Klaus.ftuenekeOn-,. Leader: Janet Edstein 6288 1398 (h) Map: Corin 'Life and the Australian Bush' Darn 1:25,000 Transport: —$7. Sunday 6 August - Round Mountain - M/M-R Saturday 19 August - Dinner and Star Gazing From Nerriga to a plateau in the NW Budawangs. Night We walk cross-country to Round Mtn, find a pass Dinner at the Red Belly Café & Star gazing at the + through the cliffs to explore its top and enjoy its Stromlo Observatory. (weather permitting). $45 views, then return to the cars via the fire trail. GST. Leader: Michael Hansford 6247 5828(h). Some scrub and relatively easy rock scrambles. Please note that full payment is required by Maps: Endrick 1:25,000 or CMW IJudawangs. 1 August 2000. Leader: Jeff Bennetts 6231 5899(h). Sunday 20 Aug - The Pimple - MIR Transport: —$20 Note: limit 12. This is a short and invigorating circuit with great • tUeday S August it Collation views and interesting terrain. It is mostly off-track, 8pm at the home of Steven Shaw following steep ridges and will probably have • 2 Mewton Place, Melba some snow under foot in the high areas. The circuit is 8 km with 900m of climbing. Map: Wednesday 9 August - Midweek Walk - MINI Tidbinbilla 1:25.000. Leader: George Carter The regular Midweek Walk series continues, close 6251 2 130(h). Transport: —$5. to Canberra with a destination to be decided. Tuesday 22 August.- Committee Meeting. Contact leader before the IT Collation. Leader: and It closing Allan Mikklesen 6278 3164(h). 8pm at the home oljanet Edstein Saturday 12 August - Orroral Valley - MIE 19 Gamor Street, Waramanga This ioop walk generally follows a flat route, the first half through lovely eucalypt forest, returning Saturday 26 August - Tidbinbilla - SIE through the grassland of the valley floor. All on A pleasant day's walking on a collection of trails in track; about 4'/,hrs actual walking. Map: the reserve. Map: Tidbinbilla 1:25,000. Leader: Rendezvous Creek, cork, Dani 1:25,000 Leader: Stan Marks 6254 9568(h). Transport: —$5 plus Stan Marks 6254 9568(h), 6274 7350(w). park entry fee. Transport: -$8. Sunday 27 August - Navigation Refresher #6 - Sunday 13 August - Mount Tennent the hard MIM way - MIR Kambah Pool to Tidbinbilla Space tracking station Climb to the summit of Mt Tennent from the main and return. Off track with map and compass. Map: road via the East ridge. We will then return to the Tuggeranong, Tidhinbilla 1:25,000. Leader: Rob Namadgi Visitors Centre via the walking track. Horsfield 6231 4535(h). Transport: nil. Short (very) car shuffle. This route is one of the few I have not previously tried on Tennent so the thickness of the scrub is unknown to me. Map: ACT 1:100.000. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen 6278 3164(h) Transport: —$4.

Canberra Bushwa!king Club IT July 2000 page 9 26-27 August - Bimberamala Tributary again, 9-10 September - Fosters NUn, Castle Hill, Flat via Dirty Swamp Creek - M/R Top Mtn - M/E-R The extraordinarily beautiful, and rainforested A Budawangs walk from Nerriga. On Saturday tributary of the Bimberamala River, that drains the morning we walk to a campsite just north of southern side of Mt Currockbilly, WILL be Fosters Mtn. In the afternoon we take day packs to accessed via a direct route via Mongarlowe and the SE corner of Fosters Mtn, with its glorious Dirty Swamp Creek. This is a simpler way in than views to Quilties, Sturgiss and Hoddle. On Sunday on previous trips. Camp will be beside the we return to the cars via interesting Castle Hill and Bimberamala tributary beneath rainforest cover Flat Top Mtn. Over % of the walk is on fire trails. .Map: Brooman 1:25,000 Leader: Chris Leslie The rest includes scratchy scrub and easy rock 6251 6123(h) Transport: —$25 scrambles. Maps: Endrick 1:25,000 or CMW Budawangs. Leader: Jeff Bennetts 6231 5899(h) Saturday 2 September - 4-hour night Transport: —$20, limit 12. Rogaine - IVIIM This is an ACT Rogaining Ass'n activity Tuesday 12 September - It Collation conducted as a navigation training exercise. The H YVenueTfiA H -. Walks See. has included it as a complement to the Nav'n Refresher activities. Contact: Jenny 16-17 September - Hoddle Heights - NIIM or l-Iorsfield for details. 6231 4535(h). Cut oft date L/E (negotiable) 23 Aug. Hoddle is, by about I m, the highest point in the "traditional Budawangs". We will attack it from Sunday 3 September - Naftai - M/M the Nerriga entrance (M/M) or Wog Wog via Tarn Nattai Gorge, Boxvale Railway. Walk through (L/E) or preferably both with a car swap (there is light forest, rich with wattle to traverse the also a M/(V)R route via Barneys Hill for spectacular and beautiful Nattai gorge. Lunch at masochists). We will explore the area then camp the Boxvale lookout then back to the cars along the on top to enjoy the spectacular sunset and sunrise. historic tramway alignment. All on tracks but a Map: Endrick 1:25,000 or CMW liudawangs. steep climb out of the gorge.(about 4 hrs actual Leader: Alan Vidler 6290 0490(h). walking).Map: Mittagong 1:25,000. Leader: Stan Transport: —$20. Marks 6254 9568(h), 6274 7350(w). • Transport: —$20. Wednesday 29 September - Annual General Meeting 2-3 September - Ski Tour: Kerries and Finns - Prizes & Greg Buckley Award Swamp - MIM Details TBA. Leader: Alan Vidler 6290 0490(h). • Tuesday 26 Septembet - Commitiee Meeting Saturday 9 September - Square Rock & - .anditclosing McKeahnie Trig - MIM • Venue TRA Another in the series of walks to granite outcrops in the ACT. Walk on track from Corin Dam Road LEADERS: to Square Rock with good views over the dam and Please use the sheet the Walks Booking Slice: to surrounding ranges. We then head for McKeahnie record who is booked on your walks (photocopy the Trig through medium forest and lots of interesting one in the .January 1999 edit ion of It or pick up rock formations. Return via Kangaroo Ck. Map: blank forms at Club meetings). Corin Dan, 1:25.000. Leader: Jenny Horsfield 6231 4535(h). Transport: —$8. Leave this information in your mailbox while you are away so we can find it in a Search and Rescue (9)10-13 September— Canoe Trip: Murray emergency. River - M/M Colemans Bend to Jingellic. Enjoy the delightful Please also take some nienibership application forms with pleasant scenery and easy for any non-niembers who may be interested in rapids (grade I & 2). Great camping. The river joining the Club. Contact Roger Edwards should be flowing at a good level this time of year. 6288 7863 (ii) or 6275 3534 (w) ifyou needforms. Bring the fishing line! 105km over 4 days. Don 't forget to ring Stan Marks - Check-In Leader: David Carmichael (02) 4822 2466(h), 136 Officer - as soon as you get back so he doesn't have Clinton St; Goulburn. 2580. to chase you. Stan 's phone numbers are 6254 9568 (h) or 6274 7621 (w). If you don't phone, Stan has to treat the situation as a POSSIBLE EMERGENCY

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Canberra Bushwalking Club IT July 2000 page 11 CANBERRA BUSHWALKING CLUB COMMITTEE L k 4 Position Nathe Home Work E-mail PRESIDENT Terence LJren 6282 2403 - terence_uren®dpa.gov.au VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL SECRETARY Jenny Horsfleid 6231 4535 - - TREASURER Janet Edstein 6288 1398 - - WALKS SECRETARY Rob Horsfield 6231 4535 - - EDITOR Vance Brown 6251 3997 - [email protected] .aU MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Roger Edwards 6288 7863 6275 3534 - TRAINING & SAFETY OFFICER David Campbell 6254 1511 6254 1511 [email protected] CONSERVATION OFFICER Allan Mikkelsen 6278 3164 - amikkelspcug.org.au PUBLISHER Douglas Wright 6281 4148 - - ASSISTANT WALKS SECRETARY Stan Marks 6254 9568 6274 7350 stan.marks®dotrs.gov.au SOCIAL SECRETARY Cate Kennedy 6231 4444 6281 8989 - MEMBERSHIP INQUIRIES: Ring ROGER EDWARDS on 62887863(h)

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