CANBERRA BUSH WALKING CLUB INC NEWSLETTER

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VOLUME 33 FEBRUARY 1997 N1TMRF.P FEBRUARY GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 19 February - Dickson Library Speaker: Major Zac Zaharias of the Army Alpine Association: The Challenge ofDhaulagiri - 7th highe st peak in Himalayas.

Closing Date for Next IT: Wednesday 26 February

Walks to Chris Bellamy 57 Gardiner Street Downer 2602 Articles etc to Frank McKone Tel: 254 5902 Fax: 254 5462 E-mail: frankmckonepeg.apc.org 22 Longworth Place, Holt ACT 2615 World Wide Web:

Make the most of the evening and Join other members at 8.00pm for a convivial (BVO) meal at the Pl,o Pitu Quoc Restaurant In Cape Stree4 Dickson. Try to be early to ensure there will be ample lime to finish and still get to the meeting in comfortable time.

PRESIDENT'S PRATTLE

I would like to remind members that we receive numerous accident insurance please read the following two interstate club and association newsletters from around paragraphs. which are held in the CBC library and are The Club does not carry personal accident insurance accessible at CBC's monthly General Meetings. These although it is available at a very low rate to members as an newsletters are a useful source of information for members individual option to the Club's liability insurance. All planning totravel and who may wish to join bushwalking persons should be aware that, though CBC office bearers or other activities of the local club. If you want to keep and activity leaders take all reasonable care, when joining abreast of NSW State matters then there are numerous in any activity of the Canberra Bushwalking Club Inc. they copies of the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs' do so as a volunteer in all respects and as such accept quarterly newsletter, The Bushwalker, also available at responsibility for any personal injury or loss incurred. these meetings, We also receive magazines such as Habitat (Australian Conservation Foundation), National Parks Your fitness for the activity is your responsibility. Journal and numerous tour and trek promotional material Bushwallcing and other activities on the program have for both Australia and overseas. associated risks including, but not limited to, the risk of accidental injury. In the December issue we published basic details of the public liability insurance that covers members of CBC. I would also ask all members, including activity leaders, to This cover is for CBC activities but does not operate note the change of wording to the "Notice to all outside of Australia. To ensure that all members participants" at the beginning of the "Activity program". understand that this is not to be confused with personal

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 pate I In the January issue of It we published a letter from one of our members, Ted Fleming, regarding the re-routing of a I MEMBERSHIP MATTERS I section of the Alpine Trail in the ACT. The CBC Committee would like to see this proposal developed but it Prospective new members: Gariy Jobson will need the support of CBC members and probably other clubs to be successful. The Conunittee would welcome any New members: Peter Anderson; Gerard Crutch written comments on Ted's letter and we intend to hold brief preliminary discussions on the subject at the February Roger Edwards P and March General Meetings. And finally I would like to thank John Thwaite for WALKS SECRETARY'S WAFFLE I volunteering to be a Club Conservation Associate, assisting Allan Mikkelsen, representing CBC on the Conservation I will be away in February so Chris Bellamy will do the Council of the SE Region and Canberra. We are allowed program. Send trips for inclusion in March IT to three positions on the Council so if anyone else would like Chris Bellamy to join Allan and John please contact Allan or myself. 57 Gardiner Street Downer 2602 Chris Roper P 249 7167(h) 275 7528(w)

I would personally and as Walks Secretary like to put in a NOTICE OF MOTION small plug for Ted Flemings proposal to amend the route for February Meeting of the Alpine Walking Track to encompass better scenery and alleviate some mundane fire trail slogging. It seems Motion an excellent idea, and worth the club's full support. That the Club purchase a rope for climbing and abseiling training of members and that this rope be Allan Mikkelsen is organising a Clean Up Australia Day held by only one designated member appointed by the clean up of Mt Ainslie on Sunday March 2. 1 urge all club Committee; that designated member to be the sole members to attend even for just a few hours and help do person responsible for the use, care and storage of the something really positive for our environment. rope; the cost of the rope not to exceed $250. Paul Rustomji P Proposed by Gary Trevean

SPEAKERS COMING UP, CONSERVATION I Clean Up Australia Day Wednesday 19 February Sunday 2 March is Clean Up Australia Day. Major Zac Zaharias of the Army Alpine Association: The The day gives us a great opportunity to show the people of Challenge of Dhaulagiri - 7th highest peak in Himalayas. Canberra that the Club has an environment ethic. This Zac led an expedition there and got to 7600m in 1993 year we will be responsible for cleaning up Mount Ainslie, before windstorms drove him back. The top is 8167m, and an area where we sometimes have Club walks and many of he will lead another expedition there in April-May 1997. us walk independently. So see the Walks Program for (Note: See Trip Previews below) details and be there in your Club T shirt.

Wednesday 19 March S.E. Re&on Conservation Council Trevor Harrison; Antarctica. Trevor travelled there last The Committee agreed at its January meeting to renew our Christmas in an icebreaker and has a slide show set to membership. music and with commentary. Allan Mikkelsen ft Nad2ee Road Closure Wednesday 16 April I recently got a letter from the NSW NPWS advising that Judith Webster will present an illustrated talk on her trip the road to Newtons Beach in is to to Iceland be closed at the staff residence at Merrica Crossing. The closure is take effect after this coming Easter. Wednesday 21 May Meg McKone will present an illustrated talk on Central This will mean a 10 Km road bash (with one significant Australian bushwalking: Walking in the West hill) to get into Newtons Beach. MacDonnells. I thought you may care to include this information in IT. Roger Beddis P Ian Hickson P

Canberra Bushwatking Club IT Febivary 1997 page 2 Little Known Facts often results in frustration, discomfort or exhaustion for (An Occasional Series) some members of the party. Estimating Distance (Specially for Road Surveyors) The observer holds up his her thumb, at arms's length, I believe that it is difficult to argue that groups of this size either hand, and lines it up with the distant object, at the do not have some negative impact on the environment, same time closing his or her right eye. S/he then closes even if only by adversely affecting the "wilderness her/his left eye and opens the right, and the thumb will be experience" of other parties whose paths we may cross. seen to have apparently jumped several metres to the left of the distant object. Then estimate how many metres the In an attempt to minimise the damage being done to fragile thumb seems to have jumped and multiply the figure by areas by bushwalkers, authorities in a number of States are nine. This will give the distance of the object from the increasingly placing restrictions on the size of bushwalking viewer. parties. For instance, under the terms of a recent For this information we are indebted to Doug Wright P agreement between the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the NSW Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs, trip leaders are now required to advise ALPINE TRAIL NPWS one week in advance of any proposed activity in a I NSW national park where the number taking part in the The Committee agreed at its Januaty meeting to support activity may exceed an agreed "notification limit". Under Ted Fleming's proposal for re-routing the Alpine Trail (see this agreement, the only activities that can be undertaken Januaiy 1997 IT). by a group of sixteen without notification are day walks on maintained tracks. Planning for my recently programmed The Committee also accepted an invitation from Australian trip to East Gippsland involved similar notification to the Alps National Parks to attend a strategy meeting on the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Alpine Trail on 11 and 12 Februaiy at Mt Beauty. Ted Environment. Fleming, Allan Mikkelsen and Chris Roper will attend. My own response to these issues has been to place a trip TO THE EDITOR limit of eight on the walks I lead. I believe, however, that I it is now appropriate for the Club to consider placing a The Editor similar limit on most of its programmed activities. Canberra Bushwalking Club Dear Sir, If this is not done, I believe we rim the risk of losing our credibility as an environmentally conscious, minimal- I have, for some time, been concerned at the maximum impact organisation and being seen as merely a social club party size of sixteen that the Club permits on its which uses the bush as a venue for its activities. programmed walks. Yours faithfully, Parties of this size make the logistics of leading the walk Terence Uren more difficult and increase the risk of walk participants being separated from the party or being injured. The range of skill and fitness levels inevitable in groups of this size FROM THE EDITOR Internet: There are no phone numbers or addresses or Send copy by e-mail, by fax or on disk (IBM PC format). leaders' names on the web page (except for those leaders Save your file as Word for Windows or as Text Only. who have am e-mail address). If people want to contact You can contact me by the club, they must first e-mail me and I'll put them in phone: 2545902 touch with the person they need. If I feel, from the nature fax: 2545462 of someone's message, that there could be any problems, I e-mail: [email protected] will discuss the message with the President and Leader http://www.pcug.org.au/-amikkels/chcprog.htm1 takes before replying. you direct to the Club Activities Program on the World Don't forget that the closing date for copy for IT is always Wide Web. the Committee Meeting each month (Le. 4th Wednesday). I do the final processing in Word for Windows 2 or 6. Fran/i McKone P

Canbon'a Bushwalking Club IT Febniary 1997 page 3 TRIP REPORTS: Leeches Now that many of us are walking in hot damp coastal Heaphy Track and Abel Tasman Track - NZ areas, you may be interested in 25 things you always It makes sense to walk both tracks on the same holiday, as wanted to know about leeches. (See! The internet IS my daughter Jenny and I did, as they are both in the north useful for something). Allan Mik/telsen P of the South Island of New Zealand and, relatively There are 650 known species of leeches. speaking, the end of one track is close to the beginning of The largest leech discovered measured 18 inches. the next. About one fifth of leech species live in the sea where they feed on fish. As the easiest of the tracks, the Abel Tasman is a leisurely The leech has 32 brains - 31 more than a human. eleven hour 3 day walk along hills that drop down onto The Hirudo leech lays its babies within a cocoon; golden beaches, while the Heaphy Track is a more rugged whereas the Amazon leech carries its babies on its 4 day hike over tussock and through mossy rain forest. stomach - sometimes as many as 300. As time is needed to get to the setting-off points, a Not all leeches are bloodsuckers. Many are predators fortnight's holiday is needed to do both. And why not! It which eat earthworms, etc. is magnificent, changeable, GREEN scenery. In medicine, users mainly deal with three species:- hirudo medicinalis - European Medicinal Leech Both tracks are straight forward and well graded. The hirudinaria manillensis - Asian Medicinal Leech huts are at reasonable intervals, have platform bunks, haementeria ghiiianii - Amazon Leech cooking facilities, camp sites and possibly sandflies. As it The Hirudo leech has three jaws with 100 teeth on each is first come, first served, you may find yourself sleeping jaw - making 300 teeth in all. on the floor of the hut if you decide not to take a tent. Amazon leeches use a different method of sucking blood. They insert a long proboscis into the victim as It rains, of course, and hailed on us - just prior to opposed to biting. Christmas day, too! Rangers on the track check to see if The bite of a leech is painless due to its own you have bought the $4 a day track pass needed from one anaesthetic. of the tourist information centres that every town seems to The Hirudo injects an anti-coagulant serum into the have. victim to prevent the blood cloning. The leech will gorge itself until it has had its fill and I hired a car for a week in Picton to give us a little then just fall off. flexibility in driving to Karamea and the Heaphy Track. The leech will gorge itself up to five times its body It meant walking back out along the magnificent wild weight. west coast beaches again. Cost-wise, at NZ $50 a day, not After the Hirudo leech drops off, the wound it leaves all that more expensive when taxi and bus fares are taken will bleed, on average, for ten hours. into consideration (out of season budget rental cars are The first leech was used in medicine about 1000 B.C., advertised at NZ $35 a day). It gave us a chance of seeing probably in ancient India. New Zealand fur seals off Cape Foulweather and meeting Wales was once one of the major leech collecting old Joe in a pub in Granity who holds a world record with areas of Europe. his mate for a 2-man saw cut on an 18" pine log. Granity People would stand in the lakes and pools dotted has a pebble beach, glow worms and exports 5000 ton of around the country and when the leech attached to their coal a day to Japan. legs they would put them in baskets and sell them. Today the Flirudo leech is an endangered species. The NZ tourist industry has provided information leaflets The original surgeons were bathers and they used on everything. However, the regularity of bus services leeches to cure anything from headaches to gout! depends on seasonal demand. A regular daily bus picked The barber pole is coloured now but originally bather us up from a town campsite in Motueka early morning. - surgeons used to hang their bandages on a pole in front This connected with the bus that takes trampers to the of the shop. Hence the red and white stripe of the pole. beginning of the Abel Tasman Track at Marahau. It also hirudo medic/nails is the leech mostly used in plastic travels the three hours over the mountains via Takaka, and reconstructive surgery. stopping to look at keas and Golden Bay, and drops In plastic and reconstructive surgery leeches have trampers into the end of the Abel Tasman Track at helped to save the limbs of patients in 29 different Totaranui - or Wainui Bay - for those seeking a longer countries. walk. By extracting the anti-clotting serum from the leech researchers are isolating new pharmaceutical compounds The only way to the southern end of the Heaphy Track for eventual treatment of heart diseases. without a car is to catch the early morning bus leaving The nervous system of the leech is very similar to the daily from Nelson, travelling over the Buller Gorge road human nervous system and is of enormous benefit to (which cuts into the cliff) to the black sand beaches of researchers in their quest for the answers to human Westport. North to Karamea and a taxi to a golden problems. beach campsite at the beginning of the walk to Heaphy The nearest relatives of leeches are earthworms. Hut and Heaphy River. Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 4 The huts were crowded and the sandflies dominated the Then tipped the RID all over his screwed up face and conversation - in German and English. There is a butt, telephone at either end of the Heaphy track so you can And created unheard of havoc in the hut. telephone for a taxi to rescue you and take you to hot showers and cigarettes. It was the sandflies first that quit the hut, then all the inmates too. Coming off the northern end you have a chance of going Unless you love the smell ofRID, i'm sure you would to Collingwood to join a 4 wheel drive tour to see the wild have too. life on Farewell Spit, to Tanaka or even to Totaranui if "You can sleep alone, "his mates cried out "You awful you really want to start walking again immediately. selfish mutt We're all going, rain or no, to sleep in Lewis Hut" A Heaphy Poem So they grabbed their packs and scuttled off to the path It is known to all and sundry that walk the Heaphy trail along the river. That the sandflies there have spikes upon their tails. The wind blew hard and mcide the wire bridge bounce and They're about the size of bull ants - their bite is very deep quiver. And they never let aft/low jet to sleep. Their chastened mate followed later in ever increasing rain. I had a mate in Nelson who bought a drum of RID. By the time he got to Lewis Hut he was RID-free once "its cheap, "he said, "though it cost me forty quid again. To see the end of sandflies when they land upon my bock And bite me when 1 wa/k the Heaphy Track. Doug Wright P

He staggered into Heaphy Hut, the drum upon his back, Took off his clothes and stood starkers on a sack, I TRIP PREVIEWS:

Wednesday Walks Orroral Ridge Navigation and May Reading Practice for Prospective Leaders. I intend to organize a midweek walk every month on the SECOND Wednesday of the month, the day after IT Saturday 1 March 1997 (Note change of day from Collation. These walks will have the following features: Sunday, so you can also go on the Clean Up Day) • close to Canberra, usually in Namadgi National Park. • no harder than MJM and designed to get back This day trip is for people who already know how to read a reasonably early. contour map, but would like to bone up on their navigation • the exact destination will be decided close to the walk skills before they actually lead a walk. We will practise date. navigating from map to landscape and from landscape to • minimum transport arrangements - usually meet at map, look at some common errors and some of the finer 8:30am at Kambah shops and car pool from there. No points of map reading, and consider what a leader might guarantee of a lift to Kambah but I will arrange it if do when s/he hasn't a clue where s/he is (apart from possible. composing a speech for the television cameras). • contact me (278 3164) by 8:00am on Tuesday OR at IT Collation for details of meeting place and destination. Incidentally, the walk is a very pleasant one with attractive • walks will be joint walks with the Family Bushwalkers. open forests and rock formations and plenty of confusing • walks will often be exploratory to places we usually ridges and spurs to practice on. drive past on the way to other walks. Participants will need to bring their own map and So, if you are retired or unemployed, or can use flex or a compass. sickie, join me on the second Wednesday of the month. Meg MeKone P Allan Mikkelsen P Dhaulagiri Mountaineering Support Trek to Nepal

The Anny Alpine Association is conducting two mountaineering expeditions in the pre-monsoon of 1997, to Dhaulagiri (the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8167 metres) and its sister peak, Tukche. I will be helping organize and participating in a conunercially assisted Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 5 support trek to the expedition base camp at 4500 metres on information, contact me at CBC walks, meetings, or at the Chonbarang Glacier. After spending a couple of days home on 278 3164. with the climbers, we will complete the challenging Allan Mikkelsen P Dhaulagiri Circuit.

Cost for this four week trip, starting on April 19th, will be about $4,000 including airfares. If you are interested in this unusual and challenging trek and would like further

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 6 Supplement to February 1997 IT IT Page 6 DRAFT CBC Membership List- 5 February 1997 (Only page with your details - final ret next month will be all pages) (Household members grouped in draft- will not be in final list) Trip S Renew TELEPHONE Lead & Date Due NAME ADDRESS HOME WORK D W R Join Corrections to Roger & Rosemarie Edwards 2887863(h) ASAP please

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Notes: Search & Rescue Codes - Your assessment P - Postal Address (not shown on Final list) A - Available at two hours notice - Committee Member B - Available - next day * - Household Member C - Available - weekends etc only + - Honorary Life Member D - Not yet sufficient walking experience E - Not interested, Overeas, pregnant etc Willingness to lead trips. S&R. Dates join, renewal due will not be shown on final list Corrections to Roger & Rosemarie Edwards 2887863(h) ASAP Please ACTIVITY PROGRAM GRADING OF WALKS: BOOKING FOR WALKS: (S) Short - under 12km/day. Ring the leader early rather than late.Please ring by (M) Medium - 12-20km/day. Thursday 2.00 pm for the following weekend (both one Long - over 20km/day. day and two day walks) so the leader has time to arrange (E) Easy - firetrail, tracks, beaches etc. transport. Medium - bush tracks, alpine areas, some scrub. 16 is the usual maximum, unless a smaller number is (R) Rough - much scrub, steep climbs, rock scrambles, advertised in the program. (W) Wet - compulsory swims, many river crossings. Please be specific if the leader asks about your walking NOTE: In calculating distance, 1 km is added for every IOU experience. Check with the leader about the need to carry metres climbed, water, tents/flys, appropriate clothing, suitable foot-wear, purchasing maps, etc. Ask questions especially if you are new to club walking.

WILD CARD WALKS - Dhone ROB HORSFIELD 2314535 (h) No walk on that suits you? Wa/k is booked out when you ring the leader? Found you have time for a wa/k after all? Rob will put you in touch with other people in a similar situation, help find a leader and get you out in the bush. The sooner you ring Rob, the better your weekend or day walk will be!

TRANSPORT: Costs are presently 25 cents a kilometre per car, divided equally among ALL participants. This amount is a guide only and can 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 rough 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. Members are reminded that bookings normally close at 2 pm on Thursday.

NOTICE TO ALLPARTICIPANTS: 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. 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.

SEARCH & RESCUE ORGANIZATION S&R Contacts: David Campbell 272 2025(w), 254 1511(h), or the President or Walks Secretary Area Coordinators: Belconnen - Pat Miethke 249 3085(w), 241 2798(h); Woden - Doug Wright 281 4148(h).

CHECK-IN I CONTACT OFFICER The Check-in /Contact Officer for the Club is Stan Marks 2549568(h) 2747802(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.

EQUIPMENT HIRE Take advantage of the excellent gear that the Club has available for hire before lashing out on your own equipment. The Equipment Officer is Mike Pedvin, who can be contacted on 288 5751(h), 277 3966(w). The equipment available and current rates per weekend / week are as follows. Hirers are responsible for collecting and returning the 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 or whether they are returned damaged, dirty or late. 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 charge -just a $5 deposit Snow sleeping bag, mat and liner $15 / $40 Check you have ALL the bits and pieces you need when collecting gear.

15- 23 February Wednesday 12 February Glenelg River Canoe Trip Wednesday Walk - no harder than M/M One of the best flatwater canoe trips in Australia. Ring leader by 8:00 am Tuesday for details of Paddle in the lower Glenelg National Park in SW destination and meeting time and place. The walk Victoria, near the SA border. Features include an will (hopefully) be interesting, close to Canberra, not impressive limestone gorge on the Glenelg river and too hard but you will feel exercised. Joint walk with an extensive temperate rainlorest. Emphasis to be the Family Bushwalkers. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen on an easy pace, enjoying the extensive wildlife, with 2783164h. Map: ACT 1:100000 Transport: less canoe based camping on superb campsites. Local than $10. Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 7 canoe hire possible. Contact Chris Bellamy Return via Smokers Trail to the carpark at the top of 249 7167h 275 7528w. Gibraltar Pine Forest. Suitable for beginners. Map: Corin, DamI:25 000 Leader: Chris Roper February 15-16 Queens Pound River - MIR 287 1243(h) 272 5151(w) Transport: $6 This river flows through a deep gorge in the . It has a bed of pink Sunday February 23rd granite and is one of the most picturesque in Bundanoon Lookouts and Creek - S-M/E our region. We walk up Lake Creek (also attractive), First we will visit Erith Coal Mine in its beautiful cross the watershed for expansive views, then return rain forest gully then do a tour of some of dOwn the Queens Pound. Both waterways have many Bundanoon famous lookouts before descending (on idyllic pools. Map: Yowrie 1:25000 Leader: George the track) into the Creek with its lea' green pools. Carter 251 2130(h) 263 3549(w) Transport: about There we will have lunch and an optional side trip to $21. Limit of N view the hidden waterfall before returning via Fairy Bower Falls. The walk out involves an ascent or 200- Sunday 16 February 300 metres. Map: Bundanoon 1:25000 Leader: Currawan Falls and Creek - S/MM Vance Brown 251 399 7(h) Transport: approx $18 A walk through attractive cool temperate rainforest. From the base of Mt Budawang near Mongarlowe we 22 -23 February will proceed down Currawan Creek to the bottom of - S-M/E spectacular Currawan Falls for lunch. Return via a Mainly a track walk, following the Burrungubugge ferny side creek. Due to thick rainforest most of the River to Constance's Hut and then to the vicinity of walking in the creek. Map: Braidwood 1:25 000 Kidman's Hut to camp. Possible side trip on Sunday Leader: Ian Sinclair 254 7034h 216 1111w before returning via same route. Fuel stoves Transport: $10. desirable but not essential. Maps: Berridale, Mt Kosciusko and Khancoban 1:50 000 Leader: Wednesday 19 February - Helen Stevens 286 4334/i Transport: $27 ± NP GENERAL MEETING fee. 8.00 at Dickson Library. 22-23 February 19-25 February Folly Point, Munnuldi Falls and Island Mountain Five Passes, New Zealand - hR - M/MR Probably some snow. No huts and mainly no tracks. A spectacular walk in the northern Budawangs. Ice axes essential. Start and finish near Glenorchy. We'll traverse the clifftops southwards to Folly Point, Should take about a week. Leader: John J'Ons 231 descend Watson's Pass and head west to camp in a 6326 (12) cave above Munnuldi Falls. On Sunday we'll cross Camping Rock Creek and head north through the Saturday 22 February - Durras Lake - M/MIW wet banksia garden to Island Mountain and strike A circumnavigation of one of the region's few the firetrail back to Newhaven Gap. Map: Endrick remaining pristine coastal lakes, taking the North 1:25000. Leaders: David Truman 272 4632 (w) Ann, the Broadwater, Bartleys Ann and Punt Ann. 251 7108(h) or e-mail David.Trumandpie.gov.au Mostly on tracks but with some light scrub, a bit of andRichardflain. Transport: TBA wading and two compulsory swims. Accomodation available in a South Durras cottage for those wishing to stay on for Sunday's walk. Maps: Durras and 22 -23 February Kioloa 1:25 000 Leader: Terence Uren Drift Hill and Moonbah Mountain - MIR 282 2403(h) Transport: about $20 Limit of 8 This walk is not that long and will have lots of variety with wild flowers, brumbies and alpine Sunday 23 February - Murramurrang Beaches - meadows. It also includes over lSOOm of ascents M/M and some patches of thick scrub. Starting from Great coastal views, secluded beaches, spectacular Thredbo will climb up to Paddy Rushes Bogong and rock platforms and magnificent spotted gum forests then accross to Drift Hill and Moonbah MW. Map: make this some of the best coastal walking in the Jacobs River 1:100 000 Leader: Roger Edwards region. Along the way we will visit numerous 295 4598w 288 7863/i Transport: about $25 + NP beaches. Map: Durras 1:25 000 Leader: Terence fee Uren 282 2403(h) Transport: about $20. Limit of S. 22 -23 February Shoalhaven near Nerriga - M/RIW Sunday 23 February - Square Rock and Orroral This rugged region of the Shoalhaven is seldom Valley Lookout - SIE seem by bushwalkers, but is occasionally visited by An easy track walk from Smokers Gap up to the more adventurous canoeist and white water Smokers Flat and a high vantage point giving rafters. The intention is to enter the rivei from the excellent views over the high peaks of Namadgi. east through the Old Timberlight property to camp Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 8 on a sandy beach near waterfalls and rapids at the Drive through Picadilly Circus and down to the river junction with Yellow Spring Creek. Explore down near Brindabella homestead. Lilo from the bridge stream to spectacular waterfalls in the afternoon or downstream to a suitable lunch spot and walk back the following day. Return via an unnamed creek to the cars in the afternoon. Leader: Kevin Gill upstream. Maps: Nerriga and Windellama 2861946 Transport: $8 1:25 000 Leader: Kevin Gill 286 1946 Transport: $25. Tuesday 4 March - Blackberry Picking Meet after work at Murrays Corner Picnic Atea Tuesday 25 February - Blackberry Picking on the Cotter River on the left some 6 kms past Meet after work at Murrays Corner Picnic Area on the pub at the Cotter Dam going towards the Cotter River on the left some 6 kms past the pub Tidbinbilla to pick blackberries followed by a at the Cotter Dam going towards Tidbinbilla to pick late niat barbecue by candlelight. Contact: blackberries followed by a late night barbecue by candlelight. Contact: Doug Wright 281 4148(h) Doug Wright 281 4148(h) March 8-9 Upper - M/R Wednesday 26 February - COMMITTEE MEETING Leader: George Carter 251 2130(h) 263 3549(w) [and IT CLOSING 8.00 pm at Debi William's home, 47 Companion 8 -9 March - Angel Ck - M/R Cres., Flynn 258 1645 From Newhaven Gap to Mt Tarn via the track. Good views of HollandIs Gorge. Down to Crooked Falls Friday 28 February and Angel Ck. Camp in Angel Ck, so bring tent of Coolemari Ridge - S/E fly. Sunday up to Monalith Valley: and back to Meet at 6:15 pm at the end of Kathner Street Newhaven Gap via the track. Map: Budawangs Chapman. A very short evening walk, all on tracks, CMW Leader: Richard Bain 257 4816h 265 5222w suitable for children. Bring a picnic dinner and Transport: $25 farewell the summer sun from a trig on Cooleman Ridge. Views over Canberra and the Tidbinbilla Sunday March 9 Range. Return to cars about 9pm (bring a torch). Bulls Head, Moonlight Hollow Road - S/E Map: Canberra street map. Leader: Jeff Benneits An easy walk that will take you through wet 231 5899(h) but no need to book. Transport: nil. sclerophyll forest, enhanced by creeks and many If weather looks doubtful call 014 636 543 to see if birds. Good views. Suitable for beginners. Leader: trip is still on. Michelle Weston 2413843(h) 272 2285(w) or mwestonabare.gov.au Transport: around $12 Saturday 1 March - Corang Lagoon M/M This trip is mostly on track without major climbs Sunday March 9th and allows for several hours bludging at the Al Shoalhaven Blockup - S-MIE-M swimming spot lOOm downstream of the lagoon. We will drive out to the old flying fox base near Depending on weather, lethargy, and the inclination Bungonia then take the "blue" track down the the of the party, we shall visit other parts of the . From there we follow the river to Spring Creek and one of the side creeks. Map: Corang 1:25 000 and a sandy beach near the start of the Block-up Leader: Allan Mikkelsen 278 3164(h&w) gorge. There will then be plenty of time to swim or Transport: about $18 lilo (a lilo is best) through the sheer walled gorge with its deep still water; alternaatively you can just relax. We will return the same way, the ascent is Sunday 2 March - Clean Up Australia Day S/E about 300 metres. The Trestle Track to the flying fox This year the Club will participate in Clean Up base is marginal 4WD territory so such vehicles are Australia Day and take responsibility for the eagerly sought, even toy ones like my Subaru will Mount Ainslie area. See notices in the media, or do. Map: Caoura 1:25000 Leader: Vance Brown contact the Club coordinator: Allan Mikkelsen 2513997(h) Transport: approx $16 p1us, maybe, an 278 3164 (11) Email: amilckelspcug.org.au extra dollar for the park fee

Saturday 1 March Tuesday 11 March - IT COLLATION and WALKS Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station to Orroral PLANNING Ridge - M/M 8.00 pm at Helen Stevens home, 9 Besant Place Navigation and map reading practice for prospective Pearce 286 4334 • leaders. See walks preview. Map: Corin Dam 1:25 000 Leader: Meg McKone 254 5902(h) Wednesday 12 March Transport: $5-8. Wednesday Walk - no harder than M/M Ring leader by 8:00 am Tuesday for details of Sunday 2 March destination and meeting time and place. The walk Lilo Trip - S/E/W will (hopefully) be interesting, close to Canberra, not

Canberra Bushwalking Club IT February 1997 page 9 too hard but you will feel exercised. Joint walk with outof the Gorge towards the end. Leader: Stan the Family Bushwalkers. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen Marks 254 9568h 274 7802w. Transport: $20 278 3164 h. Map: ACT 1:1 00 000 Transport: less than $10. 21 -24 March - Victorian High Country Bogong High Plains, Mt Feathertop and Mt Buffalo. (14)15 - 17 March - Shipwreck Creek - Red River - More details later. Leader: Richard Bain 257 4816h. MIMIW A shortened re run of my aborted January trip to 22-23 March East Gippslands Sandpatch Wilderness. Friday Newhaven Gap - Hidden Valley - S-M/E evening departure from Canberra followed by two Budawangs walk of 20 km on tracks visiting a bora days of pack walking and an optional day trip. ground, rainforest and Hidden Valley. Optional side Walking mostly on beaches or tracks. Some river trips to Island Mountain arch, Endrick trig, Mt crossings will need to be waded. Water proof pack Sturgiss or Styles Creek. Ideal for people wanting to liner, fuel stove and water bladder should be carried. try weekend walking, pause for lots of photos or Maps: Mallacoota and Cann River 1:1 00 000 or bring active children. My 13 year old son will be I'MTC Croajingalong 1.70 000 Leader: Terence coming. Map: CMW Budawangs or Endrick Uren 282 2403h Transport: about $45 Limit of 8. 1:25 000 Leader: Jeff Bennetts 231 5899/i Transport: $25. 15-17 March (Canberra Day weekend) Mount Solitary and the Kedumba Valley - MIEM 28 -31 March (Easter) To warm up, in Katoomba we'll descend the Ferber Ettrema - Jones Ck - M/RIW Steps and take the Scenic Railway back up to the Route: Churinga Head - Ettrema Ck - Jones Ck - top. Then well drive to Narrow Neck Plateau to Hamlet Crown - Myall Ck. Maps: Touga and descend the Golden Stairs and head out on the track Nerriga 1:25 000 Leader: Meg McKone 254 past the Ruined Castle to camp on Mount Solitary. 5902(h) Transport: $25 approx. Note: Limit of 8. Next day we'll descend to the and strike the road up to Kings Tableland. Dinner at a Wednesday 9 April pub somewhere in the mountains, then camp Wednesday Walk m no harder than M/M overnight at Ingar. Day 3: Valley of the Waters Ring leader by 8:00 am Tuesday for details of (Wentworth Falls), then drive back to Canberra. destination and meeting time and place. The walk Maps: Katoomba and Jamison 1:25000. Leader: will (hopefully) be interesting, close to Canberra, not David Truman 272 4632 (w), 251 7108 (12) or email too hard but you will feel exercised. Joint walk with David.Trumandpie.gov.au. Transport TBA the Family Bushwalkers. Leader: Allan Mikkelsen 278 3164 h. Map: ACT 1:100 000 Transport: less 15 -17 March - East Gippsland Canoe Trip than $10. Croajingalong National Park just over the border in East Gippsland is just 4 hours drive from Canberra. 3 - 4 May Using the lovely campsite on the Thurra River as a The Grose Valley - M/E base, paddle on the Thurra, Muella and Cann Rivers We'll camp Friday night at Perry's Lookdown and on through pristine temperate ?ainforest, over the 3 Saturday follow the clifftops from Pulpit Rock to days. Lots of wildlife to enjoy, as well as lots of Govett's Leap and Evans Lookout, then loop through swdmnñng spots to fly. Hire or BYO canoe. Neates Glen and the Grand Canyon and descend Contact Chris Bellamy 249 7167h by Wednesday 12 Rodriguez Pass to camp by Govett's Creek. Sunday March. Cost per car $250. we'll continue past Junction Rock to Acacia Flat for a leisurely lunch in the Blue Gum Forest before Sunday 16 March - Upper Belowra Creek - climbing the steep 600m up the Docker Buttress to Wirritin Basin - MIR Perry's Lookdown. Maps: Mt Wilson and Visit delightfully rainforested upper tributaries of Katoomba 1:25 000. Leader: David Truman 272 Belowra Ck in the below 4632 (w) 251 7108 (h) email Mt Currockbilly. Mostly rockhopping in the creek David.Trumandpie.gov.au . Transport: TBA bed, but the pace will be casual. Map: Brooman 1:25 000 Leader: Chris Leslie 251 6123h 28-29 June - Navigation Shield Rogaine Transport: $15 An annual rogaine held at a mystery location organised by the Conferderation of Bushwalking Saturday 22 March - Boxvale Railway and Nattai Clubs in conjunction with members of the Gorge - M/M emergency services. A pleasant walk near Mittagong. Walk a triangular route from the cars to the Nattai 3 - 17 July (approx.) Gorge. Then follow the Gorge for a few km before MacDonnell Ranges and Central Australia climbing up to follow the route of the Boxvale See walk preview in January IT. Contact: Meg and tramway back to the cars. All on tracks, but difficult Frank McKone 254 5902(h) through some of the Gorge and a very steep climb

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