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+===== South East Forests. =====
+by Ainslie Morris
+In the rugged ranges of south-east NSW, the moist eucalypt forests have been logged for timber all of this century, supporting small villages such as Wyndham with its huge log in its little park, and small towns such as Nimitabel and Eden. The late 1960's saw a dramatic change from saw logging for the building industry to clear-felling for the manufacture of woodchips. The Total Environment Centre drew attention to the coupes, large ares denuded of all trees by bulldozers, and the consequent soil erosion and depletion of wildlife habitat. Harris-Daishowa, the company permitted by the NSW Forestry Commission, has had tours of the woodchip mill on the south side of Twofold Bay, near Eden, and its coloured publicity brochure admits that the wildlife is "temporarily disadvantaged".
+Now the fully Japanese owned Daishowa International, the company wants to cling on to an extraordinarily cheap supply of timber, logged and chipped by an extraordinarily compliant, supportive and uncritical local populace.
+Enter the Wilderness Society, now a successful Australia-wide conservation lobby group since the Franklin campaign in Tasmania. With T.E.C. as well as numerous local groups, forming the South-East Forest Alliance, or S.E.F.A., it has tried for years to have the national parks extended in the area to include Coolangubra, Tantawangalo and Egan Peaks. All are listed for National Estate approval because of their high wilderness value, especially as habitats for endangered species of arboreal mammals such as possums, gliders and koalas.
+The media have told the story more recently so there should be no need to reiterate details here; they are obtainable on information sheets from The Wilderness Society, 53 Liverpool Street, Sydney. The campaign, however, changed at the end of February from the level of polite scientific submissions and letter-writing to direct action. The Federal Government renewed the export licence for woodchips in 1988 and after a moratorium and failed negotiations, the bulldozers moved back in. It appears provocative for them to have moved into the heart of the best forest areas. This is where the loggers meet protestors, meet police. This is called __Direct Action__.
+I think you need a philosophy of life, well mixed with scientific facts, to give you a __Greenie__ view on the forest debate. I believe that we need:
+  * All the __forest__ we can preserve to counteract the rise in carbon dioxide contributing to the Greenhouse Effect.
+  * __Wilderness__ for a gene pool of wildlife and plant species, and for our human sanity (health of mind).
+  * __Clean waters__ in the streams for wildlife, including coastal marine life, as well as stock and residents.
+And what do we __want__ to sustain our present life style?
+  * Good logs for construction timber
+  * Good bushwalking areas
+  * Good areas for scientific research.
+The next question is, do we need and/or want __woodchips__ for the paper they make? If the answer is yes, then we could ask if they can be obtained from other forests. The Wilderness Society studies show that eucalypt plantations could be established on marginal rural land mostly west of the natural forests, but the N.S.W. Forestry Commission disputes the feasibility of this. But I believe that humanity is now at the crossroads of survival, and __reafforestation at any cost must be given a go__.
+----
+=== December deadline for Coolangubra. ===
+In December the woodchipping licence is due to be renewed for 15 years. According to the Forestry Commission, by year 2013 only 350,000 tonnes of pulpwood will be available each year. Yet if the supply falls below 800,000 tonnes, Harris Daishowa will close. The imputation is clear. Having razed the forest for 15 years, Harris Daishowa will simply go elsewhere. Then what will the people of Eden do for jobs? It is unlikely there will be enough suitable logs to support evan a small mill. If this disaster is to be averted, start writing __now__, preferably to the Editors of the Sydney papers.  Perhaps also a few words of complaint to Messrs Causley, Cook, Carr and Hawke.
+Editor.
+----
+===== High On The Khumbu - Part 2. =====
- SOUTH-EAST FORESTS by Ainslie Morris
-In the rugged ranges of south-east NSW, the moist eucalypt forests have been logged for timber all of this century, supporting small villages such as Wyndham with its huge log in its little park, and small towns such as Nimitabel and Eden. The late 1960's saw a dramatic
-change from saw logging for the building industry to clear-felling for the manufacture of
-woodchips. The Total Environment Centrq drew attention to the coupes, large ares denuded of
-all trees by bulldozers, and the consequent soil erosion and depletion of wildlife habitat. Harris-Daishowa, the company permitted by the NSW Forestry Commission, has had tours of the woodchip mill on the south side of Twofold Bay, near Eden, and its coloured publicity brochure admits that the wildlife is "temporarily disadvantaged".
-Now the fully Japanese owned Daishowa International, the company wants to cling on to ar extraordinarily cheap supply of timber, logged and chipped by an extraordinarily compliant, supportive and uncritical local populace.
-Enter the Wilderness Society, now a successful Australia-wide conservation lobby group since the Franklin campaign in Tasmania. With T.E.C. as well as numerous local groups, forming
-the South-East Forest Alliance, or S.E.F.A., it has tried for years to have the national parks
-extended in the area to include Coolangubra, Tantawangalo and Egan Peaks. All are listed for
-National Estate approval because of their high wilderness value, especially as habitats for endangered species of arboreal mammals such as possums, gliders and koalas.
-The media have told the story more recently so there should be no need to reiterate
-details here; they are obtainable on information sheets from The Wilderness Society, 53 Liverpool Street, Sydney. The campaign, however, changed at the end of February from the level of polite
-scientific submissions and letter-writing to direct action. The Federal Government renewed the export licence for woodchips in 1988 and after a moratorium and failed negotiations, the
-bulldozers moved back in. It appears provocative for them to have moved into the heart of the
-best forest areas. This is where the loggers meet protestors, meet police. This is called
-DIRECT ACTION.
-I think you need a philosophy of life, well mixed with scientific facts, to give you a GREENIE view on the forest debate. I believe that we need:
-o All the forest we can preserve to counteract the rise in carbon dioxide contributing to the Greenhouse Effect.
-o Wilderness for a gene pool of wildlife and plant species, and for our human sanity (health of mind).
-o Clean waters in the streams for wildlife, including coastal marine life, as well as stock and residents.
-AND WHAT DO WE WANT TO SUSTAIN OUR PRESENT LIFE STYLE?
-* Good logs for construction timber
-* Good bushwalking areas
-* Good areas for scientific research.
-The next question is, do we need and/or want woodchips for the paper they make? If the
-answer is yes, then we could ask if they can be obtained from other forests. The Wilderness
-Society studies show that eucalypt plantations could be established on marginal rural land mostly west of the natural forests, but the N.S.W. FORESTRY COMMISSION disputes the feasibility
-of this. But I believe that humanity is now at the crossroads of survival, and reafforestation
-at any cost must be given a go.
-* II
-[DECEMBER DEADLINE FOR COOLANGUBRA
-In December the woodchipping licence is due to be renewed for 15 years. According to the
-Forestry Commission, by year 2013 only 350,000 tonnes of pulpwood will be available each year. Yet
-if the supply falls below 800,000 tonnes, Harris Daishowa will close. The imputatirOil is clear.
-Having razed the forest for 15 years, Harris Daishowa will simply go elsewhere. Then what will the
-people of Eden do for jobs? It is unlikely there will be enough suitable logs to support evan a
-small mill. If this disaster is to be averted, start writing NOW, preferably to the Editors of
-the Sydney papers.  Perhaps also a few words of complaint to Messrs Causley, Cook, Carr and Hawke.
-EDITOR..
-HIGH ON THE KHUMBU
-PART 2
 by Wendy Lippiart & Sever Sternhell
-Page 8 The Sydney Bushwalker
-basic English from Bir.
+We spent day five acclimatising at Dingboche and walked up to about 16,000 ft up a ridge between Dingboche and Periche. Unfortunately, the view was rapidly disappearing in cloud and by the time we returned, it was snowing in Dingboche and continued all night.
-,
-Labuche is another "trekki- r(44,,, ,
+On day six we pressed on to Chhukhung, a tiny isolated yarsa with two lodges about three hours away and by the time we reached it the weather was clearing to reveal a breath-taking glacial landscape, dominated by a still different view of Ama Dablam, the great wall of Lhotse towering above our heads and the spectacular fluted ice ridges of the Amphu Habtsa range. Our lodge, whilst very small and primitive boasted a solar panel of Spanish origin and hence electric lights. It was run by a delightful and helpful family which included a bright little 10 year old boy, 5 puppies, 14 yaks and 4 yaklings.
-fied" yarsa and the AMS cg4;
-capital of the world. At
+On day seven in brilliant conditions we walked toward Island Peak (the only "easily" climbable Himalayum) which provided one of the highlights of the trip. East of Chhukhung, the landscape is entirely glacial and all around us were towering peaks freshly covered with pristine snow. We climbed fairly high (to 18,000 ft according to Bir, but lower on the map) and well beyond the Island Peak base camp. When we got tired of oohing and aahing in the thin air and shooting off metres of film, we returned to our lodge lightheaded, half blinded by glare and highly satisfied.
-just over 16,000 ft the c'Ao
-atmospheric pressure is
+On day eight, still in good weather, we reached Labuche. We were walking well at high altitude keeping high above the river valley which bears directly north between Periche and Labuche. The views changed with progress along the track, but remained spectacular with the oddly shaped peak of Taboche dominating the landscape. Just before reaching Labuche, the well-graded trail ascends about 1000 ft, but this trivial climb makes one's lungs work hard at this altitude. The French sounding suffixes of the Khumbu place names apparently derive from a sainted Lama "touching down" at these spots - but we cannot vouch for this information as we received it in basic English from Bir. Labuche is another "trekkified" yarsa and the AMS capital of the world. At just over 16,000 ft the atmospheric pressure is half that at sea level and most trekkers find it hard to sleep, suffer headaches and lose appetite. Our group was much better acclimatised than most due to our side-trip to Chhukhung (parties generally proceed directly from Dingboche to Labouche) and we were not unduly distressed. It is also hard to determine whether the feeling of lightheadedness is due to mild mountain sickness, or to the awe-inspiring scenery.
-resT5r-ii)
-half that at sea level and FtAts, (GI 69)
+[ Map of Khumbu. ]
-most trekkers find it hard to sleep, suffer headaches and lose appetite. Our group was much better
-acclimatised than most due to our side-trip to
+Day nine was devoted to the ritual climb of Kala Pater, the Mecca of all Khumbu treks. This rounded green hill topped by a pile of boulders towers about 1500 feet above the Khumbu glacier and the Everest base camp, which are clearly visible. We had excellent weather and great 360° views with Everest, Pumo Ri and Nuptse (now seen sidewise as a sharp peak rather than a wall) dominating the landscape. We were also able to follow the progress of a Korean climbing party on Nuptse. The four climbers, clearly seen through Wendy's binoculars, were close to the top with two of them following fixed ropes and the two lead ones climbing free on what looked like an 80° ice field.  We could also see clearly their base camp on the Khumbu glacier. We learned later that they reached the top and suffered severe frost bite - they will lose many fingers between them.
-Chhukhung (parties generally proceed directly from
-Dingboche to Labouche) and
+Our sherpa, Bir, urged us to proceed from Labuche directly to Gokyo via a high pass (Chola La) as we had originally planned, but we chickened out mainly because a party of three tough-looking British and American trekkers we met at Labouche had just come that way from Gokyo and found it horrific. In retrospect, we feel that they must have followed a wrong route because others had no problems. In the event, we spent day ten taking a long way to Portse, a genuine (i.e., not trekkified) Sherpa village. It was the only place where one of our porters had trouble communicating because some of the locals could not speak Nepali, only the local language - Sherpa.
-A eccompi.k
-we were not unduly distressed. It is also hard to determine
+Between Pangboche and Portse, the trail runs very high above the northern bank of Imja Khola affording good views south and surprising helicopter traffic to and from Tengboche. We learned later, that they were ferrying out people with AMS. We also saw many impressive wild mountain goats. These chamois-like creatures, as benefitting the Himalayas, are larger than their European counterparts. From Portse, there was a clear evening view up the valley of Dudh Kosi to Gokyo and beyond and we could clearly see the great pyramid of Cho Oya (8153 m) at the head of the valley due north.
-whether the feeling of Rx.b5
-lightheadedness is due to Pholug-5 Riverb Lr-ke.
+Day eleven was spent trekking up the valley of Dudh Kosi to Machermo and, although the track is nearly all above 14,000 ft, we were so well acclimatsed that altitude presented no difficulty. In the tiny hamlet of Mechem (best known for Yeti sightings) there was only one open lodge and it was full of trekkers, mainly a group of Brits serving with the British Army on the Rhine in West Germany. Although quite pleasant, they showed no inclination to crowd together. Our sherpa and porters squeezed in somehow while we pitched our tents (finally making use of them) in front of the lodge and spent a comfortable night at about 10°.
-mild mountain sickness, or
-to the awe-inspiring t7.1.5,7
+Day twelve saw high cloud and the half-day trip to Gbkyo was icy but uneventful. Just before Gokyo, the trail passes two small lakes each one with a pair of brightly-coloured ducks floating on the ice-free patches in the middle. It is a mystery how these creatures survive the winter. We put up for the night in the less smoky of the two lodges which were open and slept soundly at 16,000 feet, while outside snow starting falling, turning our host's black ill-tempered yaks in the yard, white.
-"t Am Simp scenery. RmALWAAd
-Pftiftra,
+By the morning of day thirteen, the landscape was pure white, the snow was still falling and spirits were low. We spent the morning watching our host attempting to round up his yaks before closing the lodge and going down the valley with the herd. At the outset, he had two out of the reputed 14 in the yard. By the time he came back with the third, the two escaped and trotted up in decreasing visibility up the slope of Gokyo Ri - we had no way of controlling the large surly beasts. By noon, we decided that staying at Gokyo was too risky - it is a very remote spot to be snowed in. We left behind our irrate host, 14 yaks, 3 Swiss, two Americans and the didi (literally elder sister, but in fact the term is used to describe any youngish woman) who ran the second lodge. Given what happened next, they must have had a very uncomfortable week.
-Surke.
-September 1989
+While we regretted abandoning one of our prime objectives, climbing Gokyo Ri, a Kale Patar-like hill with a great view, our decision was very fortunate. We passed Machermo, where the Brits were still acclimatising and wondering what to do next in view of the continuing snow, and pressed on to Dole. By the end of day thirteen, a very white Christmas Day, we were comfortably settled in a large lodge of which we were the sole occupants.
-We spent day five acclimatising at Dingboche and walked up to about 16,000 ft up a ridge between Dingboche and Periche. Unfortunately, the view was rapidly disappearing in
-cloud and by the time we returned, it was snowing in Dingboche and continued all night.
+During the night, the weather turned into a Himalayan blizzard - it was snowing inside the lodge through the numerous cracks and it was difficult to determine in the zero visibility if the snow was falling thickly or was being merely blown about. These conditions persisted during the whole of day fourteen, and only the horns could be seen of the several large yaks in the yard. Very soon, snow accumulated against the door so that certain necessary trips became a problem and the usual feminist complaints concerning the unfair male endowments became heard. Fortunately, no action was taken.
-On day six we pressed on to Chhukhung, a tiny isolated yarsa with two lodges about three hours away and by the time we reached it the weather was clearing to reveal a breath-taking glacial landscape, dominated by a still different view of Ama Dablam, the great wall of Lhotse towering above our heads and the spectacular fluted ice ridges of the Amphu Habtsa range. Our lodge, whilst very small and primitive boasted a solar panel of Spanish origin
-apd hence electric lights. ' It was run by a delightful and helpful family which included a bright little 10 year old boy, 5 puppies, 14 yaks and 4 yaklings.
+Day fifteen dawned in brilliant sunshine, the lodge owner dug out his yaks, and the toilet could be reached after some digging. More digging produced a path to the brow of the hill (Dole is in a hollow) and we thought that our problem was essentially over because we imagined that the huge drift in which our lodge nestled was merely rearranged snow and we expected to find some bare track for every drift on our way down the valley. It soon became obvious that snow 3 to 6 feet deep covered all of our route. Progress was slow and painful, not helped by the fact that Bir, who naturally took the lead, wore jeans which quickly soaked through and froze. Wendy (literally swimming through snow) and Buddha (using his strong body as a bulldozer) relieved Bir over considerable stretches, but by the time we reached a military post at Portse Tsenga, we were all tired and Bir was close to exhaustion and hypothermia. He nevertheless navigated brilliantly following the right course on the steep, partly wooded and cliff-ridden slope.
-On day seven in brilliant conditions we walked toward Island Peak (the only "easily" climbable Himalayum) which provided one of the highlights of the trip. East of Chhukhung,
-the landscape is entirely glacial and all around us were towering peaks freshly covered with
+Day sixteen was taken up by trekking back to Namche via the Sherpa village of Khumjung nestling under the holy mountain of Khumbila. Fortunately some other party made the tracks through the snowy landscape thus making the trip pleasurable in great weather. Day seventeen, was a well-deserved rest in Namche, which presented a different aspect in the snow.
-pristine snow. We climbed fairly high (to 18,000 ft according to Bir, but lower on the map)
-and well beyond the Island Peak base camp. When we got tired of oohing and aahing in the
-thin air and shooting off metres of film, we returned to our lodge lightheaded, half blinded by glare and highly satisfied.
-On day eight, still in good weather, we reached Labuche. We were walking well at high
-altitude keeping high above the river valley which bears directly north between Periche and
-Labuche. The views changed with progress along the track, but remained spectacular with the
-oddly shaped peak of Taboche dominating the landscape. Just before reaching Labuche, the
-well-graded trail ascends about 1000 ft, but this trivial climb makes one's lungs work hard
-at this altitude. The French
-sounding suffixes of the Khumbu
-ocow
-place names apparently derive o5 io k M from a sainted Lama "touching
-down" at these spots - but we cannot vouch for this information as we received it in
-September 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 9
-Day nine was devoted to the ritual climb of Kala Pater, the Mecca of all Khumbu treks. This rounded green hill topped by a pile of boulders towers about 1500 feet above the Khumbu glacier and the Everest base camp, which are clearly visible. We had excellent weather and great 3600 views with Everest, Pumo Ri and Nuptse (now seen sidewise as a sharp peak rather than a wall) dominating the landscape. We were also able to follow the progress of a Korean
-climbing party on Nuptse. The four climbers, clearly seen through Wendy's binoculars, were
-close to the top with two of them following fixed ropes and the two lead ones climbing free
-on what looked like an 800 ice field.  We could also see clearly their base camp on the Khumbu glacier. We learned later that they reached the top and suffered severe frost bite they
-will lose many fingers between them.
-Our sherpa, Bir, urged us to proceed from Labuche directly to Gokyo via a high pass (Chola La) as we had originally planned, but we chickened out mainly because a party of three tough-looking British and American trekkers we met at Labouche had just come that way from Gokyo and found it horrific. In retrospect, we feel that they must have followed a wrong
-route because others had no problems. In the event, we spent day ten taking a long way to
-Portse, a genuine (i.e., not trekkified) Sherpa village. It was the only place where one of our porters had trouble communicating because some of the locals could not speak Nepali, only the local language - Sherpa.
-Between Pangboche and Portse, the trail runs very high above the northern bank of Imja Khola affording good views south and surprising helicopter traffic to and from Tengboche.
-We learned later, that they were ferrying out people with AMS. We also saw many impressive
-wild mountain goats. These chamois-like creatures, as benefitting the Himalayas, are larger
-than their European counterparts. From Portse, there was a clear evening view up the valley
-of Dudh Kosi to Gokyo and beyond and we could clearly see the great pyramid of Cho Oya (8153 m) at the head of the valley due north.
-Day eleven was spent trekking up the valley of Dudh Kosi to Machermo and, although the track is nearly all above 14,000 ft, we were so well acclimatsed that altitude presented no difficulty. In the tiny hamlet of Mechem (best known for Yeti sightings) there was only one
-open lodge and it was full of trekkers, mainly a group of Brits serving with the British Army
-on the Rhine in West Germany. Although quite pleasant, they showed no inclination to crowd
-together. Our sherpa and porters squeezed in somehow while we pitched our tents (finally
-making use of them) in front of the lodge and spent a comfortable night at about 10.
-Day twelve saw high cloud and the half-day trip to Gbkyo was icy liut uneventful. Just
-before Gokyo, the trail passes two small lakes each one with a pair of brightly-coloured ducks
-floating on the ice-free patches in the middle. It is a mystery how these creatures survive
-the winter. We put up for the night in the less smoky of the two lodges which were open and slept soundly at 16,000 feet, while outsdie snow starting falling, turning our host's black ill-tempered yaks in the yard, white.
-By the morning of day thirteen, the landscape was pure white, the snow was still falling and spirits were low. We spent the morning watching our host attempting to round up his yaks
-before closing the lodge and going down the valley with the herd. At the outset, he had two
-out of the reputed 14 in the yard. By the time he came back with the third, the two escaped
-and trotted up in decreasing visibility up the slope of Gokyo Ri we had no way of controlling
-the large surly beasts. By noon, we decided that staying at Gokyo was too risky  it is a
-very remote spot to be snowed in. We left behind our irrate host, 14 yaks, 3 Swiss, two
-Americans and the didi (literally elder sister, but in fact the term is used to describe any
-youngish woman) who ran the second lodge. Given what happed next, they must have had a very
-uncomfortable week.
-While we regretted abandoning one of our prime objectives, climbing Gokyo Ri, a Kale Patar-like hill with a great view, our decision was very fortunate. We passed Machermo, where
-the Brits were still acclimatising and wondering what to do next in view of the continuing snow,
-and pressed on to Dole. By the end of day thirteen, a very white Christmas Day, we were
-comfortably settled in a large lodge of which we were the sole occupants.
-During the night, the weather turned into a Himalayan blizzard - it was snowing inside the lodge through the numerous cracks and it was difficult to determine in the zero visibility if the snow was falling thickly or was being merely blown about. These conditions persisted
-during the whole of day fourteen, and only the horns could be seen of the several large yaks in
-the yard. Very soon, snow accumulated against the door so that certain necessary trips became
-Page 10 The Sydney Bushwalker September 1989
-a problem and the usual feminist complaints concerning the unfair male endowments became heard. Fortunately, no action was taken.
-Bay fifteen dawned in brilliant sunshine, the lodge owner dug out his yaks, and the toilet could be reached after some digging. More digging produced a path to the brow of the hill (Dole is in a hollow) and we thought that our problem was essentially over because we imagined that the huge drift in which our lodge nestled was merely rearranged snow and we expected to
-find some bare track for every drift on our way dqwn the valley. It soon became obvious that
-snow 3 to 6 feet deep covered all of our route. Progress was slow and painful, not helped by
-the fact that Bir, who naturally took the lead, wore jeans which quickly soaked through and
-froze. Wendy (literally swimming through snow) and Buddha (using his strong body as a bull-
-dozer) relieved Bir over considerable stretches, but by the time we reached a military post at
-Portse Tsenga, we were all tired and Bir was close to exhaustion and hypothermia. He never-
-theless navigated brilliantly following the right course on the steep, partly wooded and cliff-ridden slope.
-Day sixteen was taken up by trekking back to Namche via the Sherpa village of Khumjung nestling under the holy mountain of Khumbila. Fortunately some other party made the tracks
-through the snowy landscape thus making the trip pleasurable in great weather. Day seventeen,
-was a well-deserved rest in Namche, which presented a different aspect in the snow.
 Thus we spent a total of 17 days in the high country and, with the exception of our retreat Prom Gokyo, we achieved all of our objectives with the minimum of fuss in spite of the unseasonal snow falls. It can be done and easily done at that.
-The trip back to Jiri was a virtual play-back of our approach journey. We spent a pleasant New Year's Eve in Khari Khola drinking a negligible amount of beer and eating some tins of Thai
-sardines to mark the festive occasion with a couple of Kiwi girls and other trekkers. One of
+The trip back to Jiri was a virtual play-back of our approach journey. We spent a pleasant New Year's Eve in Khari Khola drinking a negligible amount of beer and eating some tins of Thai sardines to mark the festive occasion with a couple of Kiwi girls and other trekkers. One of us found some aspect of this party too much for the system, spent the rest of the night throwing up and greeted 1989 looking like a ghost. Nevertheless, she managed to climb 4,500 feet next day over the Tragsindo Pass and, too tired to complain, collapsed without eating at Ringmo while the rest of us sat up sampling locally made apple brandy - the only potable drink produced in Nepal. A third unseasonal snowfall caught us on the Lamjura Pass (3530 m, 11,580 ft) to be followd by even more unseasonal rain as we descended on the other side.
-us found some aspect of this party too much for the system, spent the rest of the night throwing
-up and greeted 1989 looking like a ghost. Nevertheless, she managed to climb 4,500 feet next
+The bus trip from Jiri to Kathmandu was only moderately uncomfortable and we recovered during four days in Kathmandu catching up on eating well, showering, shopping and visiting exotic historic spots (Bhaktapur, Patan, Swayambunath - all very rewarding). The total experience can be recommended to all and sundry.
-day over the Tragsindo Pass and, too tired to complain, collapsed without eating at Ringmo while the rest of us sat up sampling locally made apple brandy the only potable drink produced in
-Nepal. A third unseasonal snowfall caught us on the Lamjura Pass (3530 m, 11,580 ft) to be
+----
-Followd by even more unseasonal rain as we descended on the other side.
-The bus trip from Jiri to Kathmandu was only moderately uncomfortable and we recovered during four days in Kathmandu catching up on eating well, showering, shopping and itisiting exotic historic spots (Bhaktapur, Patan, Swayambunath all very rewarding). The total experience can be recommended to all and sundry.
+=== The way of the tiger. ===
-THE WAY OF THE TIGER....
-When Peter Treseder decided to draw attention to the need for National Parks, he did it by journeying down the east coast through 58 National Parks. In 41 days he covered 5,500 Km without a support party - only food dumps every 500 Km. Along the way, the Jardine River caught his interest. So he returned with a party of four to canoe its full length. It took them 3 weeks to make the double journey of 500 Km. Due to
+When Peter Treseder decided to draw attention to the need for National Parks, he did it by journeying down the east coast through 58 National Parks. In 41 days he covered 5,500 Km without a support party - only food dumps every 500 Km. Along the way, the Jardine River caught his interest. So he returned with a party of four to canoe its full length. It took them 3 weeks to make the double journey of 500 Km. Due to extremely dense rainforest and dangerous Esturine ('salt-water') crocodiles, the headwaters of the Jardine had never been fully explored. When they did meet a 5 metre 'salty' they were 220 Km upstream in their little canoes.
-extremely dense rainforest and dangerous Esturine ('salt-water') crocodiles, the headwaters of the Jardine had never been fully explored. When they did meet a 5 metre 'salty' they were 220 Km upstream in their little canoes.
 Want to hear (and see) the rest of the story?
-COME TO THE CLUBROOM ON OCTOBER 25th, when Peter will be showing his slides on these epic journeys. Tiger walking indeed!
-September 1989 The Sydney Bushwalker Page 11
+__Come to the Clubroom on October 25th__, when Peter will be showing his slides on these epic journeys. Tiger walking indeed!
-THE AUGUSTGENERALMEETING by Jim Brown
-The Club's Top Brass, that is, President Don Finch and Vice Kenn Clacher, both had other fish to fry (or maybe skis to wax) on the evening of August 9th, when former President Barbara Bruce declared the General Meeting open at 8.10 pm. (Note - your usual political
+----
-roundsman, Barry Wallace, would render this as 2010 hours, but he too was one of the apologies
-and was also waxing skis). The fourth apology came from Conservation Officer, Alex Colley,
+===== The August General Meeting. =====
-who was not doing anything with skis. 'In fact, there was such a meagre gathering that the
-question was asked whether we had a quorum, and we had, but not by a big margin. Even two
+by Jim Brown
-freshly-admitted members were not present to be decorated. Reporter's question.... Seeing
-they were male and the Chairperson was not, would they have been kissed on reception?
+The Club's Top Brass, that is, President Don Finch and Vice Kenn Clacher, both had other fish to fry (or maybe skis to wax) on the evening of August 9th, when former President Barbara Bruce declared the General Meeting open at 8.10 pm. (Note - your usual political roundsman, Barry Wallace, would render this as 2010 hours, but he too was one of the apologies and was also waxing skis). The fourth apology came from Conservation Officer, Alex Colley, who was not doing anything with skis. In fact, there was such a meagre gathering that the question was asked whether we had a quorum, and we had, but not by a big margin. Even two freshly-admitted members were not present to be decorated. Reporter's question.... Seeing they were male and the Chairperson was not, would they have been kissed on reception?
-There was nothing arising from the July Minutes, and only a few items of Correspondence. This included a letter of resignation from Sue and Bill BLackwell, returning to their homeland in USA, and thanking the Club for the opportunity it gave them to see something of the less frequented bits of Australia. SBW members going to the Massachusetts area would be happily
-greeted at their home after they are re-established there. The Wilderness Society thanked us for our support and gave notice of another Ball to be held late in August; and the Tree Rescue Group noted with pleasure Jim Oxley's story in a recent magazine of their activities
+There was nothing arising from the July Minutes, and only a few items of Correspondence. This included a letter of resignation from Sue and Bill Blackwell, returning to their homeland in USA, and thanking the Club for the opportunity it gave them to see something of the less frequented bits of Australia. SBW members going to the Massachusetts area would be happily greeted at their home after they are re-established there. The Wilderness Society thanked us for our support and gave notice of another Ball to be held late in August; and the Tree Rescue Group noted with pleasure Jim Oxley's story in a recent magazine of their activities in the South-East Forests. It is to be reproduced in their newsletter.
-in the South-East Forests. It is to be reproduced in their newsletter.
-Treasurer Spiro reported that receipts for the last month amounted to $1687 (including about $1240 in subscriptions from people who just missed the axe as unfinancial). Disburse-
+Treasurer Spiro reported that receipts for the last month amounted to $1687 (including about $1240 in subscriptions from people who just missed the axe as unfinancial). Disbursements included the standard items of rental, postages on two issues of the magazine, grog for the Mid-Winter Feast, and the like, and a request for approval to pay the Federation dues. The bank balance stood at $2480.
-ments included the standard items of rental, postages on two issues of the magazine, grog for the Mid-Winter Feast, and the like, and a request for approval to pay the Federation dues. The bank balance stood at $2480.
-On to the Walks Report. For several months lately the customary plaint was "wet.. wet
+On to the Walks Report. For several months lately the customary plaint was "wet... wet... wet". Since the end of the Big Wet in June, this time it tended to be "cold... cold... cold". The flavour of the month was ski-touring - with five out of the 17 trips listed on the program coming into that catagory. The first weekend included Morrie Ward's walking at Barrington and on Wangat River (very cold). Nine folk were there, a giant snail shell was discovered, and the trip included a steep ridge ascent and a longish trail march on the last day, but was very satisfying. That weekend Jan Mohandas had a walk from Kanangra to Gangerang, Kanangra Creek and Paralyser, and it is known that it went ahead, but no information was available. The same "nil report" covered Ian Debert's weekend at Coolana, and George Walton's day walk from Katoomba.
-...wet". Since the end of the Big Wet in June, this time it tended to be "cold...cold...
-cold". The flavour of the month was ski-touring - with five out of the 17 trips listed on
+On the following weekend 21/24 July there were two ski-touring jaunts programmed, and both went. Ian Wolfe (party of 4) arrived at Cesjacks to find snow on the ground and "about 8 inches overnight". Their trip proceeded, and finished in driving sleet on the last day. Chris Perry's "easy" ski trip from Dead Horse Gap was reported by Les Powell as including a camp on the snow "desperately cold"... but "we survived". Of those not on skis, it appears Jim Oxley's trip into the Jenolan country did not go, and one potential starter joined Don Finch's walk from Carlons to Kennel Flat, which had 16 members, included a side trip to Mount Mouin, and encountered rain on Sunday which sent the party back to the cars by about 3.00 pm. Of the day walk on 23rd July, Alan Mewett reported it was taken over by Mark Weatherby as he was recovering from recent surgery. Sixteen members and five prospectives went into the Mangrove Creek area, west of Gosford, and fortunately found a generous overhang to shelter them for lunch near Mount Lockyer.
-the program coming into that catagory. The first weekend included Morrie Ward's walking at
-Barrington and on Wangat River (very cold). Nine folk were there, a giant snail shell was
-discovered, and the trip included a steep ridge ascent and a longish trail march on the last
-day, but was very satisfying. That weekend Jan Mohandas had a walk from Kanangra to Gangerang, Kanangra Creek and Paralyser, and it is known that it went ahead, but no inform-
-ation was available. The same "nil report" covered Ian Debert's weekena at Coolana, and
-George Walton's day walk from Katoomba.
-On the following weekend 21/24 July there were two ski-touring jaunts programmed, and
-both went. Ian Wolfe (party of 4) arrived at Cesjacks to find snow on the ground and "about
-inches overnight". Their trip proceeded, and finished in driving sleet on the last day.
-Chris Perry's "easy" ski trip from Dead Horse Gap was reported by Les Powell as including a
-camp on the snow "desperately cold"... but "we survived". Of those not on skis, it appears
-Jim Oxley's trip into the Jenolan country did not go, and one potential starter joined Don Finch's walk from Carlons to Kennel Flat, which had 16 members, included a side trip to Mount Mouin, and encountered rain on Sunday which sent the party back to the cars by about 3.00 pm. Of the day walk on 23rd July, Alan Mewett reported it was taken over by Mark Weatherby as he
-was recovering from recent surgery. Sixteen members and five prospectives went into the
-Mangrove Creek area, west of Gosford, and fortunately found a generous overhang to shelter them for lunch near Mount Lockyer.
 Over the following 28/31 July weekend Oliver Crawford took a trip from Newnes, originally programmed to go west along the Capertee/Wolgan divide, but in bitter windy conditions, the party of four curtailed it to a walk from Newnes to a cave near Mount Dawson and return. There was skiing too, with a Beginners Cross Country led by David McIntosh from Cabramurra. Eight members, one prospective, two visitors attended, found cold and rainy conditions leading to slushy snow and after a few short trips on ski, and driving out towards Mount Selwyn, the team finally retreated to Canberra's Art Gallery on the Sunday. Wendy Aliano's Kowmung jaunt was deferred, and on the Saturday Nancye Alderson had a party of seven, with two prospectives and three visitors on the historical tour at Goat Island and Balls Head around Sydney Harbour. Errol Sheedy's day walk from Waterfall in cold, overcast conditions, with 14 people went as planned, seeing some superb bushes of Sydney Boronia.
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-The final weekend under notice again included two ski jaunts, but Ian Wolfe's trip was merged with Chris Perry's journey towards Gungarlin and Jagungal. Apparently there was
+The final weekend under notice again included two ski jaunts, but Ian Wolfe's trip was merged with Chris Perry's journey towards Gungarlin and Jagungal. Apparently there was little or no snow around Jagungal, but to make it really cheerful there was visibility of about 30 metres at times. Your reporter failed to note the combined attendance figures. And to end the walking, Morrie Ward had the prize for the month with 27 citizens in the Wattagan country, south-west from Newcastle, passing through attractive patches of rain forest on a pleasant day.
-little or no snow around Jagungal, but to make it really cheerful there was visibility of
-about 30 metres at times. Your reporter failed to note the combined attendance figures.
+To the winding up stages. A fuller report by Reg Alder on the illness Giardia (summarised in the June magazine) was tabled to be read by any members interested, and Secretary Deborah Shapira announced that various magazines from other outdoor clubs were available for borrowing (and return) by members. Also some extra copies of the Colong Bulletin, supplied by Alex Colley.
-And to end the walking, Morrie Ward had the prize for the month with 27 citizens in the Wattagan country, south-west from Newcastle, passing through attractive patches of rain forest on a pleasant day.
-To the winding up stages. A fuller report by Reg Alder on the illness Giardia (summarised in the June magazine) was tabled to be read by any members interested, and Secretary Deborah Shapira announced that various magazines from other outdoor clubs were
+The final spice was a request from Federation that it be permitted to hold its 1990 Annual Reunion at Coolana on May 11/12/13. Committee had given a tentative blessing, subject to an announcement at the August meeting and resolution at the September General Meeting. Some speakers mentioned doubts in the past about the desirability of making known an attractive site to a larger body - even of walkers. Federation President Gordon Lee mentioned that it was becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable camping place that could be reached by older walkers and family groups: that he felt it would show other clubs the sort of thing that conservation-minded walkers could achieve; and that any unruly element at Federation Reunions has been discouraged in recent years. While indicating general agreement, the meeting decided to leave it to be voted on next month.
-available for borrowing (and return) by members. Also some extra copies of the Colong
-Bulletin, supplied by Alex Colley.
-The final spice was a request from Federation that it be permitted to hold its 1990 Annual Reunion at Coolana on May 11/12/13. Committee had given a tentative blessing, subject to an announcement at the August meeting and resolution at the September General Meeting. Some speakers mentioned doubts in the past about the desirability of making known an attractive site to a larger body - even of walkers. Federation President Gordon Lee mentioned that it was becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable camping place that could be reached by older walkers and family groups: that he felt it would show other clubs the sort of thing that conservation-minded walkers could achieve; and that any unruly element at Federation Reunions has been discouraged in recent years. While indicating
-general agreement, the meeting decided to leave it to be voted on next month.
 Was all this said in 48 minutes? We wound up at 8.58 pm (oh, sorry, Barry - 2058 hours).
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 Letter to the Editor From Hans Stichter
 It was with considerable interest that I read Frank Rigby's comments regarding S.B.W. Reunions (June magazine). I support the view that attempts should be made to revive our annual reunion. Whilst not having been a dedicated reunion attendee in recent years, I