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199509 [2016/06/17 19:01] – [Wolfe's Wilderness Wanderings] vievems199509 [2016/06/17 19:35] – [Wilderness Rescue] vievems
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 by Barry Wallace by Barry Wallace
  
-The meeting began at around 2015 with some 25 or so Members present and the president presiding. The call for apologies brought no response so we moved on to welcome our sole new member for the night, Paul McCann. Paul isn't really a new new member, he just hasn't been available in the clubroom for welcome recently. The minutes of the July general meeting were read and received with no matters arising.+The meeting began at around 2015 with some 25 or so members present and the president presiding. The call for apologies brought no response so we moved on to welcome our sole new member for the night, Paul McCann. Paul isn't really a //new// new member, he just hasn't been available in the clubroom for welcome recently. The minutes of the July general meeting were read and received with no matters arising
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 +Correspondence saw a letter of resignation from Ken Gould. We also received a letter from the NSW Minister for Land and Water Conservation advising us that a section of the Benowie Track which passes through an area having a predicted non zero level of exposure to ricochets from the nearby small arms firing range will have an alternative route surveyed and signposted for those souls who do not engage in games of probability at any odds. There was a letter from Elizabeth Ratcliff and Steve Lengakis advising us that someone (presumably a 4WD desperate) has used a bolt cutter to cut the chain on the gate at Coolana.  They also noted that someone had removed the nameplate from Dot's sapling but we were reassured from the body of the meeting that it has merely been taken away to repair the ravages of weathering.  A subscriptions due notice from Confederation completed the tally of incoming items.  For outgoing correspondence we sent a letter of thanks to a farmer who had provided access through his property near Glen Davis. As a matter of courtesy any party going to that area should check with the owner before entering the property. 
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 +The walks secretary then presented the walks report. This began at the weekend of 15,16 July with Jan Mohandas leading some 23 souls on his Morton NP walk in what they described as perfect weather with cold winds and clear conditions. Maurie Bloom's cycling trip around Thirlrnere on the Saturday is reported to have gone but that's about as much as we know. Ken Smith led 8 on his Sunday leg stretcher from Glenbrook to Woodford. It turned out to be a full day by the sound of things, they caught the 1920 train at Woodford. The other two Sunday walks were not quite as strenuous. Laurie Bore led 20 on his Boudi NP "glorious beaches" walk and Bronny Niemeyer had 24 enjoying the wildflowers on her Loftus to Waterfall ramble. There was a bit of a mystery about 8 walkers who absconded without notice from Bronny's walk, but whether this was due to navigational difficulties or to the urgings of some inner caffeine or food deprived voice is unclear. 
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 +The weekend of 21,22,23 July saw a dearth of details for Kenn Clacher's two day ski touring trip out from Dead Horse Gap. There were maybe 4 bods on the trip but we knew no more.  Wilf Hilder's series of Great South Walks has fallen out of synchronism with the walks program and he actually led some other section than the one programmed for the 3 Starters who went with him. Morag Ryder described her Katoomba to Leura Saturday walk as good on behalf of the 10 walkers who attended. There was no report for Tony Mayne's 24 km walk in The Royal the same day but Ron Waters reported 25 on his Wondabyne to Wondabyne Sunday Walk. They noticed the less than commodious accommodation at Wondabyne railway station while waiting for their train on what turned out to be a wet, cold afternoon. Dick Weston had some initial delays with his Sunday trip to Mount Solitary but the 19 starters eventually got going and managed to return to the cars through late rain showers at around 1700. 
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 +There were no details available to the meeting of Ian Wolfe's 3 day ski touring trip over the 27 to 30 July. All indications are that there should not have been any lack of the basic ingredient. Ian Debert led a party of 4 on his Megalong Valley weekend walk. The Saturday was fine and windy but it turned out wet on the Sunday. Anne Maguire reported a party of 17 on her Grand Canyon walk on the Saturday enjoying a nice day and a good walk. Ken Smith's 60km leg stretcher from Wentworth Falls to Glenbrook the same day attracted 2 starters. Of the Sunday walks, Frank Sandor led 27 on his Lane Cove River trip and Eddie Giacomel had 22 on his Colo River Tootle Creek walk. 
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 +The following weekend saw another Ian Woolfe ski touring trip mystery, with a scheduled four day trip and no details. Bill Holland's Meryla Pass walk was full of details just to balance the books. It seems the party of 10 had left their packs in the bush a little off the track near a junction and gone down one of the tracks toward the river when they met another party of four young people, accompanied by two dogs, travelling the same way. They discussed the matter of dogs being prohibited inside NPWS areas and generally passed the time of day with them. They were puzzled by their assertion that they had not come down the track the same way as Bill's mob but thought no more of it until they returned to their packs and found four of them missing. In the ensuing mill about and search Allan Doherty spotted some drag marks leading up a steep bank from a section of the track. A check along the drag marks revealed three of the missing packs stashed in two separate hiding places.  After an uncomfortable and worried night the party staked out the area around the hiding place at about the time the four had indicated they would be leaving to be picked up by parents. The dogs almost gave the game away, but the thieves were so busy discussing who should pick up which pack that they walked right in. Gotcha! 
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 +They had the missing pack with them so after a search of all to retrieve separated and missing items, Bill's mob accompanied them to their pick up point, where they discussed the matter with the two cars of parents who turned up to collect them. The difference in responses from the two groups of parents was illuminating it seems. They then went on to report the incident at the nearest police station. 
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 +Meanwhile Wilf (remember Wilf?), was busy conducting the asynchronous non-final Stages 17 and 18 of the Great South Walk with a party of 4. The only item of note seems to have been that they experienced curiously windless conditions on the Saturday. Tony Maynes' Saturday day walk from Bundeena to Otford along the rocks attracted 5 starters and was described as a brilliant walk on a sparkling day. Tony Crighton led a party of 21 plus one blow-in (Dick Weston) on his Leura to Bluegum and return trip. Good views were reported as a feature of the walk. Jim Calloway's Heathcote to Bundeena walk was slowed a bit by an injured prospective. They reported the park as recovering but still providing easier than usual walking in the aftermath of the bushfires. Doesn't it just make you long for the days when the scrub was.... And that was the end of the walks report.
  
-Correspondence saw a letter of resignation from Ken Gould. We also received a letter from the NSW Minister for Land and Water ConservatiOn advising us that a section of the genowie Track whieh passes through an area having a predicted non zero level of: exposure to ,riCochets from the nearby small arms firing range will have' an alternative route surveyed and signposted for those souls who do not engage in games of probability at any odds. There Was a letter from Elizabeth Ratcliff and Steve Lengakis advising us that someone (presumably a 4WD desperate) has used a -bolt cutter' t co cut the chain on the gate at Coolaria. They also noted that someone had removed the nameplate from Dot's sapling but we were reassured from the body of the 'meeting that it has merely been taken away to repair : the ravages of weathering. A subscriptions due notice from Confederation completed the tally of incoming kerns for outgoing correspondence we sent a letter of thanks to a farmer who had provided access through his property near Glen Davis. As a matter Of courtesy any party going to that area should check with the owner before entering the property. 
-The walks secretary then presented the walks report. This began at the weekend of 15, 16 July with Jan Mohandas leading some 23 souls on his Morton NP walk in what they described as perfect weather with cold wirids and clear conditions. Maurie Bloom's cycling trip around Thirlrnere on the Saturday is reported to have gone but that's about as Much as we know. Ken Smith led 8 on his Sunday legStretcher from Gleribrook to Woodford. It turned out to be a full day by the sound of things; they caught the 1920 train at Woodford. The ,other two Sunday walks were not quite as strenuous. Laurie Bore led 20 on; his Saudi NP "glorious beaches" walk and Bron ny Niemeyer had 24 enjoying the wildflowers on her Loftus to Waterfall ramble. There was a bit 'Of :a Mystery about 8 walkers who absconded without notice from Bronny's walk, but whether this Was due to navigational difficulties or to the urgings of some inner Caffeine or food deprived Voice is undear. 
-The weekend of 21, 22, 23 July saw a dearth of details for Kenn Clacher's two day ski touting trip out from Dead Horse Gap. There were maybe 4 bods on the trip but we knew no more: Wilf Hilder's. series of Great South Walks has fallen out of synchronism with the walks program and he actually led some other section than the one programmed for the'3 Starters who went with him. Morag Ryder described her Katoomba to LeUra Saturday walk as good on behalf of. the 1,0 walkers who attended. There was no report for Tony Mayne's 24 km walk in The Royal the same day;: but Ron Waters reported 25 on his Wondabyne to Wondabyne Sunday Walk. 'They riotieed the less than commodious accommodation at Wondabyne railway station while waiting for their train on what turned out to be a wet, cold afternoon. Dick Weston had some initial delays with his Sunday trip to Mount Solitary but the 19 starters eventually got going and managed to return to. the cars through late rain showers at around 1'700. 
-There were no details available to the meeting of Ian Wolfe's 3 day ski touring trip Over the 27 to 30 July. All indications are that there Should not have been any lack of the basic ingredient: Ian Debert led a party of 4 on his Megalong Valley weekend walk. The Saturday was fine and windy but it turned out wet on the Sunday. Anne Maguire reported a party of 17. on her Grand Canyon walk on the Saturday enjoying a nice day and a. good walk. Ken Smith's 60km legstretcher from Wentworth Falls to Glenbrook' the same day attracted 2 starters. Of the Sunday walks, Frank Sandor led 27 on his Lane COve River trip and Eddie Giaoomel had 22 on his Colo River Tootle Creek walk. 
-The following weekend saw another Ian Woolfe ski touring trip mystery, with a scheduled four day trip and no details. Bill Holland's Meryla Pass walk was: full of details just to balance the books.. It seems the party of 10 had left their' packs in the bush a little off the track near a junction and gone down one of the tracks toward the river when they met another party of four. young people, accompanied by two dogs, travelling the same way. They discussed the matter of dogs being 'prohibited inside NPWS areas and generally passed the time of day with them. They were puzzled by their assertion that they had not come down the track the same way as Bill's mob but thought no more. of it until they returned to their packs and found four of them missing. In the ensuing mill about and search Allan Doherty spotted some drag marks leading up a steep bank from a section of the track. A check along the drag marks revealed three , of the missing packs stashed in two separate hiding places. After an 
-uncomfortable and worried night the party staked out the area around the hiding place' at about the time the four had indicated they Would be leaving tO be picked up by parents.. The 'dogs almost gave the game away, but the thieves were so busy discussing who should pick up which pack that they walked right in. Gotcha! 
-They had the missing pack with them so after a search of all to retrieve separated arid missing items, Bill's mob. accompanied them to their pick up point; where they discussed the matter with the two cars of parents who turned. up to collect them. The difference in responses from the two groups of parents Was illuminating it seems. They then went on to report the incident at the nearest police station. . 
-. Meanwhile Wilf, (remember Wilf?), was busy conducting the asynchronous non-final Stages 17 and 18 of the Great :South Walk with a party of 4. The only item Of note: seems to have been that they experienced curiously windless conditions on the Saturday. Tony Maynes' Saturday day walk from Bundeena to Otford along the rocks attracted 5 starters and was 'described as a brilliant walk on a sparkling day. Tony Crighton led a party of 21 plus one blow-in (Dick Weston) on his Leura to Bluegum and return trip. Good views were reported as a feature of the walk. : Jim Calloway's Heathoote to Bundeena walk was slowed a bit by an injured prospective: They reported the. park. as recovering but still providing easier than usual walking in the aftermath of the bushfires. Doesn't it just make you long for the days when the scrub Was And that was the end of the walks report:  
 The treasurer reported that we spent $5,648 and closed with a balance of $1,228. The treasurer reported that we spent $5,648 and closed with a balance of $1,228.
- Confederation report was short, mainly Concerning. their intention to write to the NSW Ministerfor Land and Water Conservation aboutthe problems of access to parks through inholdings on park boundaries. The report triggered an extended debate about confederation and our relationship to it. It would bediffi cult to summarise the debate here, as it roved over insurance, membership fees and the calculation thereof, the changing role of search and rescue, and conservation issues. Maybe someone willwrite an article about it for the magazine, + 
-Consetvation report brought news of an apparent improvement in the outlook for conservation under the new NSW government. It seems Pam Allen has indicated that.'Rocky Creek will be added to the Wolgan NationalPark. There is also an intention to declareAhree More national parks and make 'additions to theareas of the south east forest that are ProtectedSomel Wilderness declarations are expected within thenext 12 months and moves are underway to protect the remaining remnants of old growthforest. The newly cotporatised Sydney Water appears to be taking a restrictive and hard nosed attitude to bushwalker access routes through the exclusion areas in the Warragamba catchment. To date there seems to have been no action on our complaint about damageto Bungonia Gorge by adjacent mining activities.  +Confederation report was short, mainly concerning their intention to write to the NSW Minister for Land and Water Conservation about the problems of access to parks through inholdings on park boundaries. The report triggered an extended debate about confederation and our relationship to it. It would be difficult to summarise the debate here, as it roved over insurance, membership fees and the calculation thereof, the changing role of search and rescue, and conservation issues. Maybe someone will write an article about it for the magazine. 
-When the call was made for general businessthere was none to be had so the president moved on to the announcements and then closed the meeting at 2158 with a demure and almost inaudible strike of the gong.+ 
 +Conservation report brought news of an apparent improvement in the outlook for conservation under the new NSW government. It seems Pam Allen has indicated that Rocky Creek will be added to the Wolgan National Park.  There is also an intention to declare three more national parks and make additions to the areas of the south east forest that are protectedSome 7 wilderness declarations are expected within the next 12 months and moves are underway to protect the remaining remnants of old growth forest. The newly corporatised Sydney Water appears to be taking a restrictive and hard nosed attitude to bushwalker access routes through the exclusion areas in the Warragamba catchment. To date there seems to have been no action on our complaint about damage to Bungonia Gorge by adjacent mining activities.  
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 +When the call was made for general business there was none to be had so the president moved on to the announcements and then closed the meeting at 2158 with a demure and almost inaudible strike of the gong.
  
 ===== Wilderness Rescue ===== ===== Wilderness Rescue =====
  
-"NAV 95" +"NAV 95"\\ pleasing result for SBW 
-PLEASING RESULT FOR SBW+ 
 +SBW was well represented in the one-day competition of the Wilderness Search and Rescue's NAV '95 Rogaining competition held on the weekend of 24/25 June. This is probably the premier rogaining event on the NSW calender and this year attracted over 100 entries in the one and two day events.  There were teams from bushwalking clubs, SES, Police Rescue, Bushfire Brigades, and other organisations including some from interstate. 
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 +An SBW team of Edith Baker and Kenn Chlacher came second in the one-day event. Other teams to enjoy the day were Ken Smith, Bob Horder and Ken Chaing, who also scored well before losing points for arriving home late, and Maurice Smith, Angelica Langley, Bill Ridley and Margaret Sheens who acquitted themselves very well. 
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 +Results for the one day event were: 
 + 
 +Class 1: ANC Bushwalkers, 600 pts; Sydney Bushwalkers, 580 pts; 3 Peaks Bushwalkers, 580 pts and Berrima Rescue Squad VRA, 480 pts.
  
-SBW was Well represented in the one-day competition of the Wilderness Search and Rescue's NAV '95 Rog2iining competition held on the weekend of 24/25 June. This is probably the premier rogainirig event on the NSW calender and this year attracted over 100 entries in the one and two day events: There were teams from bushwalking clubs, SES, Police Rescue, Bushfire. Brigades, and other organ sat including +Class 2: Nordic Ski Club, 360 pts.
-some from interstate. . +
-. An SBW team of Edith Baker and Kenn Chlacher came second in the one-day event. Other teams to enjoy the day were Ken. Smith, Bob Horder and Ken Chaing, who also scored well before losing points for arriving home late, and Maurice Smith,' Angelica Langley, Bill Ridley and Margaret Sheens who acquitted themselves very well. +
-.Results for the one day. event were: +
-Class 1; ANC BushwalkerS, 600 pts; Sydney BuShwalkers, 580 pts; 3 Peaks Busliwalkers, 580 pts and Berrima Rescue SqUad,VRA, 480 pts. +
-Class 2: NordicSki Club, 360 pts..+
  
  
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