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|Bear Mountain Hikers|Claude Haynes|14| | |Bear Mountain Hikers|Claude Haynes|14| | ||
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On March 10th you will once again be required to elect the Club Officials, including your unworthy Editor. It might therefore be of interest to know what you are in for if we are re-elected. | On March 10th you will once again be required to elect the Club Officials, including your unworthy Editor. It might therefore be of interest to know what you are in for if we are re-elected. | ||
- | Three years ago we warned that, should contributions lag, the editorial would grow longer and longer. The effect of this menace was salutary, and it was not until the middle of last year that contributions waned. The editorial was creeping well down the third page before readers realised their danger and copy came in in the desired | + | Three years ago we warned that, should contributions lag, the editorial would grow longer and longer. The effect of this menace was salutary, and it was not until the middle of last year that contributions waned. The editorial was creeping well down the third page before readers realised their danger and copy came in in the desired |
Many members expect the Editor not only to edit the magazine, but to spend his remaining spare time in writing up news items and articles to fill its pages. Let it be understood that if members cannot be bothered doing this themselves no effort whatever will be made to persuade anyone to write anything. On this our policy is clear - no articles no magazine. | Many members expect the Editor not only to edit the magazine, but to spend his remaining spare time in writing up news items and articles to fill its pages. Let it be understood that if members cannot be bothered doing this themselves no effort whatever will be made to persuade anyone to write anything. On this our policy is clear - no articles no magazine. | ||
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+ | =====At Our February Meeting.===== | ||
- | .AT' CY911, 3:513UARY MEET I NG- | + | The President was in the chair and over 70 members |
- | The President was in the chair and over 70 members | + | |
- | be long before they find their voices, learn the rudiments of | + | |
- | 17 | + | |
- | parliamentary procedure" | + | |
- | In the correspondence was a letter from Peter' | + | |
- | great length and with apologies in every sentence, just how we had missed out on our ice-cream delivery for the kiddies treat. Vnfailing civility and attention is assured for the future. | + | |
- | a Next Allen Strom drew attention to a notice in the Sentinel | + | |
- | newspaper. It announced- that on the 10th9 14th, 15th and 16th | + | |
- | of February there would be artillery practice at Wattamolia. It | + | |
- | was resolved that we should protest to the officer responsible for the notice, as the practice was a violation of the public' | + | |
- | the use of the park. After the motion had been passed Allan Hardie, who was in good voice, but a little rusty on procedure after his | + | |
- | N.Z. trip, rose to gpenk on the subject. He was to14=34t was too | + | |
- | A44, | + | |
- | late and he must resume his seat. | + | |
- | The President then drew attention to an advertisement in the newspapers earlier in the week announcing the sale by public auction of Portion 1 (Byrnes' | + | |
- | to attend the meeting, but wanted it announced that he had written to the Minister for Local Government on behalf' | + | |
- | probably be resumed. Even if the sale was not stopped this ation: would prevent the price of the land from going far above the Valuer- | + | |
- | General' | + | |
- | auction. The offer was accepted, but it was considered that there | + | |
- | was no need for one member to shoulder the whole burden. It was | + | |
- | resolved instead to form a syndicate, composed of members and any- | + | |
- | body else interested. The syndicate would borrow money, bid for | + | |
- | the land, and if successful, hold the land until resuailed. In view | + | |
- | of the uncertainty of the position re resumption and the shortness of time the organisation of the syndicate was left to one member | + | |
- | Alex Colley. Contributors were warned that, should the land be resumed at a price below the price paid at auction, they would not | + | |
- | be repaid in full. Attention was drawn by Claude Haynes to an | + | |
- | announcement in the "Sun by the Minister for Lands that he, the Minister, considered the land should be resumed and become part of | + | |
- | the National Park. Mouldy Harrison pointed out that the announcement was ambiguous because the Minister had said that The vote for National Parks Resumptions has been allocated for this year, but the | + | |
- | area could be resumed by the Government at any time. Allsm Hardie | + | |
- | slipped further backwards when he started to talk about the National | + | |
- | Fitness offer to resume. Two old campaigners sprung to their feet | + | |
- | on a point of order and Dorman was forced to subside once again. However he was successful in having 50 of Club funds voted for the | + | |
- | purchase. On Mouldys suggestion the President was chosen to represent Club interests in the syndicate. | + | |
- | Next came the annual debate on where to hold the re-union. Rene Brown spoke for Moorabinda. Bill Gillam, who was to inspect | + | |
- | Euroka, said he hadn't been, but it was a very nice placo anyway. | + | |
- | 4. | + | |
- | Len Scotland' | + | |
- | camp there themselves now. One after another these places were | + | |
- | voted for and each time the " | + | |
- | we vote for the places on the preferential system. This led to | + | |
- | several other places hen fT included in the list and a further motion that all -.pLees which were not supnorted by 10 first preference votes | + | |
- | be eli=int' | + | |
- | alongside them on the right. Ray Kirkby asked whether we should use | + | |
- | Roman or Arabic numerals and was told to use Arabic. Morella Karong | + | |
- | ipLis the pince chosen when the votes were counted., John Noble then moved that this procedure hould be adopted as a standing order for future selection of re-union campsites. Protests that the meeting couldnTt bind future meetings were over-ruled by invoking " | + | |
- | aryprocedure," | + | |
- | nominated which can command ten first preference votes, and Arabic | + | |
- | numerals will be used in recording our preferences. | + | |
- | - In general business it was decided to write to the National Park Trust, asking whether the new shack erected on the north headland of Marley beach, and the trees cut down around it, were on privately owned land. | + | |
- | At this stage Dorman, whose oratory | + | In the correspondence was a letter from Peter' |
- | 9.3C P.I.T. | + | |
- | SOCIAL NOTES FOR MARCH | + | Next Allen Strom drew attention to a notice in the " |
- | There is an alteration in the social programme this month. | + | |
- | There will be a free night on 17th. This will give you a chance to | + | The President then drew attention to an advertisement in the newspapers earlier in the week announcing the sale by public auction of Portion 1 (Byrnes' |
- | start preparing for that big Easter trip. On 31st Ira Butler will | + | |
- | show us his films and I can reconmend | + | Next came the annual debate on where to hold the re-union. Rene Brown spoke for Moorabinda. Bill Gillam, who was to inspect Euroka, said he hadn't been, but it was a very nice place anyway. |
- | FEDERATION DANCE. This function will be held on Friday, 24th | + | |
- | March, Council Chambers. | + | Len Scotland described the attractions of Morella Karong and " |
+ | |||
+ | In general business it was decided to write to the National Park Trust, asking whether the new shack erected on the north headland of Marley beach, and the trees cut down around it, were on privately owned land. | ||
+ | |||
+ | At this stage Dorman, whose oratory had misfired on three previous attempts, scored a bulls-eye by asking whether the boy scouts had offered to give us space in their new building, and was there anything concrete in that? This query broke up the meeting which closed at 9.30 p.m. | ||
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+ | =====Social Notes For March.===== | ||
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+ | There is an alteration in the social programme this month. There will be a free night on 17th. This will give you a chance to start preparing for that big Easter trip. On 31st Ira Butler will show us his films and I can recommend | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Federation Dance.=== | ||
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+ | This function will be held on Friday, 24th March, | ||
Tickets are 4/- and supper will be provided. Tickets can be obtained from the Social | Tickets are 4/- and supper will be provided. Tickets can be obtained from the Social | ||
Secretary now. So make a party and go along. With our big membership, the Federation is expecting many tickets to be sold. | Secretary now. So make a party and go along. With our big membership, the Federation is expecting many tickets to be sold. | ||
- | E. Stretton0 | + | |
- | SOCIAL SECRETARY. | + | E. Stretton, Social Secretary. |
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- | ON ROCK AND ICE by Ron Knightl*7. | + | |
- | 3.30 A.M. Curse the alarm. Three sleepers in the ice-c9ve | + | =====On Rock And Ice.===== |
- | gave no sign of life. The Leeder, however, was vastly different. | + | |
- | Rustlings and scrapings announced the preparation of first breakfast (second breakfast would follow, at or after sunrise.) | + | by Ron Knightley. |
- | Hearing the prinus | + | |
- | " | + | 3.30 a.m. Curse the alarm. Three sleepers in the ice-cave gave no sign of life. The Leader, however, was vastly different. Rustlings and scrapings announced the preparation of first breakfast (second breakfast would follow, at or after sunrise.) |
- | rouse the others." | + | |
- | Slowly, I started to nip. Out from the beg I drew pairs of sox, cap, singlet, sweater, mittens, and shirt; the wet clothes of the day before, taken to bed that the bodily heat might dry then. | + | Hearing the primus |
- | overnight. Next, I began to emerge myself: balaclava, singlet, two shirts, three sweaters, wind jacket, belly-band, shorts, long uderpants, trousers and sundry sox, with me inside the lot and still | + | |
- | shivering. Ruefully, I glanced at the other flea-bag the winking | + | "Ahoy! So you are awake!" burst out the leader. "Nip out and rouse the others." |
- | eye positively leered in triumph. | + | |
- | I peeled off the sox, one by one, and again donned the wet | + | Slowly, I started to nip. Out from the beg I drew pairs of sox, cap, singlet, sweater, mittens, and shirt; the wet clothes of the day before, taken to bed that the bodily heat might dry them overnight. Next, I began to emerge myself: balaclava, singlet, two shirts, three sweaters, wind jacket, belly-band, shorts, long underpants, trousers and sundry sox, with me inside the lot and still shivering. Ruefully, I glanced at the other flea-bag; the winking eye positively leered in triumph. |
- | footgear of the day before. Clammy sox and frozen boots - the joys | + | |
- | of mountaineering. As I stumbled into the entrance snow tunnel, | + | I peeled off the sox, one by one, and again donned the wet footgear of the day before. Clammy sox and frozen boots - the joys of mountaineering. As I stumbled into the entrance snow tunnel, snow fell down my neck and water trickled down my face. I hit the open air with a shudder. High on a glacier at 8,000 feet, hours before dawn - how I longed for Blue Gum and a camp fire! |
- | snow fell down my neck and water trickled down my face. I hit the | + | |
- | onen air with a shudder. High on a glacier at 8,000 feet, hours | + | Staggering and stumbling, muttering and mumbling, I toddled off through the snow to No. 2, Troglodite |
- | before dawn - how I longed for Blue Gum and a camp firel | + | |
- | Staggering and stumbling, muttering and mumbling, I toddled off | + | Marvellous things, ice caves. Their virtues were extolled to me a dozen times on the way up. Blizzards might bring temperatures down to fifty degrees of frost, but in an ice cave it was never colder than 2° of frost. They forgot to warn me that, it was never warmer, either! Winds might cave in a tent, but no wind might cave in a cave. No, nor do breezes clear it of B.O., smoke, primus fumes and cooking smells. Sleeping is a joy in ice caves; you carry air-mattresses, |
- | through the snow to No. 2, Troglodito | + | |
- | r, | + | Yes, wonderful things, ice caves. As I staggered towards No.2, I gazed up at Mt. French above me, and felt a complete loathing. Twelve months before, we had started out from down near the snowline on the other side, and after five hours of real climbing had returned defeated. Then, I had thought Mt. French to be a __mountain__. |
- | N. Z., where firm snow lay at an angle of 30 degrees against the side | + | |
- | of Mt. French, three caves had been dug, each about 107 x 107 and 57 | + | Last night, from our lofty snow-cave, we had strolled up to the summit to watch the sunset! |
- | high, with their ceilings about 37 below the snow surface. | + | |
- | Marvellous things, ice caves. Their virtues were extolled to | + | And here I was next morn, foaming round the glacier shrouded in mist. Mist - ugh! For three days, we' |
- | me a dozen times on the way up. Blizzards might bring temperatures | + | |
- | down to fifty degrees of frost, but in an ice cave it was never | + | Yet all we' |
- | colder than 20 of frost. They forgot to warn me that, it was never | + | |
- | Warmer, either | + | No. 2 was fast asleep. But not too fast asleep to summon up a speedy torrent of language, culminating in, "How' |
- | in a cave. No, nor do breezes clear it of B.O., smoke, primus fumes | + | |
- | and cooking smells. Sleeping is a joy in ice caves; you carry | + | |
- | air-mattresses, | + | |
- | they must be blown up four times nightly - which, in this instance, was four times Knightley, as being the Apprentice, the bung-holes | + | |
- | were all up my end. As also wore ropes, spikes, crampons, packs, | + | |
- | ice-axes and water bottles. | + | |
- | Yes, wonderful things, ice caves. As I staggered towards No.2; | + | |
- | I gazed up at M., French above me, and felt a complete loathing. | + | |
- | Twelve months before, we had started out from down near the snowline | + | |
- | on the other side, and after five hours of real climbing had | + | |
- | returned defeated. Then, I had thought Mt. French to be a MOUNTAIN. | + | |
- | 6. | + | |
- | Last night, from our lofty snow-cave, we had strolled up to the summit to watch the sunsets | + | |
- | And here I was next morn, foaming round the glacier shrouded in mist. Mist - ugh l For three days, weld seen nothing but mist. | + | |
- | We'd come up the mountain carrying packs, ropes, air-mattresses, | + | |
- | Yet all weld-seen was mist. Mist and rain and wind. For three days, weld got up at four, wnited | + | |
- | back beneath the ice and shivered. Crazy, that's what. Just a | + | |
- | crazy flannel-flower loose amongst N.Z.ts crazier mountaineers. | + | |
- | No. 2 was fast asleep. But not too fast asleep to summon up | + | |
- | a speedy torrent of language,. culminating in, "Howls the weather?" | + | |
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"How lousey7" | "How lousey7" | ||
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" | " | ||
- | "Any wind?It | + | "Any wind?" |
" | " | ||
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"Any rain?" | "Any rain?" | ||
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" | " | ||
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"Good, Let's go back to sleep." | "Good, Let's go back to sleep." | ||
- | "Good, I'll ditto in No. | + | |
- | The leader greeted me cheerily with a most inane tj:;:estion: "Ready for breakfast?" | + | "Good, I'll ditto in No. 1." |
- | Breakfast - lovely thought. Four bodies - eight nous and | + | |
- | eight legs - on one sleeping | + | The leader greeted me cheerily with a most inane question: "Ready for breakfast?" |
- | Came 4.30, and suggestions of moving. Out into the chilly | + | |
- | again, with thoughts of connuoring | + | Breakfast - lovely thought. Four bodies - eight elbows |
- | and some 3 miles away across the trough of the glacier. Standing | + | |
- | outside the caves, eight climbers roped up into three parties. | + | Came 4.30, and suggestions of moving. Out into the chilly |
- | How I hated that rope l It had been the leaders | + | |
- | on the lightest ones. Being a model product of S.3.1:1. I copped a | + | How I hated that rope! It had been the leader' |
- | rope every time. Ten pounds of rope, except when it was wet | + | |
- | (which was always), when it weighed twenty. Thank goodnecs | + | I led off across the surface of the glacier. Don' |
- | using the monstrous thing at last. | + | |
- | I led off across the surface of the glacieli. Donvt get any | + | The snow was soft and slushy, the mist was all around, and the grey of dawn filtered through. But as limbs warmed up with the movement, spirits started to rise as the feeling |
- | illusions about why I was in the lead. Firstly, being the littlests | + | |
- | sled fashion. Secondly, being a mere insignificant Bushwalker, I | + | The trek was on, and as shivers |
- | might best be sacrificed in a crevasse. | + | |
- | 7. | + | For an hour, there was nothing but the crunch, crunch, crunch of feet plodding in the snow. Down across the valley of the glacier we went and upward |
- | The snow was soft and slushy, the mist was all around, and the grey of dawn filtered through. But as limbs warmed up with the | + | |
- | movement, spirits started to rise as the feeling | + | Came the dawn breeze, cold and piercing. Crawling like flies upon the bosom of the snow, we mounted, step by step, towards the rocks. Pausing for a moment where a swirl of crevasses demanded inspection, we had time to watch the sunrise. Cloud shone crimson, rock turned mauve, |
- | were away. Mt. Avalanche - never before traversed. And by our hopes, before that day was past, the feet of men might go right up and over yet another of New Zeland's giants. | + | |
- | The trek was on, and as shiVers | + | Soon after, we came to the rocks themselves: the end of snow for a while. Good clean sunwarmed rock. Did I say sunwarmed? We shall see. |
- | For an hour, there was nothing but the crunch, crunch, crunch of feet plodding in the snow. Down across the valley of the glacier we went and apward | + | |
- | Avalanche. The all-embracing mist thinned slowly and soon th!: rising sun shone dimly down through clouds above. | + | The dawn breeze became a wind, the sunlight gave place to mist again. And yet, we climbed. We edged our way upwards on a ridge like a giant, upturned saw. Sometimes, we wedged feet into vertical cracks and with closed fists jammed in above mounted inch by inch by vertical steps. At other times, we clung to the very lip of the ledge and inched our way across the intervening gaps. Needless to say, I was not in the lead here! I wished myself miles away - even the ice-cave |
- | Came the dawn breeze, cold and piercing. Crawling like flies | + | |
- | upon the bosom of the snow, we mounted, step by step, towards the | + | |
- | rocks. Pausing for a moment where a swirl of crevasses demanded | + | |
- | inspection, we had time to watch the sunrise. Cloud shone crimson, | + | |
- | rock turned mauve, | + | |
- | 9 g jagged | + | |
- | Soon after, we came to the rocks themselves: the end of snow for a while. Good clean sunwarmed rock. | + | |
- | 9 9 Did I say sunwarmed? | + | |
- | We shall see. | + | |
- | The dawn breeze became a wind, tha sunlight gave place to mist again. And yet, we climbed. We edged our way upwards on a ridge | + | |
- | like a giant, upturned saw. Sometimes, we wedged feet into vertical | + | |
- | cracks and with closed fists jammed in labzve | + | |
- | by vertical steps. At other times, we clung to the very lip of the | + | |
- | ledge and inched our way across the intervening gaps. Needless to | + | |
- | say, I was not in the lead herel I wished myself miles away - even | + | |
- | the ice-cave | + | |
- | seared | + | |
- | foot, pozen fingers, the parka hood dropping in my eyes as I made a a grab for the lip of the ledge - how I longed for that camp-fire at Blue Guml | + | |
Upward, upward, upward. What about breakfast? Who wanted breakfast in that chilling blast? | Upward, upward, upward. What about breakfast? Who wanted breakfast in that chilling blast? | ||
- | The ridge abutted the very face of the mountain, scarce five | + | |
- | hundred feet below the sumNit. Scarce five hundred feet - misprint, | + | The ridge abutted the very face of the mountain, scarce five hundred feet below the summit. Scarce five hundred feet - misprint, should read, " |
- | should read, " | + | |
- | tiles. Loose. Someone forgot to wire them down. First, you | + | And then it was your turn. Clawing hands and scraping nails, body pressed flat against a vertical face, or crazily balanced on some teetering ledge; heart in mouth, and knees aquiver, you shivered and shook your way aloft. Mountaineering - grandest of sports! How you envied miners! |
- | jammed yourself into a crevice, belaying the rope around your shoulders as the leader climbed to the full extent of the rope. | + | |
- | d Rocks that he dislodged whizzed down and struck like cobras | + | |
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- | on the skull, battered about the face and hands, you waited anxiously until you could _call, "Only six feet left!" | + | |
- | 2. | + | |
- | And then it was your turn. Clawing hands and scraping nails, | + | |
- | body pressed flat against a vertical face, or crazily balanced on some teetering ledge; heart in mouth, and knees aquiver, you | + | |
- | shivered and shook your way aloft. Mountaineering - grandest of | + | |
- | sports! How you envied miners! | + | |
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"The summit!" | "The summit!" | ||
- | We were there at last: Now for breakfast - or is it lunch? | + | |
- | Ah, what a meal: there was room on the summit for one; we were | + | We were there at last! Now for breakfast - or is it lunch? Ah, what a meal: there was room on the summit for one; we were eight; I was third. Guess What? You guessed it - half wedged in a crack in the rocks, half buried in snow, and half dead from the mist and wind, I ate my painful meal. oh, for Solitary |
- | eight; I was third. Guess What? You guessed it - half wedged in | + | |
- | a crack in the rocks, half buried in snow,.andhalf | + | Over lunch, The Leader announced The Plan. Five would return the way we'd come and bettle round to the foot of the other ridge, down which three of us should |
- | mist and wind, I ate my painful meal. oh, forSolitary | + | |
- | waveJ Oh, for Govett' | + | " |
- | I, half stiff from rigor mortis, lunching on scroggin, cheese and cold water. | + | |
- | Over lunch, The Leader announced The Plan. Five would return the way we'd come and bettle round to the foot of the other ridge, down which three of us should' | + | From the summit, I led off across a sixty degree |
- | difficulties lower down, the five could yell instructions to us. | + | |
- | " | + | I rammed the haft of the ice-axe deep into the snow at every step, as I moved sideways across that awful wall. Step by step, treading |
- | From the summit, I led off across a sixty de' | + | |
- | No kidding! Stand your setsquare up and note the angle. Put a pin- | + | On the rocks again, I belayed the rope, and was joined by No 2 and the leader. From here, it was plain sailing - straight |
- | point at the top, and that's me. Put a mass of upturned pins below, and they are the rocks I could see from the corners | + | |
- | eyes! Shiver? Not much. | + | Ropelength by ropelength, we scratched and clawed our way around and down the spires and gendarmes that barred our way along that ridge. |
- | I rammed the haft of the ice-axe deep into the snow at every step, as I moved sideways across that awiul wall. Step by step, tr, | + | |
- | On the rocks again, I belayed the rope, and was joined by No 2 and the leader. From here, it was plain sailing - straight | + | Presently I came to a place where the ridge dropped really steeply - we'd only been playing |
- | Ropelength by ropelength, we scratched and cla, | + | |
- | Presently I came to a place where the ridge dropped really steeply - we'd only been playing | + | I craned my neck over the drop and saw - gulp - nothing! |
- | descried a small ledge some forty feet below, and propsed | + | |
- | I craned my neck over the drop and saw - gulp - nothinF | + | The leader lowered me, foot by foot. At each jerk of the rope, I yelled blue murder and demanded that the rest of the rope be thrown down, that I night continue the drop, hand over hand. I felt much better then - until I reached ice on the rope, where the hands could get no grip! |
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- | disappear in fog sonichundres | + | Somehow, I reached that ledge, and jammed myself deep into a crack big enough to hold my body. No. 2 followed, a frantic, quivering, sobbing being that scarce had strength to stand upon the ledge. |
- | The leader lowered me, foot by foot,. At each jerk of the rope, | + | |
- | I yelled blue murder and demanded that the rest of the rope be thrown | + | |
- | .down, that I night continue the drop, hand Over hand. I felt much | + | |
- | better then - until I reached ice on the rope, where the hands could get no grip: | + | |
- | Somehow, I reached that ledge, and jammed myself deep into a crack big enough to hold my body. No. 2 followed, a frantic, | + | |
- | quivering, sobbing being that scarce had strength to stand upon the ledge. | + | |
When the leader came, we were off again - more jagged teeth to climb, but none so fearsome as the last. | When the leader came, we were off again - more jagged teeth to climb, but none so fearsome as the last. | ||
- | How far was it to the glacier? Would another, longer drop send. | + | |
- | . | + | How far was it to the glacier? Would another, longer drop send us scurrying back the way we'd come?, Could we reclimb that awful wall? Would we be trapped, unable to go forward or back, to spend the night upon that fearsome ridge? Would the gathering blizzard freeze us to death before the night was through? |
- | up scurrying back the way we'd come?, Could we reclimb that awful wall? Would we be trapped, unable to go forward or back, to spend | + | |
- | the nght upon that fearsome ridge? Would the gathering blizzard freeze us to death before the nightwas | + | |
As we won our way foot by foot, we scanned every flat place as a possible spot to spend a night. | As we won our way foot by foot, we scanned every flat place as a possible spot to spend a night. | ||
- | But Was that a cooee? Listen: Faintly above the scream of the | + | |
- | wind came cries. Where were they? In the mist. The -eist. Oh, | + | But was that a cooee? Listen! Faintly above the scream of the wind came cries. Where were they? In the mist. The mist. Oh, for a single peep at the glacier! |
- | fara single peep at the glacier: | + | |
- | Downward still we went, until - ah, there they are. Five | + | Downward still we went, until - ah, there they are. Five shadowy shapes appeared, not two hundred feet below us. We were down! We yelled and shouted and jumped for joy. |
- | shadowy shapes appeared, not two hundred feet below 1-1.5 We were doWn1 We yelled and shouted and jumped for joy. | + | |
- | We'd soon - gulp: whet was this? One single drop far longer | + | We'd soon - gulp! what was this? One single drop, far longer than our rope could span, lay between us and the ice. We had come so far, and still we were not home. With feelings akin to despair, we searched far some way down. |
- | than our rope could span, lay between us and the ice. We had come | + | |
- | so far, and still we wore not home. With feelings akin to despair, | + | And we did get down - an easy way. Simply a matter of clinging to that wall with tooth and nail down a slender crack that ran for thirty feet to a ledge, and following this ledge across the face to a rib of rock that enabled one, by sitting astride and hanging on with knees, ankles, elbows and hands, to scramble to the ridge below. Dead easy - looking back! |
- | we searched far some way down. | + | |
- | And we did get down - an easy way. Simply a matter of clinging | + | But we were down - really down. Back on the snow. How I loved the snow! Good, clean, |
- | to that wall with tooth and. nail down a slender crack that ran for . | + | |
- | thirty feet to a ledge, and following this ledge across the face to a rib of rock that enabled one, by sitting astride and hanging on with knees, ankles, elbows and hands, to scramble to the ridge below. Dead easy -looking back: | + | We were over - conquest |
- | But we were down - really down o Back on the snow. How I | + | |
- | loved the snow: Good, clean2 | + | Somehow, the plod, plod, plod across the homeward snows seemed nothing. Albeit the wind was now near blizzard force, external things seemed not to matter. We had come to climb, and climb we had. |
- | in. | + | |
- | We were over - con quest was ours! That great rock pyramid was | + | Now may we go back to eat: long, cold drinks and satisfying meals. Mt. Avalanche stood supreme no more, and a flannel-flower bloomed amongst the victors! |
- | no more amongst the list of New Zealands | + | |
- | of the ice caves, the awe of mighty | + | ---- |
- | 10. | + | |
- | thrill of conquest? | + | =====Reply From H.A. Lindsay.===== |
- | Somehow, the plod, plod, plod across the homeward snows seemed nothing. Albeit the wind was now near blizzard force, external | + | |
- | things seemed not to matter. We had come to climb, and climb we had. | + | Have read your comments in "The Sydney Bushwalker" |
- | Now may we go back to eat: long, cold drinks and satisfying meals. Mt. Avalanche stood supreme no more, and a flannel-flower | + | |
- | bloomed amongst the victors1 | + | With regard to " |
- | REPLYyROM | + | |
- | Have read your comments in "The Sydney Bushwalker" | + | Once again you air the weird fallacy |
- | of my " | + | |
- | sea. Day after day, while working as an Army instructor, we caught | + | With regard to the " |
- | rabbits, hares and --- in areas Where they were not protected --- kangaroos and wallabies with those same " | + | |
- | years. If the records at HQ in Melbourne could be published they | + | The re-establishment of the Koala in South Australia is also beyond doubt. Minchin started with five pairs of the animals; there are no wild ones within 300 miles of his breeding establishment. His work has been so successful that he is using the surplus animals to stock a large sanctuary on Kangaroo Island. If his work is not successful, where does he get the young which the mother |
- | would give proof of numerous cases where this type of training helped | + | |
- | to save the lives of many soldiers, seamen and airmen. But let that pass. | + | In conclusion, I would like to offer you some well-meant advice which is, like what I write, based upon facts learned as the result of hard experience. You are ignoring the basic principles of scientific investigation by jumping to conclusions, |
- | With regard to " | + | |
- | , re hereby assured | + | Another example of this is attacking my idea of aiding sportsmen to help breed plenty of wild ducks. It is obvious by your comments |
- | Once again you air the weird fallacy | + | |
- | point clear in my booklet. The same cry was raised in America when "Ducks Unlimited" | + | Try to avoid anything which will brand you as cranks, and at all times shun association with cranks, as these people |
- | more wildfowl than at any other time within living memory. In | + | |
- | fact, --- and Crosbie Morrison will back me up in this --- the work of Ducks Unlimited was actually too sucessfuli | + | In fact, as one who earns a living by writing I have to check up on everything which appears in print under my name; one mistake and a writer is forever suspect in the eyes of editors. |
- | too numerous for the available food supply. | + | |
- | With regard to the " | + | Finally, |
- | America and South Africa, and its success is proved beyond | + | |
- | 11. | + | ---- |
- | The re-establishment of the Koala in South Australia is also beyond doubt. Minchin started with five pairs of the animals; | + | |
- | there are no wild ones within 300 miles of his breeding establishment. His work has been so successful that he is using the surplus animals to stock a large sanctuary on Kangaroo Island. If his work is not | + | __Comments__: |
- | successful, where does he get the young which the mother | + | |
- | In conclusion, I would like to offer you some well-meant advice which is, like what I write, based upon facts learned as the result of hard experience. You are ignoring the basic principles of scientific investigation by jumping to conclusions, | + | |
- | theories as facts and you let sentiment over-ride reason. It can | + | |
- | lead only to trouble and perhaps to disaster. Take the case of the | + | |
- | Bushcraft Association --- with which I, personally, am in no | + | |
- | connected. Back numbers of your magazine show a long series of | + | |
- | attacks made upon them --- all based on hearsay evidence. Finally, | + | |
- | you did investigate their activities and the finding was that you | + | |
- | "Owed them an apology." | + | |
- | Another example of this is attacking my idea of aiding sportsmen to help breed plenty of wild ducks. It is obvious by your ccmmenzs | + | |
- | that you have not read the book "The Ducks Came Back", or the many | + | |
- | reports made by the United | + | |
- | show that for every additional duck bred to be shot, 100 are b:7ed to | + | |
- | die from natural causes. Why not read those official publications instead of making an attack on the idea which you could not back up if it came to a showdown and which can only bring discredit on you if you attempt it? | + | |
- | Try to- avoid anything which will brand you as cranks, and at all times shun association with cranks, as these people | + | |
- | example of this than the original attack on my Bushmn?s Handbook, | + | |
- | made by a member | + | |
- | sought to have it banned; what he did do was to give it 7.hb.-t noney could not buy -7-! publicity on the front pages of the nespaperc; | + | |
- | four states. As a result the first edition sold cut in record time | + | |
- | and the second edition will soon appear. I can only pray that similar people | + | |
- | stand quite a lot of that sort of thing. It is the sot of good luck of which every writer dreams. | + | |
- | In fact, as one who earns a living by writing I have to check up on everything which appears in print under my name; one mistake and a writer is forever suspect in the eyes of editers | + | |
- | the base, anyone who attacks what I write will find that he cannot back up his statements. | + | |
- | 12. | + | |
- | .Finally, | + | |
- | o may got somewhere. If we lot sentiment over-ride reason and we air theories instead of ascertaining the facts we are trying to build | + | |
- | - on quicksands. In that way madness lies. | + | |
- | Comments: | + | |
Sorry to hear the snares work. | Sorry to hear the snares work. | ||
+ | |||
Never questioned truth of duck story. | Never questioned truth of duck story. | ||
- | Would still like Forestry | + | |
+ | Would still like Forestry | ||
+ | |||
+ | Have no opinions of Mr. Minchin' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hate advice. | ||
No apology made to Bushcraft Association. | No apology made to Bushcraft Association. | ||
- | Not interested in sales of "Bushman7s | + | |
- | Wntt collaborate in building ducks nests and snares. | + | Not interested in sales of "Bushman' |
+ | |||
+ | Won' | ||
Ed. | Ed. | ||
- | FEDERATION NOTES | + | |
- | Brian G, Harvey. | + | ---- |
- | EPA It was resolved that the Conservation Bureau be authorised to | + | |
- | write to the Minister for Lands requesting that all tho 300 acres be added to Garawarra park, failing which consideration be given to the removal of the Gar: | + | =====Federation Notes.===== |
- | CONSERVATION BUREAU reported | + | |
- | Harrington-Gloucester Tops | + | Brian G. Harvey. |
- | Mark Morton Reserve to Clyde Mountain | + | |
- | Macquarie Marshes | + | ===Era.=== |
- | A Western Lands area to be decided. | + | |
- | SEARCH | + | It was resolved that the Conservation Bureau be authorised to write to the Minister for Lands requesting that all the 300 acres be added to Garawarra park, failing which consideration be given to the removal of the Garawarra |
- | FEDERATION DANCE will be held at North Sydney Council Chambers on Fridaf241h7March. Tickets 4/-. All North Shore trams except Chatswood and Lane Cove pass door. | + | |
- | LINDFIELD BUSEWALKIFG CLUB made application for affiliation and will now investigated as per recent amendment to constitution. Will | + | ===Conservation Bureau=== |
- | be considcd | + | |
- | The HONI.Jff SECRETARY. tendered | + | Reported |
- | The FEDERATION ANNUL REUNION will be hold at Euroka | + | |
- | 13. | + | * Barrington-Gloucester Tops |
- | 6/7th May, provided State elections do not coincide. | + | |
- | guaranteed. Canoeists may pLiddle | + | |
- | The STANDING INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE | + | |
- | a.. aro 101..aldaimii...4PORSSIIIISMINL | + | |
- | SWIMMING CARNIVAL | + | ===Search |
- | The Swimming Carnival was held on O' | + | |
- | best of all, it was free. Heavy rain on the Saturday probably kept away a number of members, but it was fine on the Sunday and there were enough present to have a good carnival with some keenly | + | Will meet at Paddys at 5.30, Tuesday 14th March. More members |
- | contested events. The results were as follows:- | + | |
- | Men's Freestyle | + | ===Federation Dance=== |
- | 17 | + | |
- | 1? | + | Will be held at North Sydney Council Chambers on Friday 24th March. Tickets 4/-. All North Shore trams except Chatswood and Lane Cove pass door. |
- | 2nd Kevin Ardill 3rd Eric annah | + | |
- | Breaststroke | + | ===Lindfield Bushwalking Club=== |
- | DivinE | + | |
- | 1st Claude Haynes 2nd(J:ack Ferry (Bert Whinier | + | Made application for affiliation and will now investigated as per recent amendment to constitution. Will be considered |
- | Vera Matas:Ln Phyllis Ratcliffe | + | |
- | B' | + | ===The Honorary Secretary=== |
- | Mary Macdonald | + | |
- | Diving Vera Matasin | + | Tendered |
- | Owen Jewell Phyllis Ratcliffe | + | |
- | Sea,Emjc Spoon Race | + | ===The Federation Annual Reunion=== |
- | TICh!s lsf-Bort Whinier 2nd - Chapman | + | |
- | Ladies | + | Will be hold at Euroka |
- | Cork Scramble | + | |
- | Terrrs---=-Kevin | + | ===The Standing Investigation Committee=== |
- | 3rd Pat Newman (14) | + | |
- | Mandelbeu | + | Is to investigate the credentials of applicant |
- | 1st Phyllis Ratcliffe & Claude | + | |
- | 3rd Vera Matasin & Tack Perry | + | ---- |
- | a | + | |
- | Bill Henley Cup:- Point Score Won by Vera Matasin | + | =====Swimming Carnival.===== |
- | Two weddings to report last month. Bob Younger and Ch/ista | + | |
- | Calnan were married on Febr 10th0 They arrived back in time to | + | The Swimming Carnival was held on O' |
- | attend Phil Hall and Betty Hurley' | + | |
- | We wish the four of them all the bes. Many of the guess came on to the Club dance after the recuption, their eyes sparlJi: | + | ===Men's Freestyle=== |
- | PALISADES INTERSTATE PART, BEAR | + | |
- | MOUNTAIN HIKERS. | + | - Bert Whillier |
+ | - Kevin Ardill | ||
+ | - Eric Boman | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ladies' Freestyle=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | - Vera Matasin | ||
+ | - Phyllis Ratcliffe | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Men' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Bert Whillier | ||
+ | - Claude Haynes | ||
+ | - David Roots | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ladies' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | - Gwen Jewell | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Men' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Claude Haynes | ||
+ | - Jack Perry, Bert Whillier | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ladies' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Vera Matasin | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - Phyllis Ratcliffe | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Men' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - David Roots | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ladies' Sea Egg & Spoon Race=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Vera Matasin | ||
+ | - Pat Newman | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Men' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | - David Roos (16) | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ladies' Cork Scramble=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Vera Matasin | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Mandelberg | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Phyllis Ratcliffe & Claude | ||
+ | - Gwen Jewell | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Bill Henley Cup=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Point Score Won by Vera Matasin | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Two weddings to report last month. Bob Younger and Christa | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Palisades Interstate Park, U.S.A. Bear Mountain Hikers.===== | ||
By Claude Haynes. | By Claude Haynes. | ||
- | Mishaps to hikers as nentioned | + | |
- | The Park Police register the hikers and keep a check list to make sure that no one gets lost in the 45000 acre playr;round, which is only 45 i1es from New York. The Park contains | + | Mishaps to hikers as mentioned |
- | The police registration system, | + | |
- | The registration scheme is tied in with a Juniow | + | The Park Police register the hikers and keep a check list to make sure that no one gets lost in the 45, |
- | of nature and to prevent vandalism. The plan was inaugurated in 1947. | + | |
+ | The police registration system, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The registration scheme is tied in with a Junior | ||
The only conditions connected with registration are the hikers duties outlined on the back of the tag: Keep your park clean; protect wild life, prevent forest fires and report all vandalism to the patrol force. | The only conditions connected with registration are the hikers duties outlined on the back of the tag: Keep your park clean; protect wild life, prevent forest fires and report all vandalism to the patrol force. | ||
- | It is claimed that the scheme has resulted in a lessening of damage, fewer hikers lost, and that there have been no forest fires since the plan was put into operation. - | + | |
- | FRENCH1,, | + | It is claimed that the scheme has resulted in a lessening of damage, fewer hikers lost, and that there have been no forest fires since the plan was put into operation. |
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Frenchman' | ||
By Len. Fall. | By Len. Fall. | ||
+ | |||
Party: Len Fall, Gladys Martin, Kevin Ardill. | Party: Len Fall, Gladys Martin, Kevin Ardill. | ||
- | We had heard a lot about FrendimanIs | + | |
- | We had decided to walk as far as the Loden Reserve | + | We had heard a lot about Frenchman' |
- | 15. | + | |
- | the bus, but fate took a hand and the bus broke down at C.se,. se | + | We had decided to walk as far as the Loden Reserve |
- | that we had to wait for anat.-_her | + | |
- | e | + | An early start was indicated |
- | Fridge | + | |
- | An early start was JI.(1.icflted | + | About this time someone mentioned dinner, so all three looked for some reasonably dry ground. Shortly afterward we started and ate lunch. Moving on over Philps' Lead, climbing through rain forests again, we met a party coming out. After exchanging comments about the weather we continued our journey on to button grass and then through timber down to Lake Vera, passing |
- | o Tahune in one day. Leaving the h.1.1.t | + | |
- | to more scrub and creeks and then more grass. Did say grass? | + | Just as we reached the exposed Ridge before dropping into Artichoke Valley a blizzard |
- | Sorr7, mean' | + | |
- | - | + | Two Sydney boys, who had arrived only a few minutes before, were in residence. They had a fire going but informed us that all the wood was wet. Another party had used all the dry and replaced it with wet, so Kevin went out into the snow again, with his axe, to cut the wood. |
- | About this time someone mentioned dinner, so all throe looked for some reasonably dry ground. Shortly afterward we started and ate lunch. Moving on over l'hilps f Lead, climbing through rain forests again, we met a party coning mt. After exchanging comments about the weather we continued our journey on to button grass and then through timber down to Lake Vera, passi rig another | + | |
- | The weather was getting worse and it set 11B wondcrinr, | + | The weather was most unkind. The next day was spent eating, sleeping and chopping wood. The third day it was still raining, so we decided to pull out, leaving at 8.30. As so often happens, |
- | greet us at the top. Another | + | |
- | Just as we reached the exposed Ridge before dropping into Artichoke Valley a bliz7ard | + | Oh well, better luck next time! Perhaps! |
- | walking | + | |
- | in residence. They had a fire going but informed us that all the wood was wet. Another party had used all the dry and replaced it with wet, so Kevin went out into the snow again, with his axe, to cut the wood. | + | ---- |
- | The weather was most unkind. The next day was spent eahin,7, sleeping and chopping wood. The third day i was still rainf, so we decided to pull out, leaving at 8.30. As so -often happec3 | + | |
- | l6 weatho | + | =====Conservation In The U.S.A.===== |
- | 6/ | + | |
- | rdached | + | by Brian G. Harvey |
- | Oh well, better luck next timet Perhaps: | + | |
- | CONSERVATION IN THE U.S.A. | + | The American |
- | .0.111311, | + | |
- | by Brian G, Harvey | + | The winning entry was: |
- | The Anerical | + | |
- | The winning entry | + | "I give my pledge as an American Citizen to save and faithfully defend from waste the natural resources of my country, |
- | "I give my pledge as an American Citizen to save and faithfully defend from waste the natural resources of my country, | + | |
- | Attractive plaques were made in embossed metal, surmounted by the symbolic | + | Attractive plaques were made in embossed metal, surmounted by the symbolic |
- | It is possible that we could interest ourselves | + | |
+ | It is possible that we could interest ourselves | ||
It is only by nation wide campaigns such as thin that vie will achieve our desired objects. | It is only by nation wide campaigns such as thin that vie will achieve our desired objects. | ||
+ | |||
Did I hear someone suggest that the proceeds of Lot 7 at Era may be turned to such use? | Did I hear someone suggest that the proceeds of Lot 7 at Era may be turned to such use? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
Congratulations to the Roy Davies (in England) who are the proud parents of a daughter. | Congratulations to the Roy Davies (in England) who are the proud parents of a daughter. | ||
- | Frank Leyden left for London on 6th January on RQ.M.E: 3tra', | + | |
- | 000000*a no | + | ---- |
- | Those who have camped with Role 77- Cotter will well remember his usual wish after a good evening meal that there aould be 7 different kinds of pudding for his delection, Well, on a recent wet week-end | + | |
- | at IID)rloy | + | Frank Leyden left for London on 6th January on R.M.S. " |
- | sex, no ,less th t 10 different kinds of' stewe,J ard | + | |
- | confections were served to memb: | + | ---- |
- | You see, there was a hit loft over Ye= ropoi:02, | + | |
- | although delicious, the array of goad t inga a bit of a stain an | + | Those who have camped with Roley Cotter will well remember his usual wish after a good evening meal that there should |
- | 17. | + | |
- | the stomach. Roley seemed quite happy and mast have been contented - | + | ---- |
- | there wasn7t | + | |
- | Oh Ye BackL | + | ====Oh Me Back!==== |
- | Wrong again?. This story has nothing to do with the Tasmanian | + | |
- | swimming carnival. But he made a recovery and turned up on the | + | Wrong again! This story has nothing to do with the Tasmanian |
- | . Sunday to help run the carnival. So good was his recovery that he | + | |
- | entered in some of the races too, and one of the gleaming highlights of the carnival was the Haynefs | + | At lunch time Dr. Bert Whillier advised him on how to avoid sore backs. It had to do with the opening and closing of the pores. Quite simple - if the pores closed when the skin got cold the chills could not enter and no sore back. Just a mutter of diet - eat the right things and the pores would open and close at the appropriate |
- | At lunch time Dr. Bert Whillier advised him on how to auid | + | |
- | sore bcks. It had to do with the opening and closing of the pores. | + | Next week Claude got a phone call from Evelyn |
- | Quite simple - if the pores closed when the skin got cold the chills | + | |
- | could not enter and no sore back. Just a mutter of diet - et the | + | ---- |
- | right things and the pores would open and close at the appropiato | + | |
- | Next week Claude got a phone call from Evelyn | + | ====Progress.==== |
- | with a chill in the back: | + | |
- | PROGRESS | + | "...until a few years ago the same unbroken |
- | ...until a few years ago the same unbroken | + | |
- | reigned | + | Of course it is all very " |
- | to-day f, The whistling of engines pierces the stL]ln,sss, trains puff | + | |
- | breathlessly to and fro, the black coal-smoke | + | |
- | gaping | + | |
- | civilisation creeps up and up into thosc2 hihiand | + | |
- | big hotels and throngs of inevitable tourists. | + | |
- | Of course it is all very " | + | |
- | A can go to bed to-night in Oslo and get up early to-TI: | + | |
- | in the forenoon: All this convenience attracts many people to the | + | |
- | mountains who would otherwise | + | |
- | bring so much else, of a kind whic h does not exalt usg All manner of | + | |
- | luxury, food and drink and dress, and cai-ds | + | |
- | people | + | |
Fridtjof Nansen | Fridtjof Nansen | ||
+ | ---- |
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