Practical skills

Bushwalking is fun but accidents do occasionally happen. A recent workshop by Glenn from ‘Just First Aid’ was popular with our members. We had some laughs while learning valuable skills.

Glenn discusses what the workshop will do
Glenn discusses what the workshop will do
The triangular bandage has many uses
The triangular bandage has many uses
Applying a compression bandage
Applying a compression bandage
Demonstrating a tourniquet
Demonstrating a tourniquet
Slings provide great support
Slings provide great support
Making a collar-and-cuff sling
Making a collar-and-cuff sling

A local favourite

Named after an 1850s sea captain, Narooma’s Ringlands Walking Track hugs the southern shoreline of Wagonga Inlet. It passes through attractive bushland and some remnant rainforest, and is an enjoyable local walk for the club.

Views across Wagonga Inlet are a highlight
Views across Wagonga Inlet are a highlight
Helpful walking track signage
Helpful walking track signage
Burrawangs and spotted gums adorn the track
Burrawangs and spotted gums adorn the track
Her memorial suggests a life of hardship and isolation
Her memorial suggests a life of hardship and isolation
The view for morning tea
The view for morning tea
The track often passes under leafy canopies
The track often passes under leafy canopies
Buttresses of a giant fig
Buttresses of a giant fig
The fig's canopy is filled with ferns
The fig's canopy is filled with ferns

Rock hopping at Mimosa Rocks National Park

A recent club walk in Mimosa Rocks National Park involved a more adventurous rock-hop around Goalen Head, towards South Bunga Beach. The isolation and beauty of this part of the far south coast never ceases to delight.

Setting out from Bunga Beach
Setting out from Bunga Beach
More crawling than hopping
More crawling than hopping
Great views back to Gulaga
Great views back to Gulaga
Some rocks required bigger hops
Some rocks required bigger hops
Interesting gabbro, the local coarse-grained basalt
Interesting gabbro, the local coarse-grained basalt
South Bunga Beach
South Bunga Beach

Autumn's club camp in the Snowies

A week was just spent enjoying Kosciuszko National Park. In mild Autumn weather, members revisited old favourites as well as walking the new Snowies Alpine Track.

Easy walking on the new track to Perisher
Easy walking on the new track to Perisher
Impressive snow gum
Impressive snow gum
Between Guthega and Charlotte Pass
Between Guthega and Charlotte Pass
Final climb up to Charlotte Pass
Final climb up to Charlotte Pass
Enjoying the view from Porcupine Rocks
Enjoying the view from Porcupine Rocks
Checking the route ahead
Checking the route ahead
On route to Bullocks Flat
On route to Bullocks Flat
Trekking up Carruthers Peak
Trekking up Carruthers Peak
Looking down on Crackenback and beyond
Looking down on Crackenback and beyond
Walking beside the Thredbo River
Walking beside the Thredbo River