BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3408@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20240411 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20240415 DTSTAMP:20240324T040048Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/kosciusko-hut-teddys-hut-restorati on/ SUMMARY:Kosciusko Hut: Teddy's Hut Restoration DESCRIPTION:What: a rare opportunity to restore Teddy's Hut located in a be autiful corner of the Pilot Wilderness Area from Dead horse Gap.\n\nThe pa rty will be hiking in from Dead-horse Gap carpark\, 9km of mostly offtrack walking by the river. Camping at Teddy's hut (Fri\, Sat) and undertaking hut restoring activities under the National Parks Carpenter and Ranger. It will be a very unique opportunity to participate in the restoration of hi story in a beautiful valley. Tools and supplied for work will be Air-dropp ed by a NPWS helicopter. You need only to hike in your regular hiking equi pment and suitable clothes.\n\n\n\nWhen: 8am Friday  12 April - 14th Sund ay 14th April. Driving down to Thredbo area evening/afternoon Thursday. Su nday afternoon 14th returning to Sydney.\n\nLocation:Teddy's Hut\, Koscius ko  National Park (Lat Long: -36.53174\, 148.34430) https://maps.app.goo. gl/pEDFZ2tESEvv6tCs8\n\nMeeting: 8am Dead Horse Gap / Cascade trail  Carp ark (Above Thredbo resort) Friday 14th https://maps.app.goo.gl/pEDFZ2tESEv v6tCs8\n\nCarpooling: Drive is over 5hrs\, please Carpool as possible. Use group chat for coordination. The will be a Blue Mountains\, Sydney Car an d Canberra Car.\n\nAccommodation:Optional Thursday night at Illawarra Alpi ne Lodge in nearby Smiggin Holes. Friday\, Saturday night self-sufficient\ n\nCatering: One campfire roast will be provided by KHA. The other evening you need to BYO food. We will be 'base camping' at teddys hut. Bring wate r purification as water will be from nearby streams.\n\nClothing: We will be at 1600-1700m. Rain\, cold winds and cold/hut temperatures can all be e xpected. Pack for sun exposure\, and cold wet weather alike.\n\nNumbers: A pproximately 10 members will be able to attend. Not all will be accepted g iven availability/skills. If you have a white card or hut restoration expe rience this is preferential. Whilst an 'easy' offtrack hike\, this is not a beginner trip. You will need to be a completely self-sufficient hiker.\n \n \;\n\nIf you have been confirmed as a UNSWOC attendee (IF and ONLY IF) then please Register with NPWS volunteering program:\n\nRegistration w ith NPWS: MyImpactPage - Historic Huts Restoration and Maintenance - Kosci uszko Huts Association (betterimpact.com)\n\nActivities: The head ranger C ampbell Young will be attending and directing activities  – NPWS (Head Ranger\, Pilot Wilderness Area).\n\nThere will be activities such as fenci ng\, restoring flooring\, general laboring\, improving drainage and roofin g at the hut. Tools will be pre-droped by a NPWS Helicopter.\n\nWhite Card : If any members have or can obtain a white card this is highly advantageo us as these activities are considered construction under NPWS roles.\n\nIn surance: This is a National Parks and Wildlife organised event together wi th the Illawarra Alpine Club. You must register with NPWS KHA below!\n\n&n bsp\;\n\n \;\n\nQuestions? Contact Brendan +61427234898\n\nBrendan Con neely\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ 2024/03/image.png CATEGORIES:Bushwalking,Hectic Hiking LOCATION:https://maps.app.goo.gl/pEDFZ2tESEvv6tCs8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR