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:3775@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260516 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260517 DTSTAMP:20260420T011615Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/newnes-meetup-ass-donkey-mountain/ SUMMARY:[rare opportunity] Get Your Ass to Donkey Mountain - Experienced Hi ke DESCRIPTION:The title is a homage to the trip report from 11 years ago. Rea d the report here!!! The below contents are also shamelessly plagiarised.\ n\n\n\nNote: This trip is part of the Newnes Club Meetup. You must be appr oved to attend. This is the only official club trip running that weekend (you are encouraged to do your own things with friends). You must organise your own activities on Sunday.\nLet's go to Donkey mountain!!\n\nDonkey m ountain is an amazing rocky heaven\, riddled with pagodas\, soaring cliffs \, incredible caves\, canyons and countless rocky features.\n\nTo get to t his wonderland you first must climb to the top of Donkey Mountain. This is a STEEP and arduous hill\, so a HIGH level of fitness is paramount. Howev er\, this strenuous climb is totally worth it\, because once we are up we can spend the whole day exploring the labyrinth of wonders.\n\nRead Paul M a's reports here for the fun they had exploring this place.\n\nSee the bel ow quote from a book for further convincing:\n\n\n\n \;\n\nThis is a g reat chance!!!!!! Donkey Mountain is usually inaccessible and we have orga nised special access to the valley 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Join us\, won't yo u?\n\n \;\n\nWe will drop our gear at camp and immediately make our wa y here on Saturday morning\, so that we can maximise the winter daylight.\ n\nThis trip is for experienced off-track bushwalkers with navigation ski ll only. Since the fires and Newnes closure\, Donkey Mountain has become v ery very overgrown. It is covered in Stinging Nettle et al. and you need t o be ready for this.\n\n \;\n\nYOU WILL NEED:\n\n Head-torch – Ver y important. If we get stuck in the dark you will have a horrible time des cending\n Water – Bring AT LEAST 2L of water.\n Emergency Blanket\n L unch – You must provide your OWN lunch.\n Snacks – We’ll be doing a lot of exercise\, so make sure you bring lots of snacks to keep your ener gy levels up! Bring things like nuts\, fruit\, dried fruit\, lollies\, bis cuits\, chocolate\, muesli bars\, etc.\n Bush bashing clothes – rain ja cket\, long pants\, gloves\, sunglasses\, etc. There is lots of stinging n ettle.\n First Aid Kit – If you have one.\n\n \;\n\nIn your commen ts\, include:\n\n Your off-track hiking experience\n Why there is a feat ure called "Jenny Craig" on the below map? (Read Paul Ma's blog post linke d above)\n If you have a car that will make it into the valley (AWD/4WD)\ n\n \;\n\nmap of the area:\n\n Geoff Fox's famous sketch map of part o f Donkey Mountain ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/11/12191981_10207944290629020_2371280931709593299_n.jpg CATEGORIES:Bushwalking,Hectic Hiking LOCATION:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/newnes-meetup/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR