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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200925T060000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20200927T220000
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SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] Snowy mountains weekend away
DESCRIPTION:Stephen and I (Ash) will be leading a Snowshoe trip to Blue lak
 e and surrounds this weekend 25 - 27th September. You’ll need to be free
  from Friday morning to Sunday evening to come on this trip.\n\nThe plan i
 s:\n\n 	Drive down to Guthega (~6 h) stopping at Cooma to rent snowshoes e
 arly Friday morning.\n 	Snowshoe from Guthega to the campground near Mt Tw
 ynam on Friday and set up camp.\n 	Spend Saturday and sunday snowshoeing i
 n the area and around the main range (exact route TBD).\n 	On Sunday\, hik
 e out to Guthega and drive back to Sydney.\n\nThe previous experience you 
 NEED is:\n\n 	Hiking with a heavy backpack for several hours uphill. Which
  means being FIT.\n 	Outdoors camping (i.e. know how to set up the tent\, 
 cook your food on the stove\, boil water\, wear appropriate clothing\, etc
 .)\n 	Snow experience is preferred.\n\nThe gear you NEED is:\n\n 	For hiki
 ng in:\n\n 	Mountaineering boots compatible with crampons OR crampon compa
 tible ski touring boots\n 	Snowshoes OR skis (can be hired in Cooma)\n 	Tr
 ekking poles may help\n\n\n 	For clothing:\n\n 	Proper warm socks\n 	Gaite
 rs\n 	Hiking pants\n 	Waterproof over-trousers\n 	Thermal leggings\n 	The
 rmal top\n 	Long sleeve\, breathable top\n 	Warm fleece\n 	Down jacket\n 
 	Waterproof jacket\n 	Sunglasses (min cat. 3)\n 	Buff/balaclava\n 	Beanie
 \n 	Thick\, waterproof gloves\n\n\n 	For sleeping:\n\n 	4 season tent\, w
 ith snow pegs (limited club supply)\n 	Sleeping bag rated for negative te
 mperatures (limited club supply)\n 	Warm sleeping mat (not cheap foam\, p
 referably inflatable)\n\n\n 	Other:\n\n 	Sunscreen\n 	Lip balm\n 	Stove\n 
 	Food for the weekend\n 	Hand sanitizer\n 	Head torch AND spare batteries 
 (YES you must bring a headtorch)\n 	Poo bag\n 	Personal toiletries/first a
 id kit\n 	Pack to carry all of the above (as well as the shared gear not l
 isted here such as ice tools*\, snow shovels* so pack must be 50-70 L)\n\
 n\n\nAnd finally\, the comments you NEED to leave below are:\n\n 	\n\n 	Wh
 at’s your snow experience + hiking experience?\n 	Have you attended the 
 Intro to Snow workshops last 2 months? Y/N\n 	Is there any gear on the lis
 t that you DON’T have?\n 	Do you have a car that you can bring? How many
  people can you take?\n\n\n\nAny questions\, send me a message (Ash Brenna
 n) on facebook! Super keeeeeeeeeeen let’s rock (ice?) some hills!\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Backcountry,Snow
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