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Bushwalking & Mountaineering ClubThis is a really short newsletter, really just the latest trips list (which is looking a little small, but will be much larger next Tuesday, hopefully), and a story from Carolina Roman about another ex-member who's gone on to bigger and better things! Good luck to everyone in the upcoming exams, and hope to see you at the June club meeting, during Stuvac, or sometime throughout the winter holidays, out there! (Oh - and I know it's not really May anymore -- but as there'll be another newsletter next week, I can't exactly call this one the June newsletter, can I?)
Scott Morrison
Hi Everyone !!!
Carolina here, to let you know of some exciting news I just received from Kathmandu. Last Saturday the 12th at around 14:00 local time in Nepal, our long-lost shy and quiet BMC friend, Andres Stambuk, 'roared loudly' with excitement from the summit of Makalu in the nepalese Himalayas at over 8,000 metres (and without oxygen!)...not sure exactly how high over 8,000 Makalu is, but it is the 5th highest in the world!
Andres was briefly a BMC member back in semester 1 of 1999, as an exchange> student from his native Chile. Most of you would remember Andres as a very shy guy, making quiet appearances at our meetings, yet dazzled us all with a cool slide show of his mountaineering deeds in the southern Andes, as a 'good-bye' gesture before leaving us. He increasingly became quite active with the BMC, starting from when he was determined to find out what rogaining was all about...he teamed up with our 'friendly giant' and fellow rogaine first-timer, none other than our most favourite "Austrian" Roland Dusek (also former BMC member), at the BMC's first ever hosted> Rogaine...what a treat :-) ...(by the way, Roland has gotten so good at the sport now, he recently won an orienteering event as part of championships> held in Vienna....well done!).
Another memorable Andres event, was our trip to 'Booroomba Rocks' in the ACT, in May(?) 1999....the pictures are still up in the BMC website, I think...the classic 'Andres' picture, where he's climbing a face carrying what looks to ba heavy rack of gear....very impressive...but on close inspection, the 'heavy gear' turns out to be lots of pairs of walking boots and sandals from us all who were too forgetful to carry our own pairs to the top ;-))))....anyway, cool event...not only did we take ages finding the place (ok ok...not 'we', 'me') , but were also entertained with Roland's 'swedish cup' and impressed with Andres 'only-canned-sardines' diet.....
Anyway, sort of drifting from the topic a bit.......yes, so Andres was the first to summit, from a seven-member Chilean expedition, they're aparently the first Chileans to reach the summit of this mountain....so Andres is pretty proud and the media has started to familiarise his name back in his home country....you can see pictures from the trip here: http://www.makalu.cl/galeria_reporte.htm (the site is mostly in> Spanish)....you'll recognise Andres, the guy in the first picture far left.
So there's the news....I had been in contact with Andres a few times, last> time sent me a mail 2 months ago from Kathmandu....and he mentioned to> please pass on his greetings to the ones he met at the BMC....and here I do so, choosing a pretty cool time for it ;-)
Next week, Roland and I meet to climb in Italy!...and I guess 'mountaineering' 'summitting' 'climbing' 'Nepal' etc....will be often-mentioned topics ;-) I look forward to seeing you when I get back, all the best for now and take care...
Carolina Roman.
| 8 June 2001 5:00:00 PM | Indoor Climbing - Sydney University The club's regular indoor climbing - free for members. The last one for this sesion. |
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| 12 June 2001 7:00:00 PM | Club Meeting - Roundhouse |
Scott Morrison 93491522 scott@morrison.fl.net.au. |
| 15 June 2001 - 17 June 2001 | Cross Country Skiing - Beginners XC/Telemark skiing - The usual start of season beginners trip. suitable for people with little or no skiing experience. Howevere you will need to be moderately fit. The cost of these weekend XC skiing trips usualyy works out at around $150. We will be camping in the snow on the Saturday night. |
Daniel Marlay 99699167 94335332 daniel.marlay@acxiom.com. |
| 17 June 2001 | Rogaine - Lithgow The Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine |
Adrian Smith adrian.smith@student.unsw.edu.au. |
| 29 June 2001 5:30:00 AM | Critical Mass - Meets at Hyde Park Fountain Cycling protest and fun ride. |
Joseph Nadel 93890423 . |
| 16 July 2001 - 21 July 2001 | Mountaineering - Blue Lake An introductory mountaineering course, camping near Blue Lake. We'll be up there playing with ice axes, crampons, ropes, etc., and you're welcome to join us! |
Owain Williams 93155358 owainwilliams@yahoo.com or Scott Morrison 93491522 scott@morrison.fl.net.au. |
| July sometime | Climbing and walking - Warrumbungles Some walking in the Warrumbungles - and we might just put a piece of rope in the packs as well :-) |
Scott Morrison 93491522 scott@morrison.fl.net.au or Owain Williams 93155358 owainwilliams@yahoo.com. |
| 27 July 2001 5:30:00 AM | Critical Mass - Meets at Hyde Park Fountain Cycling protest and fun ride. |
Joseph Nadel 93890423 . |
| 25 August 2001 | Rogaine - Lake Macquarie A 6/12 hour rogaine |
Adrian Smith adrian.smith@student.unsw.edu.au. |
| 27 October 2001 - 28 October 2001 | NSW Rogaining Championships - Southern Highlands A 12/24 hour rogaine |
Adrian Smith adrian.smith@student.unsw.edu.au. |
| 25 November 2001 | Socialgaine - South of Newcastle A 6 hour 'social' rogaine |
Adrian Smith adrian.smith@student.unsw.edu.au. |
Full trips list for 2001 is also available on the webpage.