BRISBANE CATHOLIC BUSHWALKING CLUB Inc

PO Box 31, RED HILL, Qld 4059

CALENDAR OF CLUB EVENTS 2011

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Date	Event	Leader	Phone	Type	Grade
Nov 13	Diana’s Bath	James	3844 5006	DW
18	John Toohey Society – Coffee Club at Eagle St Pier	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
19	Barefoot Bowls at Merthyr Bowls Club			Soc
20	Dave’s Creek	Kerrianne	5597 6160	DW
21	BCBC Meeting & Annual Photographic Competition	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
27	Boombana/Jolly’s Lookout	Michele	3353 2822	SW
Dec 4	Barney Falls	Peter	3205 5982	DW
11	Coochie Mudlo	Graham	3371 9623	DW
16	John Toohey Society – The Cultural Centre Cafe	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
17	Christmas Party			Soc
19	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
26	Boxing Day Walk	Liz	3356 4874	DW
Jan 2	Greene’s Falls/Western Lookout			DW
7	Piper Commanche			DW
14	Cainbable Falls			DW
21	Obi Obi Lilo			DW
26	Blue Pool			DW
26/29	Barrington Tops			TW
28	Bohgaban Falls			DW
Feb 4	Tooloona Creek Circuit			DW
11	Summer Creek			DW
25/26	Byron Bay			BC
Mar 3	Mt Greville			DW
10	Love Creek/Cedar Creek			DW
18	Toombul to Sandgate			Bike
24/25	Club Hut Feast			ON
25	Club Hut			DW
31	Stag’s Head			DW
Apr 6/9	Sydney			BC
7	Mt Philp			DW

The Calendar is subject to change without notice

WARNING: All persons, adult or child, member or visitor, undertakes all activities of the Club at their own risk.

KEY – Walk Types

D/W	Day Walk	½ D/W	Half Day Walk
O/N	Over Nighter	B/C	Base Camp
T/W	Through Walk	C/W	City Walk
TRN	Training	S&T	Safety & Training
FMR	Federation Mountain Rescue	SOC/SW	Social/Social Walk

KEY – Walk Gradings

Distance	Terrain	Fitness/Endurance
Short Under 10km per day	1 - Smooth reasonably flat path	1 - Basic - Suitable for beginners. Up to 4 hours walking. Flat
	2 - Graded path/track with minor obstacles	2 - Basic - Suitable for beginners. Up to 4 hours walking. Minor Hills
Medium 10-15km per day	3 - Graded track with obstacles such as rock, roots, fallen debris or creek crossings	3 - Easy - Suitable for beginners. Up to 5 hours walking. Undulating terrain
	4 - Rough unformed track or open terrain with obstacles such as rock, roots, fallen debris or creek crossings	4 - Easy - Suitable for beginners. Up to 5 hours walking. Up to 300m gain/loss per day
Long 15-20 km per day	5 - Rough or rocky terrain with small climbs using hands or rock hopping	5 - Moderate - Up to 6 hours walking. Up to 450m gain/loss per day. Agility required
	6 - Steep, rough or rocky terrain with large climbs using hands or rock hopping	6 - Moderate - Up to 6 hours walking. Up to 600m gain/loss per day. Agility required
Extra Long Over 20 km per day	7 - Climb/descend steep rock using hands or footholds. May be some exposure. Good upper body strength	7 - High - Up to 8 hours walking. Up to 750m gain/loss per day. High fitness. Endurance and agility required
	8 - Climb/descend near vertical rock with exposure. Climbing skills may be required	8 - High - Up to 8 hours walking. Up to 1000m gain/loss per day. High fitness. Endurance and agility required
	9 - Sustained climbing or descending of vertical or near vertical rock with exposure. Advanced climbing skills required. Good upper body strength	9 - Challenging - Up to 12 hours walking. Over 1000m gain/loss per day. Very high fitness. Endurance and agility required

Example: M48 is a medium walk 10 to 15kms long, over unformed rough ground with obstacles, in which the trip is hard or strenuous for fit walkers requiring agility and endurance.

Please Read The Important Notice Below.

RELEASE, WAIVER & INDEMNIFICATION

All persons, adult or child, member or visitor, undertake all activities of the Association at their own risk. The Association is not even in a position to even state that all care will be taken.

I the undersigned, hereby take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors and assigns as follows.

I waiver, release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the following from any and all liability, responsibility and claims, for my death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft or actions of any kind which may hereafter result from my participation in any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

The Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

The Management Committee of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

The leader of any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

All members of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

I acknowledge that activities of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc. carry with them the potential for death, serious injury and property loss.

I hereby assume any and all risks associated with participating in any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.