Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club

Club Calendar 2009

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Date	Event	Leader	Phone	Type	Grade
Jan 2/6	Wilson’s Promontory	Michael	3351 3810	TW	XL77
6	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
10	Lower Bellbird Cct/Lower Ballunjui Falls	Greg	3351 4092	DW	M33
16	Philip’s Pharewell Phling	Philip		Soc
16	John Toohey – Story Bridge Hotel	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
18	Bare Rock	Michele	3353 2822	DW	M33
19	BCBC Meeting	Philip		Meet
22	BWQ Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
22	Philip’s Farewell Send off	Justin	3366 3193	Soc
24/26	Gibraltar Range/Washpool	Matthew	3716 3222	BC	M44
24/25	Gibraltar Range/Washpool	Michael	3351 3810	TW	XL53
25	Python Rock & Elabana Falls	Phil	5522 9702	DW	M33
28	Australia Day at Southbank	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
28	Coffee Night – Coffee Club Toowong (St Vinnie’s)	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
Feb 1	Tamborine	Liz		DW	M32
3	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
7	Shorncliffe Afternoon to Evening	Liz	3356 4874	SW	S11
13	Black Friday – James Boag	Liz	3356 4874	Soc
14	Baroon Pocket to Kondillia Falls	Desley	3369 5530	DW	M33
16	BCBC Meeting (AGM)	Greg	3351 4092	Meet
20	John Toohey – Milano’s on the Mall	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
25	Coffee Night – Café Zanetti	Liz	3356 4874	Soc
26	BWQ Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
28	Enoggera Creek	Desley	3369 5530	DW	M34
28	Obi Obi Gorge Lilo Trip	Phil	5522 9702	Float	M65
March 3	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
7	Ferris Wheel & Dinner at Southbank	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
8	Daisy Hill	Graham	3371 9632	DW	M33
14	Club Hut Day Walk	Iain	3371 4672	DW	M77
14/15	Club Hut Feast	Greg	3351 4092	BC	S43
15	Club Hut Visit	Maxine		DW	S43
16	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
20	John Toohey Society – Irish Club	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
21	The Cougals	Phil	5522 9702	DW	M55
21	Boyd’s Butte and the Cougals	Justin	3366 3193	DW	L56
25	Coffee Night – Tomato Bros, Rosalie	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
29	Ewan Maddock Dam	Pat	3366 1956	DW	L23
April 5	Rathdowney Historical Show	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
7	Catholic Historical Soc talk on BCBC	Maxine		Soc
7	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
10/19	Overland Track (Tassie)	Michael	3351 3810	TW	XL58
11	Dave’s Creek Circuit	Michele	3353 2822	DW	M33
13	Mt Maroon	Pat	3366 1956	DW	S44
17	John Toohey – Venice Café Bar	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
18	Somerset Trail (Mt Mee)	Peggy	5498 7112	DW	M23
20	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
25	Anzac Day Dawn Service	Terry	3355 6765	Soc
25	Anzac Day Breakfast	Terry	3355 6765	Soc
25/26	Maidenwell Observatory	Desley	3369 5530	Soc
25	Card Night	Michele	3353 2822	Soc
26	Mt Greville	Paul		DW	M55
29	Coffee Night – Café de Vita	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
May 2/4	Fraser Is	Iain	3371 4672	TW	L45
3	Mitchelton Street Markets	Michele	3351 4092	Soc
5	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
15	John Toohey – Mick O’Malley’s	Phil	5522 9702	Soc
15/17	Logan’s Ridge	Justin	3366 3193	BC	L78
17	Reynolds Gorge incl Mt Edwards	Pat	3366 1956	DW	M54
18	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
23	Annual Mass and Dinner	Desley	3369 5530	Soc
24	Leader’s Training Day	Greg	3351 4092	Trn
27	Coffee Night – Coffee Club Ascot	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
30	Kangaroo Mountain	Paul		DW	M45
30	Reconnect With The Bush Conference	Birds Aust
June 2	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
6	Q150 Mt Barney Coordinated Walk	BWQ		DW
6/8	Goomburra	Michele	3353 2822	BC	up to M44
6/7/8	Goomburra	Michele	3353 2822	3xDW	up to M44
8	Mt Coot-tha Traverse	Greg	3351 4092	DW	S33
15	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
19	John Toohey – Theodore Club	Phil	5522 9702
21	Mermaid Mountain	Desley	3369 5530	DW	M34
24	Coffee Night – Vespa Pizza New Farm	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
27/5	Larapinta Trail	Michael	3351 3810	TW	XL47
27	Lake Manchester Circuit	Graham	3371 9623	DW	L33
July 4	Pat’s Bluff	Phil	5522 9702	DW	M33
7	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
11	Chermside Hills	Cheryl	3263 8393	SW
17	John Toohey Society – The Tank	Phil	5522 9702
18	Shepherd’s Walk	Terry	3355 9765	DW	S22
19	Mt Ernest Traverse	Matthew	3716 3222	DW	M88
20	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
26	Toohey Forest Wildflower Walk	Phil	5522 9702	DW	S22
29	Coffee Night – Chermside	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
August 1	Kin Kin Trails	Terry	3355 9765	DW	M35
2	Boggo Road Busway Opening	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
4	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
8	Mt Coolum & Heathlands	Barbara	3355 3639	DW	M44
12	Mt Barney Mass	Phil	5522 9702	ON/DW	L66
13/15	Drumley Walk Beaudesert to Southport	Desley	3369 5530	TW	L46
17	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
21	John Toohey Society - The Hilton	Phil	5522 9702
21/23	The Federation Pilgrimage	Desley	3369 5530	BC	Various
26	Coffee Night – Coffee Club Park Rd	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
28/30	The Marathon in the Blue Mtns	Phil	5522 9702	TW	XL68
30	Mt Superbus to Lizard Point	John	5514 0285	DW	M67
30	Bridge to Brisbane (B2B)	Greg	3351 4092	SW
Sept 1	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
4/6	Christmas Creek	Michael	3351 3810	TW	XL55
5	Larapinta Falls	Greg	3351 4092	DW	M44
12	Spring Equinox Riverfire	Terry	3355 9765	Soc
13	Great Aussie B’walk – Glasshouses	Greg	3351 4092	DW	S33
18	John Toohey – The Premier’s Bar	Phil	5522 9702
19	Coolangatta to Currumbin	Phil	5522 9702	DW	L33
21	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
26/27	Cullendore to Amosfield	Pat	3366 1956	TW	L44
26	North Coast Mtns Peak Bagging	Needed		DW	M44
30	Coffee Night			Soc
Oct 3/4	Mt Warning Night Climb	Barbara	3355 3639	ON	M34
6	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
10	Enoggera Reservoir	Graham	3371 9632	DW	S33
11	Kate Quinlan Society	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
16	John Toohey – The German Club	Phil	5522 9702
17/18	Obelisks	Phil	5522 9702	ON	M55
18	Bne Forest Park – All 4 Tracks	Michele	3353 2822	DW	S33
19	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
24	Burleigh to Southport	Barbara	3355 3639	DW	L33
28	Coffee Night – Woody’s Everton Hills	Greg	3351 4092	Soc
31 – 3/11	Victorian Alps	Phil	5522 9702
Nov 1	Mt Doughboy/Mt Uki	Needed		DW
3	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
6/8	Northern NSW Coast	Paul		BC	L33
8	White Rock	Michael	3351 3810	DW
14	Mt Mitchell Night Walk	Russ	3374 3534	DW	S33
16	BCBC Meeting & Photo Comp	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
20	John Toohey Society - Boardwalk	Phil	5522 9702
22	Binna Burra to O’Reilly’s	Greg	3351 4092	DW	L33
25	Coffee Night			Soc
28	Gheerulla Circuit Track	Graham	3371 9632	DW	L33
28/29	Cooloola Circuit	Michael	3351 3810	TW	L35
Dec1	Movie Night – Stafford	Michael	3351 3810	Soc
12	Christmas Party	Jan & Russ	3374 3534	Soc
13	Southbank, Kangaroo Pt, Botanic Gdns, Tank St Bridge, S’bank	Barbara	3355 3639	SW	S11
16	Christmas Lights & Coffee Night			Soc
18	John Toohey Society - The Sofitel	Phil	5522 9702
21	BCBC Meeting	Desley	3369 5530	Meet
26	Boxing Day – Gold Coast Hinterland	Liz	3356 4874	DW	S22
31	New Years Eve Party	Justin	3366 3193	Soc

----------------------------------------------------------- The Calendar is subject to change at any time.
The latest information is contained on the "Event Calendar" and the "What's New" and "Coming Events" pages of this site.

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.

The Calendar is subject to change at any time.

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

The club is not in a position to even state that all care will be taken.

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.

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