Bulmer Tarn. Organiser: Tony Haddon
Had it not been nearly midsummer we might not have been taken by surprise by the arctic wind and horizontal snow. We left town with visions of sun and balm, and in fact did have sun and balm until we parked in the paddock at the Owen road end where the rain started. That was not long before the slimy river crossings started. Then the hill. And the ropes. And the rope ladder. Then it was teatime in front of Mike's luvly fire among the trees beside picturesque Lake Bulmer. The whimperings about the cold and wet crescendoed about 7pm and we all went to bed.
It was obvious on peering out the gap in the zip on Sunday morning the cloud and snow meant no summit attempt. It also meant a leisurely breakfast in front of Mikes' luvly fire among the trees etc. The rest of the day wasn't all leisure as the route out led via the karst landscape over the top of Sunrise Peak to the chagrin of some. Fallout from this reached the leader when a false start down necessitated a climb back up to the correct drop off point. Not before several bods disappeared off the edge not to be seen again for some time. The trot down the ridge to the cars was all over by 3 pm.
Participants: Uta Purcell, Gretchen Williams, Ian Pavitt, Mike Marren, Grahame Harris, Steve McGlone, newcomers Lawrie and Brett Halkett, and Leader Tony Haddon.