Most of the Club’s walks start at
the ‘Club Carpark’ which is located at the:
Heathcote Cultural Centre
58 - 60 Duncraig Road
Applecross WA 6156
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map
Group participants typically share cars
from the car park to the walk place, and all leaders do their best to depart
on time.
Members Needn't Register to Go on a Day Walk...
Unless deliberately specified by leaders it is not necessary
for members to register to go on a walk. The Club’s newsletter lists
forthcoming activities showing the location of the walk, date it will occur,
and the starting time and place, and include enough information for prospective
walkers to work out whether they have the skills and fitness to undertake
the walk successfully.
Walks are Made Harder by...
- the amount of energy they require
- the agility and competence required
- the degree of difficulty of the
navigation
- a combination of the above
When a leader describes a walk as ‘medium’
it is never clear what aspect is being measured. A walker with a different
set of strengths may find a ‘medium’ walk quite easy, or even
impossibly difficult! 'Medium' really says that the leader doesn't think
it is too hard, and anyone with the same fitness and skills set as the leader
will not find it too hard.
Factors that Affect how Difficult a Walk Will Be...
The amount of energy required on a particular
walk and hence how difficult a walk will be, is affected by:
- The length of the walk...
- The vertical height through
which it passes...
- short walks on flat terrain obviously require less energy than long
walks with many metre of up and down.
- The pace of the walk...
- all the Club's leaders have their own favourite and characteristic speed.
- What is underfoot...
- walking over soft sand or loose rock and through bush will be much more
difficult than walking across a football field!
- Weather conditions...
- heavy rain and high temperatures can make a significant difference.
Bushwalking is a combination of ambling,
rambling, scrambling and even occasionally dangling. Obviously each gradation
is ‘harder’, or requires more skill, than the preceding one.
Navigation is usually, although not always,
the domain of the leader.
Leaders follow the policy described in
the Walk Description Policy in writing their walk description, and all prospective
new members are required to undertake an introductory walk with the club
before joining. See New Members.
