Baal Bone Saturday 5th August

[Dru]

Key updates are in red text!

Sales pitch: OK, Baal Bone is one of those "must do" trips for Sydney "wheeling". From the top of Baal Bone we have the second best views on the Central Plateau - you need some serious driving for the best at Mt Airlie! The trip on the whole is easy-moderate grade (Blue Square Medium under Association track grading - I think), though we have two pinch points which will mean you have something to boast about at the end of the day.

EDIT: Slight change after our reccie with Greg - we will run the trip in the normal direction - starting from Zigzag railway and ending up on the Castlereagh highway a bit before Capertee. From Zigzag we'll zip over to the powerlines, bit of fun there sticking to the C Grade options at the obstacles. Then out via Beecroft FT to drop down behind Wallerawang. Touch of bitumen through to Baal Bone. Exit via Castlereagh Hwy.

It's a fabulous run through of some of Lithgow area pagoda rock formations and a lovely day out.

Where: Baal Bone - between Capertee and Lithgow, Great Western Hwy.

When: Saturday 5th August Meet 7:30 am for 8:00 am (sharp!) departure. Please be fuelled and fed for departure. We dont stop again for fuel, you want to be full at the meet up point.

Meet: Richmond MacDonalds. We will convoy up the Bells Line of Road to ZigZag railway. If you wish to meet us at ZigZag (maybe stay the night at the Blue Mountains on Friday) please let us know to avoid confusion on the sign up sheet. You need to be at ZigZag latest 9:00 am.

Grade: C Grade mostly, two pinch points - one on the climb, one on the descent which can be on the tricky side of C+. Some fun at the powerlines.

Requirements: Subject to the usual caveats (nothing in life is guaranteed!) this trip should be fine for stock Jeeps.

However 20" mag wheels with low profile tyres are at risk. It is after all a dirt Road!

Recovery points Front AND Rear are mandatory. It is not unusual for a snatch or winch to be used at the climbing pinch point.

Please bring recovery gear if you have it, though we will have our well-tested gear available if someone is new to the club and not fully geared up yet (just remember that those recovery points are mandatory).

You will need your own radio.

Food/drink of choice, camera. Sense of fun!

Oh, and rug up. No really, rug up! This time of year the bog holes can literally be frozen.

This run is limited to: 10 vehicles including trip leader. Please let me know your vehicle type and confirm recovery points when you book-in.

Contact: Dru: 0419 855 121

Attending:

1. Dru - Dru'n'Kerry - JK shorty
2. RD401 - Ed - JKU
3. Rahul - JKU
4. Will98 - Will, the Capertee guru - JK
5. Hitesh - JKU
6. Jamest - James WK2
7. stevet, Steve - TJ
8. Qaanita - JK
9. Flatfender - Ian, Classic Willies
10. GregD - Greg WK2
11. Stu Stuart jk

TBC daniel.djuracic - Daniel, WK2