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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN

Number 25, 15 December

2014

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The festive season is approaching fast, and we

have only one event before we break. We have 59
Rotarians and partners attending our Christmas
dinner celebrations, including our Kris Kringle surprise gifts which Santa will bring to all those who
have been good.
This week was left in the capable hands of President Elect Trish, to preside over the meeting while I
was otherwise engaged in Canberra. From all accounts all went very well, with another engaging
talk by Nick Farr, who has, amongst other things,
climbed Mount Everest.
I have had the special task this week to help Peter
Flude engage with our residents in Reserve Road
who will be notified by Council of our intent to hold
a Farmers Market. We are being pro-active in
meeting with these residents and explaining in person what we are planning. I must say the fourteen
residents we have been able to connect with so far
have been very positive and supportive of the market. Hopefully we will have no issues and be granted approval early in 2015.
I would like to express my thanks to all members
and partners of our club who have helped us
through the first six months, and look forward to the
busy time we have for the balance of the Rotary
year.
I wish you and your families a safe and relaxed
break over the Christmas / New Year, and look forward to seeing you at our Golf & Fellowship event
on Wednesday January 14.

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Unless stated otherwise venue is

Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

Contents

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Presidents Report
Notices
This Weeks Speaker
Christmas Dinner Details
District Conference Details
BRAGG Golf Day
Club Structure / Picture of Week

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Sunset over Bass Strait, 15 December 2014

In Gear will now be in recess and

will resume in the week of 26 January 2015.
Wishing all our readers a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy and Healthy New Year.

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Telephone: 03 9521 9800
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Speaker: Nick Farr, Adventurer and Director

of The Everest Academy
Topic: Climbing Mt Everest, establish his
business
We were greatly entertained last meeting
by Nick Farr. He is
one of Australias
most accomplished
high altitude performers and leaders. He
has demonstrated the
consistent ability over
many years to succeed in some of the
most hostile environments imaginable and
he has climbed many
of the worlds highest
mountains including
Mt Everest. He has
20 years experience
leading individuals
and groups on trekking, climbing and skiing adventures across North America, Nepal, India, Europe,
New Zealand and Australia. A lifetime of learning
encompassing unthinkable lows and incredible
highs.
Nicks climbing efforts to date have assisted in raising over $150,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Locally, Nick works in a voluntary capacity as
an ambassador for the Help Nepal Network (HeNN)
and also with the Brunswick Employment Agency
(BEA). BEA specialises in providing employment
and training opportunities for people with physical
and mental disabilities. Nick has been actively involved with BEA & HeNN since 2005 and enjoys
contributing to a wide range of activities within both
of these organisations. Nick is a proud husband and
father of two.
Nick focused his talk on his greatest climbing experience that of reaching the summit of Everest on
June 1 2005 with Superintendent Greg Linsdell, and
Sergeant John Taylor But he also told us how this
achievement was closely linked to the death of his
great friend Inspector Paul Carr who died besides
Nick in their tent during a weeklong blizzard
on Tibet's Mt Cho Oyu, in 2003. This happened
during training for the Everest trip, a project which
Paul has started to raise money for charity. It was
clear that the Everest climb was in many ways a
memorial to Paul Carr.
Nick accompanied his talk with some fabulous photos some of which are shown on the next page.

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Some highlights;
Since Sir Edmund Hilary (who Nick spoke of in reverent tones) 300+ have died Climbing Mt Everest.
It is an extremely harsh environment with high altitude, extreme cold and winds, physical and mental
stress along with natural hazards like avalanches
and blizzards
A very expensive experience about $50000 per person per attempt
You may not be able to attempt the summit because of bad weather
A Certificate giving a group permission to climb
costs $ 75000
It takes 10 days to climb to Base camp at 8,000 metres where you spend 60 days climbing up and
down to the 4 camps on the way to the Summit in
incremental stages to acclimatise yourself to the
altitude and to build the physical endurance required for the final climb.
Many people never make it to the 4th Camp.
Nick's group used a small window of opportunity
during the treacherous weather conditions to climb
to the top before spending about half an hour there.
They set off in the middle of the night because you
must reach the summit by 1.00 pm to have any
chance of making it down.
Coming down is only a little easier than going up.
Nick emphasised that had a team of 6 Sherpa's and
many others in the support team without which you
could not make the attempt.
He also told us how the rubbish has now been
cleaned up around the base camps and how each
expedition must take out everything they bring in.
Nick has spent 10 years in Nepal and strong friendships were formed with his Sherpa team, and in
2006 they founded Trek Climb Ski. Nick is also Director of The Everest Academy, a business that designs and delivers elite leadership development and
team building programs in the Everest region of Nepal.

To see more photos see;

http://www.nickfarr.com.au/photos/

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2014 - 2015

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UPDATED 28/07/2014

BOARD

CLUB SERVICE

President

Ken Mirams

Director

Trish Smyth

PE, VP

Trish Smyth

Auditor

Tony Phillips

Secretary

Roy Seager

Program

Richard Jones

Treasurer

James Glenwright

Meeting Attendance

Trish Smyth

Foundation

Mike Hede

Communications

David Lea

Branding & PR

Malcolm Sawle

Fellowship

Megan Glenwright

International

John Beaty

Photographers

John Beaty, Greg Every

New Generations

Rob Fenton

Almoner

Geoff Stringer

Community

Chris D'Arcy

Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV

Roster

Fundraising

Adrian Culshaw

Youth Protection Officer

Malcolm Parks

On to Conference

Robert McArthur^*

TEAM MEMBERS
International

Community

New Generations

Fundraising

Fred Hofmann

Geoff Abbott

David Rushworth

Harry Wolfe

John Sime

Kerrie Geard

Mary Sealy

Heather Chisholm

David Langworthy

Richard Shermon

Tony McKenna *

Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale

Susan De Bolfo

LOA

Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips

Tony Phillips

David Greenall

David Hone

Malcolm Parks

David Greenall

Chris Martin

Judi Hall

Royal Melbourne Golf

Charmaine Jansz

Branding & PR

Jim O'Brien

Antony Nixon

Concourse Festival

Peter Flude^

Harry Wolfe

Peter Flude

Kerrie Geard

Martin Fothergill

David Hone#

Mike Hede

Masters Golf Parking

David Lea

MUNA / NYSF

^ Farmers Market

Heather Chisolm
# Indigenous Project

John Manks

James Glenwright

* District

Fiery Flyby
Photograph by Baldur
Sveinsson, National Geographic Your Shot
Every Icelander has
watched this from the
day that the earthquakes
under the Brarbunga
volcano on the
Vatnajkull glacier started, the most exciting
part of which is photographing one aircraft
from another aircraft. We
found one doing its passes from north to south.
Its at least 300 meters in
front of the lava spout.

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