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Slap-Up Rogaine in Gourock:  Saturday 28th Octobe r 2023

Starting at 11am

Team up for the last ACT rogaine of the year.  It is being held in the headwaters of the Queanbeyan river, covering Gourock National Park and adjacent private property.  It’s a special area of high country (up to 1,400m) surrounded by old mature forests.  Fantastic granite country.  There are the usual 6 hour or 12 hour options, with the HH on the Slapup farm.  Make a weekend o f it and stay overnight (paddock camping) and help collect controls the nex t day! 

It takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to drive from Can berra via Captains Flat.  The Hartley Life Care team will be there to give you the best Slapup rogaine meal.  Stay overnight if you can and help collect controls on Sunday.  Hartley will provide a slap up break fast for an extra $5 (pay with your entry).

Any questions – sen d an email to Jean at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Camping is available at the Hash Hous e site on a sheep paddock in private property. You are welcome to camp on F riday and Saturday night. Catering will not be available on the Friday nigh t or Saturday morning so please be self-sufficient with food and water.

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FINAL INSTRUCTIONS are .... HERE (PDF)

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Final Instructions

Thank you for entering the Slap Up at G ourock Gambol. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads thi s document carefully.

Important

Please try and share transpor t. PARKING IS LIMITED.

COVID-19 Measures

Indemnity Form

Please bring to the event a printed and c ompleted indemnity form located here. Check the team list on the home page to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct.  If incorrect, please contact the Event Contact prior to the event.

How to Get There

The Hash House is located on the Slap Up farm at 816 Slap Up road Jeran gle.

Allow 1hour 20 minutes to drive from Queanbeyan to the HH.

From Queanbeyan take the Kings Highway and turn right onto the Captains Fl at road at the roundabout. It takes about 30 minutes to Captains Flat. Cont inue south on the Jerangle Road which is sealed for about 12 kms and then g ravel for another 20 kms. The road is a bit rutted in places.  There w ill be a rogaine sign at the left turn onto Slap Up road (just before Towne ys Creek). The Slap Up road has a good gravel surface but is mostly one lan e. There may be stock and wildlife on the road. Please drive slowly especia lly across the cattle grids. There are 8 of them!

If you live in Tugg eranong, you could take the Monaro Highway to Bredbo, turn left onto the ro ad to Jerangle and then north to the Slap Up road. The Bredbo to Jerangle r oad is also gravel (bit rutted) and the travel time is about the same as co ming via Queanbeyan.

A google map is here

Direction signs will be put out o n Friday morning.

Registration, Maps, Start Time

The Gou rock Gambol 6 and 12 hour rogaines will commence by way of a mass star t at 11am sharp on Saturday 28th Octo ber, with a final briefing at 10:50am. Registration w ill open at 8:45am.

To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will need to:

Electronic scoring: This event is using the Navlight system of scoring. Each team will be issued with two wristbands and two tags upon registration.

You will also be given pr e-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at le ast an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route o n the flight plan and hand it in before starting. 

Map and Cour se Details

There will be one A3 map (32x45 cm), 1:25,000 scale with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map and it is oriented to magnetic north. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading . It contains mainly native bush with areas of cleared farm land. The cours e setters notes and control descriptions are printed on the back. The altit ude ranges from approximately 1100m to 1400 m.

The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contact.

The vegetation on the farm land is very open and relative ly fast travel. The bush areas in the National Park have good visibility wi th slower travel. Gaiters are very strongly recommended for scratches and s nakes. (Yes, we have seen lots!)

Water

Please bring enough wa ter for Hash House use and for at least 3 hours  on course. There are 2 water drops on course plus water at the HH. At each water drop there is a pump that screws into the top of the water container to use. There is water flowing in the Queanbeyan River and some of the larg er creeks, however, we do not recommend drinking any water found on course without sterilisation. Tablets are available for sale at the Admin tent.

Camping

Camping on Friday and Saturday nights is available at t he HH on the sheep paddock. However, flat camping sites are a bit limited s o please bring your smaller hike tent.

Other Information

Catering will be provided by Hartley Life Care with a slap up meal at 5pm for the 6 hour teams and at 11pm for the 12 hour teams. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.

Breakfast will be available from 7am on Sunday. Note that you need to have include d this in your entry and paid the extra $5. No ticket = no breakfast !!

Snakes are out and about so please wear gaiters and bri ng your first aid kit with a snake bandage.

Please Bring to the Even t

Carry on Course

Mandatory Equipment

  • Wh istle (per person)
  • Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)
  • Space blanket (per person), warm clothing and beanie (esp the 12 hour teams).

Other items we recommend that you carry /wear

  • food for the event
  • water for 3hours
  • compass
  • gaiters and/or lo ng pants
  • watch (not GPS capable)
  • pen/pencil
  • head to rch and spare batteries
  • Mobile phone for emergencies
  • Sunscr een, sun-hat, sunglasses
  • Adequate warm clothes for the conditions ( noting conditions can change quickly):
    • raincoat, warm jacket – Forec ast is for cold (frost) overnight
    • thermals + a spare if it is wet
    • gloves
    • beanie

Mobile Phone Coverage

Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent on the lower sections o f the course, with some reception up higher. The Hash House number will be the satellite phone 0147 148 006 and is printed on the map .

Restrictions

 Summary of Event Rules and Scori ng

  • The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
  • Teams consist of 2 to 5 comp etitors and must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All memb ers must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point.
  • Tea ms must punch both their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
  • If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible i nside the end of the punch.
  • Competitors must not enter out-of-bound s areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
  • The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or agai nst the spirit of the event.
  • A team can retire a member at the hash house. This will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score.
  • Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part ) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minutes late.
  • If teams sco re equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank.

Presentation and Awards

Food and drinks will be available from 4 .30pm. Please bring your own plate and utensils.

Prizes will be award ed to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories. This is dependent on final numbers and will be announced on the day. Presentations will take place around 30 minutes after the end o f the event.

Event volunteers

If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below.

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Slap-Up Rogaine in Gourock:  Saturday 28th Octobe r 2023

Starting at 11am

Team up for the last ACT Spring tapingrogaine of the year.&nb sp; It is being held in the headwaters of the Queanbeyan river, coveri ng Gourock National Park and adjacent private property.  It’s a specia l area of high country (up to 1,400m) surrounded by old mature forests.&nbs p; Fantastic granite country.  There are the usual 6 hour or 12 hour o ptions, with the HH on the Slapup farm.  Make a weekend of it and stay overnight (paddock camping) and help collect controls the next day! < /span>

It takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to drive from Canberra via Cap tains Flat.  The Hartley Life Care team will be there to give you the best Slapup rogaine meal.  Stay overnight if you can and help collect controls on Sunday.  Hartley will provide a slap up breakfast for an e xtra $5 (pay with your entry).

Any questions – send an email to Jean at This email address is being prot ected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Camping is available at the Hash House site on a s heep paddock in private property. You are welcome to camp on Friday and Sat urday night. Catering will not be available on the Friday night or Saturday morning so please be self-sufficient with food and water.

  

  results gallery

 

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS are .... HERE (PDF)

 

Final Instructions

Than k you for entering the Slap Up at Gourock Gambol. Team leaders, make sure t hat everyone on your team reads this document carefully.

Important

Please try and share transport. PARKING IS LIMITED.

COV ID-19 Measures

  • If you have recently returned from overs eas, or if you have travelled from a known COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ without a des ignated period of quarantine/isolation; or if you are awaiting the result o f a COVID-19 test; or if you are feeling unwell, or have flu-like symptoms, please stay home.

Indemnity Form

Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list on the home page to ensure th at all details for your team including category are correct. If incorr ect, please contact the Event Contact prior to the event.

  • Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House. Be sure to put your team number on the form.
  • Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.
    • Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, s usceptibility to anaphylaxis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a description of the symptoms, the required first-aid a ction, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, vent olin, epi-pen, anti-histamines).

How to Get There

The H ash House is located on the Slap Up farm at 816 Slap Up road Jerangle.

< p>Allow 1hour 20 minutes to drive from Queanbeyan to the HH.

From Que anbeyan take the Kings Highway and turn right onto the Captains Flat road a t the roundabout. It takes about 30 minutes to Captains Flat. Continue sout h on the Jerangle Road which is sealed for about 12 kms and then gravel for another 20 kms. The road is a bit rutted in places.  There will be a rogaine sign at the left turn onto Slap Up road (just before Towneys Creek) . The Slap Up road has a good gravel surface but is mostly one lane. There may be stock and wildlife on the road. Please drive slowly especially acros s the cattle grids. There are 8 of them!

If you live in Tuggeranong, you could take the Monaro Highway to Bredbo, turn left onto the road to Jer angle and then north to the Slap Up road. The Bredbo to Jerangle road is al so gravel (bit rutted) and the travel time is about the same as coming via Queanbeyan.

A google map is here

Direction signs will be put out on Friday morning.

Registration, Maps, Start Time

The Gourock Gamb ol 6 and 12 hour rogaines will commence by way of a mass start at  ;11am sharp on Saturday 28th October, with a final briefing at 10:50am. Registration will open at 8:45am.

To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. That person will need to:

  • Bring first aid kit, so that it can be checked. (See below for what it must contain.)< /li>
  • Bring one completed indemnity form for each team member.
< p>Electronic scoring: This event is using the Navlight system of scoring. Each team will be issued with two wristban ds and two tags upon registration.

You will also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the m ap to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an ho ur prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final preparati ons and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the fli ght plan and hand it in before starting. 

Map and Course Detail s

There will be one A3 map (32x45 cm), 1:25,000 scale with 10 m cont our interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map and it is oriented to magnetic north. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. It cont ains mainly native bush with areas of cleared farm land. The course setters notes and control descriptions are printed on the back. The altitude range s from approximately 1100m to 1400 m.

The map is printed on Teslin pa per which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in contac t.

The vegetation on the farm land is very open and relatively fast t ravel. The bush areas in the National Park have good visibility with slower travel. Gaiters are very strongly recommended for scratches and snakes. (Y es, we have seen lots!)

Water

Please bring enough water for H ash House use and for at least 3 hours on course . There are 2 water drops on course plus water at the HH. At each water dro p there is a pump that screws into the top of the water container to use. T here is water flowing in the Queanbeyan River and some of the larger creeks , however, we do not recommend drinking any water found on course without s terilisation. Tablets are available for sale at the Admin tent.

Camp ing

Camping on Friday and Saturday nights is available at the HH on the sheep paddock. However, flat camping sites are a bit limited so please bring your smaller hike tent.

Other Information

Cater ing will be provided by Hartley Life Care with a slap up meal at 5 pm for the 6 hour teams and at 11pm for the 12 hour teams. Please bring you r own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.

Breakfast will b e available from 7am on Sunday. Note that you need to have included this in your entry and paid the extra $5. No ticket = no breakfast !!

Snakes are out and about so please wear gaiters and bring your f irst aid kit with a snake bandage.

Please Bring to the Event

  • completed indemnity form
  • map will be printed on Teslin waterpr oof paper with control descriptions on reverse side. Contact or map case op tional.
  • Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table an d chairs or board for map preparation.
  • Some food for before and/or during the event.
  • Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for caterin g.
  • Water for your use at the Hash House and to start the event with (there is no running water on site).
  • Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You may like to bring your own hand sanitiser.

Carry o n Course

Mandatory Equipment

  • Whistle&nbs p;(per person)
  • Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compre ssion bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)
  • Space blanket (per person), warm clothing and beanie (esp the 12 hour t eams).

Other items we recommend that you carry/wear

  • food for the event
  • water for 3hours
  • compass
  • gaiters and/or long pants< /li>
  • watch (not GPS capable)
  • pen/pencil
  • head torch and s pare batteries
  • Mobile phone for emergencies
  • Sunscreen, sun- hat, sunglasses
  • Adequate warm clothes for the conditions (noting co nditions can change quickly):
    • raincoat, warm jacket – Forecast is fo r cold (frost) overnight
    • thermals + a spare if it is wet
    • gl oves
    • beanie

Mobile Phone Coverage

Mob ile phone coverage is poor to non-existent on the lower sections of the cou rse, with some reception up higher. The Hash House number will be the satel lite phone 0147 148 006 and is printed on the map.

Restrictions

 Summary of Event Rules and Scoring

  • The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
  • Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors a nd must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point.
  • Teams must p unch both their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
  • If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch.
  • Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
  • The organ isers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the s pirit of the event.
  • A team can retire a member at the hash house. T his will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start wi th zero score.
  • Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. D isqualification if more than 30 minutes late.
  • If teams score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank.

Prese ntation and Awards

Food and drinks will be available from 4.30pm. Pl ease bring your own plate and utensils.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most cat egories. This is dependent on final numbers and will be announced on the da y. Presentations will take place around 30 minutes after the end of the eve nt.

Event volunteers

If you have queries contact the Event Co ntact listed below.

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