WORST WALK - Rusden Head to Florance Head recce with Max. We thought we would have very little trouble with the thick scrub going offtrack, it turned out to be a nightmare.

BEST OTHER ACTIVITY - Kayaking, especially in the Narrawallee area

TOUGHEST WALK - The Recce to Barringella Hill with Brett in March, it was hot, dusty, there were snakes and we got covered in charcoal from the recent bushfire scorched bush.

WORST WEATHER - The strong headwinds on day one of the Kangaroo River kayaking trip. It made the noirmally calm waters of Lake Yarrunga very choppy.

TOUGHEST ASCENT - The ascent to Meryla Pass on Griffins Trail

BEST VIEW - The view from Folly Point Lookout (Aug/Sep)

BEST CAMPSITE - Griffins Farm - Max and I had perfect weather, a nice level site with clean water access, great views of surrounding mountains, a well-built communal fireplace with plenty of firewood and abundance of wildlife

WORST CAMPSITE - North Era with the nearby yobbo's on the Royal Coast Walk - Gary, Vicki and I found them to be noisy, abusive and inconsiderate.

NASTIEST BEASTIES - The bees on the Tianjara Trail

BEST OUTDOORS BOOK - 'Bushwalking In Australia' by John & Monica Chapman

BEST OUTDOORS MAGAZINE - Outdoor Australia

LATEST FAD - Trig Point Bagging - similar to peak bagging  (Brett Davis & The Borstal)

WET BUM AWARD - The Borstal capsizing his Hobie trying to launch it from a steep bank after lunch on the Narrawallee Kayaking trip

MAGGIE SIMPSON AWARD - The Borstal - slipping over and hitting his hip and left knee hard during a descent on the Coast & Mountain Walkers Track in the Budawangs, then banging his head (hard) on a low branch just 10 feet further on on the return trip with the Shoalhaven Bushwalkers in September.

BEST FOOD/DRINK - Fruchtezauber Peach Flavoured Ice Tea drink - pre-mixed and frozen beforehand this was much appreciated at the end of a hard day once it had melted. Sadly, no longer available at our local supermarket

SPONGE STOMACH AWARD - The Borstal on the Barringella Hill recce (3 litres of water polished off in just half a day)

WHO DARES WINS - Squeak and the White T-shirt brigade at Royal Coast

BREAST DETECTOR - Squeak spotting a couple of cold wind inflamed nipples you could dial a phone with on the Spit To Manly walk

LOITERING WITH INTENT - The Possum at Griffins Farm

BROKEN COMPASS AWARD - Greg 'Mongo' Whitacre for his ability to become Navigationally misplaced everytime he heads out into the American Wilderness - and he's a Piaute Indian!

MORON OF THE YEAR - The Borstal - finds a discarded penknife at one campsite and leaves his much loved Swiss Army Knife in the same place (recovered just a few weeks later)

JETSETTERS AWARD - Brett & Karen Davis again fly off, this time to walk the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia

BAD HEAD DAY AWARD - Steve Ahern, taking ill on the first day of our Budawangs trek

BEST BUSHWALKING WEBSITE - Overland Track Website

GEAR FREAK AWARD - The Borstal (if it's for bushwalking and it's new, he must have it)