Hi all,
I was out on the Bogong High Plains over the Easter break with my long time team of four
camped at Ryders Huts. Late in the afternoon we decided to build a fire in the large communal firepit
there. We had collected wood and I was just about to light up when a guy comes running out of the
hut telling us we cant have a fire because quote "it might burn holes in his expensive Hilleberg tent"
which he had erected 5m downwind from the fireplace and he wasn't about to move it. He was very
forceful, made sure to let us know he was leading a group from a "large organisation" and that if we
wanted to sit by a fire we could come into the hut where he and his group of around 10 were enjoying
a fire inside.
All of my team were appalled by his arrogance, but we didn't take it further because we don't go out
into the bush to start arguing with people, nor did we want to go into the hut because we go bushwalking
to get away from it all, not be crammed inside a hut with 10 others.
Later he came over to our camp and invited us in the hut again saying he had told his people to make room
for us, but we declined. He offered the same to all at Ryders that night and as far as I could tell no-one took
him up on it (it was close to bedtime).
The next morining other campers came over and laughed with us about his behaviour, it was good to have their
moral support.
Just wondering whether I should write to his organisation and let them know one of their walk leaders is
representing them in a poor fashion or just let it go as a small blemish on what was a most enjoyable trip?
Cheers, Rog