peregrinator wrote:. . . was me, many decades ago, doing the OLT in motorcycle boots. I don't recall it being all that problematic. The weather was beautiful every day. Unlike doing the walk again later, with "proper" footwear, and experiencing horizontal rain every day. I do recall that being a little problematic.
gatesy wrote:He asked me if there was a fire place at Pelion, and said he intended on lighting a fire in the hut to dry his gear. Somewhere along the way he said it was about his 15th Overland trip...
dnaylor wrote:not so much bushwalkers but what i would call tourists.. and often..
Funniest ones were a couple of young Korean men one wearing a suit and business shoes, both had a bottle of water each.. they had walked in from Loftus station through the RNP and were on the track along from Winifred falls to the Mt Bass track junction.. they were heading to wottamolla beach and were using Siri for directions..
I had come from an O'night camp at that morning via the little marley and bass hill tracks so knew they were not going to make it there before night and back to loftus so talked them into returning to loftus and next time hiring a car..
alanoutgear wrote:One dragged out an unopened 1kg jar of peanut butter for his dinner.
CaptainC wrote:Haven't seen it myself but Parks Victoria rangers stationed at the beginning of the Razorback walk from Mt Hotham to Mt Feathertop told me they are always having to turn back tourists wanting to set off with thongs and a tiny pack with only a little water bottle, no raincoat or map etc.
north-north-west wrote:I'm thinking about starting a "Most Over-Equipped Walker" thread - unless there is one already.
Zapruda wrote:north-north-west wrote:I'm thinking about starting a "Most Over-Equipped Walker" thread - unless there is one already.
Please do! I never get tired of seeing people with 90L packs on wide unobstructed management trails who are going to stay the night in a hut.
Oh, and that guy on the Main Range this summer carrying what appeared to be a huge and full army duffle in has hand while ascending Carruthers.
Lamont wrote: My latest is-full length down coats in about 5 degrees. The owners were clearly steamed but not enough to take them off. Counted six recently.
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