Mark F wrote:I have always preferred S to N as you start in forest and spend your days heading towards the high moorlands and ultimately Cradle Mtn.
RonK wrote:Deep snow can mean slow progress whichever way you go, particularly if you have to break trail.
Be prepared to camp out in the snow.
aloftas wrote:RonK wrote:Deep snow can mean slow progress whichever way you go, particularly if you have to break trail.
Be prepared to camp out in the snow.
you must mean bivy.
aint many places to stretch a tent out...
north-north-west wrote:aloftas wrote:RonK wrote:Deep snow can mean slow progress whichever way you go, particularly if you have to break trail.
Be prepared to camp out in the snow.
you must mean bivy.
aint many places to stretch a tent out...
Snow has this wonderful way of smoothing out the ground to make siting a tent much easier.
But there are heaps of places to pitch along the way, both within the forests and in the more open patches. I've camped in at least a dozen unofficial spots near the track.
Lophophaps wrote: Maybe a nice glissade off Marions to finish. PWS has speed limits.
Nuts wrote:N-S Better burgers in the Sth.
Nuts wrote:N-S Better burgers in the Sth.
CasualNerd wrote:I'm personally looking forward to doing it S - N just because you're not allowed to during summer !
Make sure you have your navigation sorted as even the snow markers get lost under snow in the middle of winter, and microspikes / chains are more useful that snowshoes on the icy boardwalks.
aloftas wrote:I was just saying, that it isn't always easy, to find a 6x4 footprint, and just think NNW what is smoothed out by the snow, may contain a cusion plant, or some other humanoid intolerant species.
icefest wrote:...and please don't call me dear, or other pet names. It's as inappropriate as calling a nurse 'sister'.
icefest wrote:Are you walking solo?
and please don't call me dear, or other pet names. It's as inappropriate as calling a nurse 'sister'.
Nuts wrote:That said, personally i'd not bother with a heavy '5 season' tent solo on that track, take a bivy bag perhaps? and something lighter. The 'plan' for solo winter should be to expect huts and sheltered campsites. As long as the extreme is covered it doesn't need to look pretty (or weigh a tonne), just add in some redundancy. It's possible to camp in many places far more exposed than the designated sites but then there's no real need.. and little benefit in planning for it other than as a backup.
Jayps68 wrote:I am planning on walking solo, although my wife is encouraging me to find a simlarly deranged companion.
As for calling anyone "dear' or any other term that may seem patronizing, I assume equality, particularly in this forum, where once the boots and packs are on, were all playing the same game, and facing the same challenges. If steep hills and bad weather don't discrimate, what gives me the right to?
Thanks for the tip. BTW what tent are you using there?
Nuts wrote:N-S Better burgers in the Sth.
north-north-west wrote:Nuts wrote:N-S Better burgers in the Sth.
Just realised that this comment is probably not relevant - as far as I know, the Hungry Wombat isn't open in winter. Most disappointing.
north-north-west wrote:I've been past there at 3pm in winter at least five times and they've been closed.
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