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Rhona and beyond

Postby norts » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 2:55 pm

Heading into Lake Rhona and beyond on Sunday , if anyone else is going to be about please say hello. I'll be the bloke who looks like he has no friends.

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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby whynotwalk » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 3:05 pm

... as in Nigel, rather than Roger? ;-)
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby Nuts » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 6:57 pm

someone else who gets to pick their weather..
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby norts » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 7:25 pm

Good benefit of forced retirement.
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby stu » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 10:17 pm

Good luck norts...have fun!
How far 'beyond' are you thinking?
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby norts » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 6:54 am

Hopefully through to the Spires, see how I go.
Not good with scrub, too old and unfit for alot of it.

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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby dplanet » Sat 16 Feb, 2013 10:28 am

This has been on my list. We're in the same boat, norts. Best of luck with weather and scrub. "Leave nothing; but footprints".
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby norts » Sat 16 Feb, 2013 10:46 am

Didn't get to the Spires, only got as far as Badgers Flat, had a couple of issues and decided I would have to leave the Spires for another time.
The march flies were terrible out there. Had two very pleasant camps up on the Denison Range though, Lake Malana and under Reeds Peak.
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby biggbird » Sat 16 Feb, 2013 8:41 pm

Wow, that's gotta be an entry for the "favourite/best campsites" thread! Looks like a great spot to kip, and you had even better weather to boot, lucky sod. Had the same photo been taken around the time we were up there towards the end of last year, you'd be lucky to even see as far as the tent...
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby dplanet » Sun 17 Feb, 2013 1:23 pm

norts wrote:Didn't get to the Spires, only got as far as Badgers Flat, had a couple of issues and decided I would have to leave the Spires for another time.
The march flies were terrible out there. Had two very pleasant camps up on the Denison Range though, Lake Malana and under Reeds Peak.
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How was the going between Reeds Peak and Badgers Flat? What were the issues? Gell River crossing and scrub?
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Re: Rhona and beyond

Postby norts » Sun 17 Feb, 2013 1:38 pm

I had a couple of reasons for turning around , but not to do with the country I was travelling in.
the going from Reeds Peak along the Range was fairly easy going, a bit of rock hopping. Once you turn to go down of the Range there is a track/route. Dont turn down until you find this track. The track down is ok and fairly easy to follow.
Once you are off the range its choose your own route through the button grass.

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