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Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby mjdalessa » Tue 24 Apr, 2012 10:19 pm

When I went in to do Mount Weld I noticed a well taped track that seemed to be in the right spot for Frederick. Not having any time to check it out on the way back, can anyone varify there is a taped route up Frederick?
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Re: Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby ILUVSWTAS » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 5:55 am

No. There's not. At least there wasnt 24months ago.

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Re: Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby ollster » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 12:18 pm

ILUVSWTAS wrote:No. There's not. At least there wasnt 24months ago.

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Nah, Stu, Jez and I didn't find a track either. I don't even remember seeing tapes or cairns around the summit weather station or whatever it was. It's not hard so it was just a case of driving into the nearest coop and then plodding directly at it. Fairly easy off track from memory, no great trouble with scrub.

Lines of tapes leading into the bush don't always mean a track. For instance I've helped in some field science where then use survey tape lines for setting traps for surveying swamp rat populations and what not.
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Re: Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby mjdalessa » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 7:39 pm

Thanks. Thought it was unusual seeing the coups are so much higher than the road now.
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Re: Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby frenchy_84 » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 5:21 pm

Blue tape is for coupe boundaries and a combo of blue and pink for edge of coupe and reserve. Forestry tapes are usually tied as high as possible and higher up than walking tapes because they need to be visible from a bulldozer cab.
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Re: Taped Track- Mount Frederick

Postby ollster » Fri 27 Apr, 2012 11:22 am

frenchy_84 wrote:Blue tape is for coupe boundaries and a combo of blue and pink for edge of coupe and reserve. Forestry tapes are usually tied as high as possible and higher up than walking tapes because they need to be visible from a bulldozer cab.


Interesting, my sciencey friends tend to use orange and pink, maybe that's why. I must remember to ask if there's a standard.
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