Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 4:04 pmby digbyg
It's only 17 years late, but I finally got around to blogging our story.
http://footlooseandfree.com/2015/05/06/ ... arch-1998/
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 4:32 pmby north-north-west
Nicew.
High water level in Rosanne. When I was there that pink sand beach was exposed. It's such a lovely place.
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 4:53 pmby GPSGuided
Is this a record? Interesting read.
BTW, just read about John Stuart's unfortunate demise from hypothermia. News print at the time talked about a govt search party with a pathologist going back to the spot, didn't say if they brought him back out. Is he really still entombed there?
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 5:35 pmby Travis22
Fantastic read and loved the photos Digby.
Google sure brings up some painful reminders of the risks we take venturing in remote places.
This report from an old backpacker magazine (1977) tells of this group finding a crucifix on a rock but no grave then discovered a pile of bones under the rock.
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AO ... rt&f=falseTravis.
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 6:18 pmby GPSGuided
It's incredible how those early adventurers endured. They had no Gortex or fancy membranes nor UL.
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 6:26 pmby icefest
The magazine from 1977 includes ads for goretex and silva compasses (and both haven't changed much).
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 6:39 pmby GPSGuided
I understand that John Stuart's accident occurred in 1956. An archived news report of the event.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/72529900
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Wed 13 May, 2015 8:30 pmby icefest
Yeah, we have it pretty good right now..
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Thu 14 May, 2015 9:28 amby north-north-west
That's a marvellous read. But some things were easier - he's bitching about knee deep mud on the Arthur Plains. Guess what, sonny - it's hip deep now.
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Thu 14 May, 2015 10:25 amby DanShell
Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed. Well not the bare male bum pic but the rest of it
Re: Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs from 1998
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Sun 12 Feb, 2017 9:00 amby digbyg
I just discovered that the original link is now incorrect. If anyone is still interested in the story, it is now at
https://iamfootlooseandfree.com/2015/05 ... arch-1998/