cape pillar take 1
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CAPE PILLER -
What started off being a great day quickley started to be a nightmear lol
we started off the walk at 8.30am at fortascue bay, we decided to hit the hardest park of the cape piller treck first mt fortascur via cape hauy. we made out way to cape hauy and left our bags at the top of the track and made our way to cape hauy where we took some great photos and a got a realy idea of what was ahead, the weather was great sun shine all around.
we had made our way back to our bags and had a quick bite to eat, then made our way on to mt fortascue, on our way up to the summit my hiking buddy which has compleated a couple of 3 day walking in tassie started to get leg craps i just told him to suck it up, but this ended up being the worst thing i could do, the cramps got so bad that he could no longer walk and he was is intense pain, i just thought that this would be something that would pass,, but after about 40mins i made the desion to go run back along the trtack untill i got phone reception.
after a couple of falls and splitting my finger open i finally got phone reception, after calling 000 they redirected me to police rescue and the intials plan was to send someone in from fortacascue bay to asess the situation.. so i made it back to my mate where he was still in alot of pain. after telling him what happened we herd a noise in the distance i was like thats a helicpopter hes like im so embarresed lol..... with in 30mins off first hearing the helicopter it was right above us.
it was very thick vegitation so the helicoper was unabble to lockate us untill i litt a small fire in which the smoke gave our location to the helicopeter. they winched 2 people down to us which heled our mate to the cliff where he was air lifted out. i decided to walk out to my car which i did nt get back to till 9.30 at night.
i would like to say thanks the westpact helicopeter and anne at 000 to helping up on that day apprestiaon beond words
What started off being a great day quickley started to be a nightmear lol
we started off the walk at 8.30am at fortascue bay, we decided to hit the hardest park of the cape piller treck first mt fortascur via cape hauy. we made out way to cape hauy and left our bags at the top of the track and made our way to cape hauy where we took some great photos and a got a realy idea of what was ahead, the weather was great sun shine all around.
we had made our way back to our bags and had a quick bite to eat, then made our way on to mt fortascue, on our way up to the summit my hiking buddy which has compleated a couple of 3 day walking in tassie started to get leg craps i just told him to suck it up, but this ended up being the worst thing i could do, the cramps got so bad that he could no longer walk and he was is intense pain, i just thought that this would be something that would pass,, but after about 40mins i made the desion to go run back along the trtack untill i got phone reception.
after a couple of falls and splitting my finger open i finally got phone reception, after calling 000 they redirected me to police rescue and the intials plan was to send someone in from fortacascue bay to asess the situation.. so i made it back to my mate where he was still in alot of pain. after telling him what happened we herd a noise in the distance i was like thats a helicpopter hes like im so embarresed lol..... with in 30mins off first hearing the helicopter it was right above us.
it was very thick vegitation so the helicoper was unabble to lockate us untill i litt a small fire in which the smoke gave our location to the helicopeter. they winched 2 people down to us which heled our mate to the cliff where he was air lifted out. i decided to walk out to my car which i did nt get back to till 9.30 at night.
i would like to say thanks the westpact helicopeter and anne at 000 to helping up on that day apprestiaon beond words