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gaskella
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The Spires

Wed 03 Jun, 2015 5:21 pm

After six months procrastination I finally got around to writing a trip report.

Hopefully you can find some humour and/or inspiration.

Trip report:
http://andrewgaskell.weebly.com/bushwal ... the-spires

Photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/118621459 ... 0235262755
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 8:08 am

Worth waiting for. One of the best trip reports I've ever read.

It's a pleasure to 'meet' such a literary young walker in an age when most people have difficulty stringing two words together without misspelling and/or misusing at least one of them.

May you have many more adventures and keep up the writing. Thank you.
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 10:34 am

I agree, that was brilliant. Thanks for taking the time to write about it. What an epic walk.

Nice photos as well.
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 1:59 pm

Glad to see you finally made it out there after all that planning! Such an amazing place!
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 3:43 pm

A wonderful depiction of a wonderland. Thank you. It is a great read.
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 3:45 pm

Ha ha, excellent gas, glad you kept your sense of humour through all the off-track madness, thanks for sharing :D

Had our plans come together we would have crossed paths somewhere, our group was stuck at the Gordon River on Jan 1st intending an in/out from that direction;
but due to 2 helicopter evacs as we sat & waited for subsidence we went for a lazy stroll through the WA's instead, never a bad Plan B choice.

Hoping the weather gods smile on us for the Spires et al this summer & look forward to more of your adventures in the future; can I recommend the POW's? :twisted:
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Re: The Spires

Thu 04 Jun, 2015 3:55 pm

Was thinking of you and the lads whilst reading this one, Stu. You obviously got the dates wrong. Wouldn't have mattered getting stuck at the river if you were on the other side and on your way back . . .
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Re: The Spires

Fri 05 Jun, 2015 7:11 am

Thanks everyone, much appreciated

stu wrote:
Hoping the weather gods smile on us for the Spires et al this summer & look forward to more of your adventures in the future; can I recommend the POW's? :twisted:


I'll keep it in mind Stu :wink:
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Re: The Spires

Fri 05 Jun, 2015 3:03 pm

north-north-west wrote:Was thinking of you and the lads whilst reading this one, Stu. You obviously got the dates wrong. Wouldn't have mattered getting stuck at the river if you were on the other side and on your way back . . .


Everyone gets their one free helicopter ride.... ;-)
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Re: The Spires

Fri 05 Jun, 2015 3:19 pm

Looking forward to using ours then Azz...let's wait until our senior years, that just makes sense :wink:
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Re: The Spires

Fri 05 Jun, 2015 4:41 pm

stu wrote:Looking forward to using ours then Azz...let's wait until our senior years, that just makes sense :wink:


We know its coming one day.... maybe this weekend?
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Re: The Spires

Fri 05 Jun, 2015 6:29 pm

Azza wrote:
stu wrote:Looking forward to using ours then Azz...let's wait until our senior years, that just makes sense :wink:

We know its coming one day.... maybe this weekend?

Save it for Nereus. You'll probably need it to get back through all that scrub.
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Re: The Spires

Mon 08 Jun, 2015 5:00 pm

outstanding account and pictures , well done !!!
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Re: The Spires

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 9:09 pm

please let e get there soon!
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Re: The Spires

Sat 05 Sep, 2015 9:00 pm

Loved that report - haven't laughed so much reading a trip report ever. Thanks for posting!!!!
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Re: The Spires

Sat 05 Sep, 2015 10:25 pm

naturelover wrote:Loved that report - haven't laughed so much reading a trip report ever. Thanks for posting!!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I have written another report from several years ago: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=20306
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