Cam H wrote:Between February 27 and March 22 of this year I completed a traverse of southwest Tasmania, combining the west coast south of Strahan with the Arthur Range.
Jon MS wrote:Having said that, I think its the best
One of the reasons I have been spending so much time on that coast in recent years is doing beach weeding (although I was walking there well before I got into weed control). So far, we have reduced to amount of sea spurge and marram grass by about 99% but still have a few more years to go.
Jon MS wrote:Having walked all of the coastline between Cape Sorell and Port Davey several times, and hence know it well, its clear that what you did was huge!!!
For the past 10 years I have done a 2 to 6 week walk each summer on that section of coastline (plus lots of trips in earlier years). But, I have never done it in 17 days. My fastest trip was about 25 days.
I tell people that its a 4+ week trip from Cape Sorell to either Melaleuca or Scotts Peak, that the ~15 km section between Endeavour Beach and the Mainwarring R takes 5 or 6 days and is the hardest walking in Tas (my normal plan is to pick up food at the Mainwarring R so my pack weight is as low as practical through this section).
Having said that, I think its the best coastal walking in Tas. Great beach after great beach with great campsites every night. In all my trips on that section of coast (at least 20 trips longer than 2 weeks since the early 1990s), I have only ever met up with 1 other walking party (who had rafted down the Spero R) and seen 1 other party from the air when putting in food drops.
One of the reasons I have been spending so much time on that coast in recent years is doing beach weeding (although I was walking there well before I got into weed control). So far, we have reduced to amount of sea spurge and marram grass by about 99% but still have a few more years to go.
Jon MS wrote:Yes, helped set up SPRATS in 2007 following a 42 day walk from Cape Sorell to Cockle Ck via SW Cape. I did a detailed survey of beach weeds whilst doing the walk plus compared the amount of sea spurge in 2007 with previous surveys in 2002.
Jon
nickthetasmaniac wrote:Amazing effort Cam!
I've been following your website for a while (from memory you were the inspiration for my Sarek trip in Sweden) - great to see you made it down these parts for an adventure!
Robert H wrote:Great write up! That 40k day must have been a big one
Having just been out to Federation in April seeing those photos really took me back. Spectacular place! Really want to come at it from the EAs, this report has given me an even bigger approach route to consider
Also very impressed you fit all that food into your pack. I have the same sized HMG Porter and can appreciate how tight it must have been. No way I could do it with my tent ... maybe I do need a mid after all
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