paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Bits of that almost looks XC skiable. We need more snow!!.I will be XC skiing out there this white season for sure.
I would have returned to Mt. Loch Car Park via Machinery spur. You could have thrown in a visit to the Mt. Loch summit on the way back . It is a tough and relentless ascent up Machinery spur 4 WD track but the scenery after the gap above the Red Robin Mine is very good on a clear day. I would like to XC ski out to Red Robin Mine and back from Mt. Hotham as a day tour.
Anotherjonesy wrote:Nice one Baeng, would like to have a look up there with a bit of snow on the ground. All I'm doing at the moment on weekends is drinking homebrew and getting fat..
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Machinery spur track is a regular 4 WD track used by Parks Victoria and for some years by Ken Harris who had the lease for Red Robin Mine. It is not a bush bash . If you choose to walk in calf deep snow rather than Nordic ski or snow shoe trek then that is the cross you have to bear. I have walked up and down Machinery spur track from Red Robin Battery and the old helipad. It is easier going down it. It would be good to ski down it if there was plenty of snow down to the bottom.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Swindler's spur is tough either way. Going up it is steep until it levels out a bit. Going down it is a knee trembler. Machinery spur is relentless ascending it but if the weather is not hot then it would not be as cruel.
stry wrote:Nice vids. Thanks for taking the trouble.
Smart move, varying your plan to keep on having a good time and not get sucked into a man against the mountain challenge.
BTW, I always thought post holing was sinking in to your crutch. When that happens with both legs it is quite funny, but mainly to on lookers.
stry wrote:Depends how deep you set your posts, I s'pose
My posts would probably stay in place for a bit longer than yours
bigkev wrote:So here we are again and I'm spending another lockdown weekend in front of the telly watching walking Vlogs on You Tube. A bit of Dixie, a bit of Quicksand, a bit of IB TAT - and some bloke called Brian E...yes, I'm the other subscriber
Loved the videos Baeng... although I was waiting for the good mornings greetings (IBTAT style) when I saw you filming the stove firing up
Anotherjonesy wrote:bigkev wrote:So here we are again and I'm spending another lockdown weekend in front of the telly watching walking Vlogs on You Tube. A bit of Dixie, a bit of Quicksand, a bit of IB TAT - and some bloke called Brian E...yes, I'm the other subscriber
Loved the videos Baeng... although I was waiting for the good mornings greetings (IBTAT style) when I saw you filming the stove firing up
The lockdowns certainly reinforce a want to escape reality! Make you think more about new expeditions . 2022 will be a big one for me if the planets half or even quarter align...
Half the TA then the PCT in a perfect world , if not... the TA, Heyson, larapinta and bib for me I think.
Might even revisit the AAWT or half of it in December, see how the next 4-5 months pan out, but I'm just accumulating cash ATM waiting impatiently...
Baeng72 wrote:
What are the big 3 in oz? Larapinta? Bilbumum? AAWT? Wilson's Prom southern circuit.
You're blog's a beaut. If you get over to the US, I'll be following along vicarously.
Baeng72 wrote:
Thanks BigKev. I hadn't heard of IB TAT before. I'll have to check his channel out. I've watched Dixie & Darwin as well as Jupiter? and there was a big bloke who did the PCT in '19 called Second Chance, being a fatso, that was interesting.
I don't know what to film, what to edit, and I should use some audio post-processing to remove the heavy breathing. When I'm making the vids I don't even notice I'm puffing.
Anyway, if you like them that's great and any tips/suggestions are welcome.
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