Son of a Beach wrote:There's an emergency pod (fibreglass dome 'hut' thingy) near the Lake Rodway turn-off. Just a couple of hundred metres further on. (Or at least there was when I was last there a couple of years ago.)
Son of a Beach wrote:There's an emergency pod (fibreglass dome 'hut' thingy) near the Lake Rodway turn-off. Just a couple of hundred metres further on. (Or at least there was when I was last there a couple of years ago.)
Lophophaps wrote:If they were very close to the pod then this would seem to be a logical place to stay. If the casualty cold walk with support and the distance to the pod was more than, say, 800 metres, Kitchen Hut appeals more. This saves doubling back Air rescue was not possible. Also, the distances cited in the media may be incorrect.
Last wrote:Son of a Beach wrote:There's an emergency pod (fibreglass dome 'hut' thingy) near the Lake Rodway turn-off. Just a couple of hundred metres further on. (Or at least there was when I was last there a couple of years ago.)
It's still there. It was put there as part of the coroner's recommendations after a walker died of exposure nearby, with good reason. It's incredibly exposed there in poor weather.
Nuts wrote:Last wrote:Son of a Beach wrote:There's an emergency pod (fibreglass dome 'hut' thingy) near the Lake Rodway turn-off. Just a couple of hundred metres further on. (Or at least there was when I was last there a couple of years ago.)
It's still there. It was put there as part of the coroner's recommendations after a walker died of exposure nearby, with good reason. It's incredibly exposed there in poor weather.
Inexperienced walkers, who would at least have thought twice about an exposed alpine walk in winter, are heading out there more often. Examining the people going and their reasoning (ref: one read through the bushwalking social media) would reveal issues not fixed by adding infrastructure. The huts, thoughts of meeting other new walkers 'surviving', heaters and refuge are likely as much part of the cause.
Overlandman wrote:The two men were suitably prepared for a day trip with communication devices, ropes, helmets, ice axes, limited food, tarps, warm and dry sleeping bags and mats, and head torches – however they were not prepared to camp overnight if they faced difficulty.
(My emphasis)
A land-based Search and Recue team rescued the men - one had fallen around 1.5metres while rock climbing and the other had developed abdominal pains and sickness.
Overlandman wrote:From Tas Police Yesterday
The two men were suitably prepared for a day trip with communication devices, ropes, helmets, ice axes, limited food, tarps, warm and dry sleeping bags and mats, and head torches – however they were not prepared to camp overnight if they faced difficulty.
headwerkn wrote:Interesting to note the firmer-than-usual tone by both TasPol and Westpac Rescue on this one.
Don't know exactly what went down, but it sounds like it involved more than a passing amount of deliberate stupidity. Disappointing to see from locals, who should know at least a little better...
north-north-west wrote:This one is a few days old:
** From Tasmanian Police Page.
“Police are again urging bushwalkers to be prepared after two people called for help at Cradle Mountain overnight.
Emergency services were alerted to two men who had been walking in the national park, before they went off track and became stuck in extremely steep terrain just before 5.30pm last night.
The Burnie locals had trekked to the summit, with minimal food and water, a mobile phone and no equipment to spend the night in case of emergency.
Warin wrote:north-north-west wrote:This one is a few days old:
** From Tasmanian Police Page.
“Police are again urging bushwalkers to be prepared after two people called for help at Cradle Mountain overnight.
Emergency services were alerted to two men who had been walking in the national park, before they went off track and became stuck in extremely steep terrain just before 5.30pm last night.
The Burnie locals had trekked to the summit, with minimal food and water, a mobile phone and no equipment to spend the night in case of emergency.
Number of people carrying overnight equipment up Cradle Mt? 0, or very close to it.
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