bumpingbill wrote:Big day today.
A very big day. Yay.
He'll have friendly faces around him tomorrow. Might even get an early start to the day?
bumpingbill wrote:Big day today.
bumpingbill wrote:On his way back from Ossa now.
How much snow is up there at the moment?
Warin wrote:So that will be ~9pm for Kia Ora .. going on today’s rate of progress to the Mt Ossa turn off.
MrWalker wrote:Warin wrote:So that will be ~9pm for Kia Ora .. going on today’s rate of progress to the Mt Ossa turn off.
He can go a bit faster downhill than uphill with his big pack so maybe 8pm, but he'll still have a couple of hours in the dark, again.
Warin wrote:MrWalker wrote:Warin wrote:So that will be ~9pm for Kia Ora .. going on today’s rate of progress to the Mt Ossa turn off.
He can go a bit faster downhill than uphill with his big pack so maybe 8pm, but he'll still have a couple of hours in the dark, again.
I did say .. his rate of progress to the turn off.. not the part after the turn off
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Personally I'd rather 'get up' earlier .. get a few things done in the predawn light.
But it is his trip.
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Edit.
Congrats MrWalker..8.08 pm
MrWalker wrote:Warin wrote:So that will be ~9pm for Kia Ora .. going on today’s rate of progress to the Mt Ossa turn off.
He can go a bit faster downhill than uphill with his big pack so maybe 8pm, but he'll still have a couple of hours in the dark, again.
Overlandman wrote:Hasn’t left Kiora yet so possibly Bert Nicholls today?
Warin wrote:9pm at the pine valley turn off.
Inreach looks a bit strange .. some problem there?
Maybe past echo point tomorrow.
MrWalker wrote:I think he might be planning to paddle down the lake. It might be faster than walking.
north-north-west wrote:MrWalker wrote:I think he might be planning to paddle down the lake. It might be faster than walking.
In a kayak, it is. In a packraft, with a fair bit of wind . . . I'd like to be watching.
stepbystep wrote:Having packrafted across Port Davey and Joe Page Bay with a tailwind I'd highly recommend it! Our crazy friend won't be so lucky with prevailing wind direction.
The Derwent presently would be pretty 'exciting' in a packraft...
jmac wrote:He's on the move as of 10:a.m. today, so he could be paddling from Narcissus by lunchtime.
Warin wrote:How will paddling go after dark?
Tortoise wrote:Warin wrote:How will paddling go after dark?
It might maximise the adventure, which seems to be what he likes. Slight chance of snow shower and possible hail. At least the wind appears to have dropped.
jmac wrote:At 5:28 p.m. over a kilometre south of Echo Point; it must be bliss to be paddling after carrying that heavy load for 23 days. He'll probably be comfortable pushing on and shore-hugging until near darkness, maybe even after dark if he gets tempted by the jetty lights of Cynthia Bay. I'd personally stop and camp before then. It's getting interesting to watch now!
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