Frenchmans Cap Base Jump

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Frenchmans Cap Base Jump

Postby Overlandman » Sat 07 Apr, 2018 2:04 pm

From ABC news

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-07/j ... ap/9629498

For hikers, Frenchmans Cap in Tasmania's west offers some tough challenges.

It's a gruelling 46 kilometre, five-day trek to the 1,446 metre high summit, which overlooks the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.

For most adventurers, walking to the top would be enough of a challenge, but not for filmmaker Pete Wyllie.

"I've been climbing and parachuting for a long time, and I've always wanted to have an adventure where I could combine … rock climbing and BASE jumping into the one … challenge," he said.

"Frenchmans Cap seemed like a perfect place for it.
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