iGBH wrote:Hi all
Looking forward to getting to do the Ducane Range this coming March after our planned trip this year was cancelled with the borders shut down.
Just to help with the planning, I'm wondering if anyone has a GPX file of this walk that could be shared. I haven't had much luck finding anything.
Thanks
doogs wrote:
If you need someone to provide a GPS route then this walk may not be for you. It's along a ridge line, surely you can plot you're own way points to keep you on the right line in foggy conditions.
Mechanic-AL wrote:Pity its so damn rubbery though......
Pretty easy to find major breaches of this rule that havent been called out without looking too hard. LouPhi comes to mind immediately.
)
Mark F wrote:Every time a gpx track is shared a little bit of the spirit of exploration dies.
With apologies to JM Barrie.
Warin wrote:A GPX 'track' can be made to only contain a few points... e.g. where peaks and pinches are located. Up to the author as to how much detail there is.
ILUVSWTAS wrote:Warin wrote:A GPX 'track' can be made to only contain a few points... e.g. where peaks and pinches are located. Up to the author as to how much detail there is.
Good idea. Give all these people asking for GPS tracks bogus files?
CBee wrote:In the 80s there was no internet and so, no online forums, but there was Chapman. I agree gear and technology made it easier to bushwalk in remote locations, but I don't see how some of you can be so worried about gpx files (in fact gpx can only contain few waypoints such camping spots, intersections, huts or waterpoints) and then be ok giving out information on a public forum. What is the difference, I'm asking? Just an example, Strava heatmap is showing where people are walking, all over the world, including the bit from Procyon Peak to Oberon saddle. How are you going to stop internet and its info sharing?
CBee wrote:As I tried to say, we are, in 2020, sharing every minute of our life. From making a cake, to where we are going to who we meet. 24h per day. Every square metre of our planet is photographed, mapped and available for various uses. Everything is connected, shared and readily available. Not debating if this is good and not denying that few here are still living in the seventies, but Parks and Wildlife should revise their long standing request. Or at least try to upgrade the meaning of the term "remote". My 2c.
CBee wrote: ... I don't see how some of you can be so worried about gpx files (in fact gpx can only contain few waypoints such camping spots, intersections, huts or waterpoints) and then be ok giving out information on a public forum. What is the difference, I'm asking?
I'm directionally dyslexic and still managed to get myself through the DuCane and Pelion circuits, Eldon Range, Wilmot/Franklands, Southern Range etc etc etc without a preloaded gpx file. Basic non-digital nav is not that hard. Just be sensible and don't rush.
Graham17 wrote:Cbee... sorry you got so many negative responses... alas
CBee wrote:giving information about tracks, giving away camping spots etc. is equally significant in advertising outdoor places as giving out gpx files. So I personally believe this bushwalking forum is as much responsible to erosion and environmental damage than any social media and gpx files (and waterproof boots). But I cannot provide data to backup this so I can only post and assume that it is impossible to stop sharing of information over the net, whatever is a gpx file or a trip report. And I have been bushwalking since I believe 1978. But I'm more than happy to read some data and step back from my beliefs.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 35 guests