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Mt Anne log book

Postby Justcameron » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 10:30 am

We are on the summit of Mt Anne and cannot find the log book as described in Chapman's guide. Does it exist? Any tips on finding it?
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby stepbystep » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 10:41 am

Justcameron wrote:We are on the summit of Mt Anne and cannot find the log book as described in Chapman's guide. Does it exist? Any tips on finding it?


It's a rectangle tin can jammed between rocks, towards the centre of the summit, last time I was there it had no pen in it!
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Justcameron » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 11:16 am

Hah, we've found it, some doofus has dropped it down a big crack. Now to start the fishing operation...

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Log book in crack


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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby stepbystep » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 11:30 am

:lol: Remember to enjoy the view!
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby norts » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 12:08 pm

Let us know how the fishing went

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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby weetbix456 » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 2:20 pm

hahaha! so thats where it went..good work!
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Nick S » Sat 21 Jan, 2012 5:12 pm

Haha good work. Interesting that this thread exists..
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby xel93 » Thu 26 Jan, 2012 8:37 pm

THE MT ANNE LOG BOOK IS STILL DOWN THE CRACK AS OF 22 JANUARY.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby mjdalessa » Fri 27 Jan, 2012 10:11 am

Was up there yesterday, didn't see it. Got all of 5m visibility for most of the climb.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby rohjoe » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 1:06 pm

I witnessed the "doofus" inadvertantly kick the log book down the crack. It happened in early 2008. A perfectly innocent, albeit clumsy act. Not saying who it was though. As they say, what happens on Mt Anne stays on Mt Anne.... :lol:
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby vagrom » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 3:59 pm

Bummer. Five year gap in proceedings. Someone needs to head up there with a fat magnet on some rope. Apparently, older books are held in State Archives, I think.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Strider » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 4:25 pm

Those boxes are either aluminum or stainless = non-magnetic.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby stepbystep » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 4:35 pm

I'm thinking that book will be pretty manky by now, it was when I scribbled in it, what must have been 5 years ago or so.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby vagrom » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 4:57 pm

I knew the case was stainless but, till now, i've never associated stainless with non-magnetic.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby rohjoe » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 5:12 am

How about anchoring a rope to the surface of a rigid square of plastic or metal say 10cm by 10cm and slathering a layer of strong, quick-setting epoxy glue on the bottom surface. It might be possible to lower the square onto the side of the canister. Would need to be reasonably warm for the glue to set well though.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby tibboh » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 4:16 pm

I made my first successful trip to the summit of Mt Anne in Nov 2012 after three other attempts since 1985. I cant describe the elation, like a drug and I want some more.
The only negative (miniscule) of the day was the absent logbook to scribble in.
Good to know it is still on the summit (sort of).
Time to come up with a plan to get it out of the crack!
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby corvus » Sun 27 Jan, 2013 6:35 pm

vagrom wrote:I knew the case was stainless but, till now, i've never associated stainless with non-magnetic.


There is Stainless that is and Stainless that is not :) I suspect this one may be the cheaper non magnetic variety so worth trying a strong magnet :)
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Ash Thomson » Sat 18 Jan, 2014 9:34 pm

Hi... I'm planning to do this walk soon... It's a year on from the last post here..
Does anyone know if the log book has been retrieved or replaced? :wink:
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby vagrom » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 7:39 pm

Your mission Ash, should you choose to accept it ...

(Perhaps a shark hook on a weighted line?)
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby vagrom » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 7:53 pm

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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby pazzar » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 8:01 pm

When is someone going to take a new box up there? Surely that is now the best solution.
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby icefest » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 8:04 pm

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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Ash Thomson » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 8:34 pm

Ok, I will hopefully be up there in a few weeks. I'll try the magnet idea and also take a shark hook and string.
If I can't get it, at least I'll solve the debate on what the box is made out of!! :lol:
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby Strider » Sun 19 Jan, 2014 10:08 pm

With the wire latch on those boxes, surely a long stick with a hook on the end is the solution to getting it back?
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby baeurabasher » Mon 20 Jan, 2014 2:08 pm

Strider wrote:With the wire latch on those boxes, surely a long stick with a hook on the end is the solution to getting it back?



Been to Mt Anne Strider? Not alot of sticks up top, and it'd be quite an effort to scramble one up there. :wink:
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby north-north-west » Mon 20 Jan, 2014 4:52 pm

Time for the flyfisherman to get up there . . .
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby flyfisher » Mon 20 Jan, 2014 8:09 pm

Not many fish up there. :wink:

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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby sthughes » Thu 30 Jan, 2014 8:47 am

Perhaps take a small child? :shock:
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby tigercat » Thu 30 Jan, 2014 5:10 pm

A monkey?
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Re: Mt Anne log book

Postby tibboh » Thu 30 Jan, 2014 6:08 pm

sthughes wrote:Perhaps take a small child? :shock:

tigercat wrote:A monkey?

We're in Tassie......a possum or a.......tigercat :D
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