by andrewa » Tue 20 Aug, 2013 8:58 pm
Snow camping by yourself is v lonely, and has issues beyond bushwalking by yourself.
25 yrs ago I set off from Guthega to Blue Lake by myself for a week ski touring in poor visibility. I shared part of the trip with 2 other guys who were going elsewhere. I found an abandoned snow cave at Blue Lake, which was handy, as the next 36 hrs were blizzard conditions. When the weather started to clear, there was all this amazing powder snow, but I was scared to venture far from the snow cave in case I had trouble finding it again. A GPS would have solved this, sadly not available then. The skiing was amazing, but there was no one to share the memories with. I came home early. I realised that whilst I like my own company, I do like to share my outdoor experiences with someone else, and so I now wouldn't choose to snow camp by myself.
Ted, as said before, you provided a wonderful opportunity , with much enthusiasm for other forumites to experience snow camping, and it's a shame no one else was able to join you.
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