waif wrote:Awesome work! How thick was the scrub?
stu wrote:I can't guarantee that by the time I finish I will be the youngest; & i'm not that young now!
I have 8 to go (maybe 7 after Mt Tor this weekend) but still have quite a mix of hard ones in my "IN" tray; it may still take a few years from here, which doesn't bother me, I don't feel any urgency right now.
naturelover wrote:Hi waif and CasualNerd, thanks so much for your comments.
Yes, in via Rocky Hill (PigeonHouse hill first, starting opposite a quarry on the map. The scrub gets way worse than the Eldons (eg, try the Coronets if you want to try super bad).
Re the completers of the Abels, yes the number is sure. Tassie is small enough to know these things. I have checked with mainland contenders eg Dave Noble, and they are not on the list of 20 to go. I am by default the keeper of stats on the Abels, so try to keep abreast of any records being broken etc. NNW, who wrote a comment in this post, is the leading woman. Yes, it is a long quest. I am very lucky to be as far advanced on it as I am, as I only began off-track walking in 2012. Others suggested 2015 that I could get the lot, so I'm giving it a go - HUGE fun. Most take many, many years. Opportunities vary. Tony Woolford is the first family man to complete (4th overall) - very tricky to fit it around obligations to a spouse and kids. Stu Bowling will probably hold the record for being the youngest to complete when he does. There are about 6 people with 5 or fewer left. (I'm im Melb right now so don't have my hand on the stats at present).
north-north-west wrote:Like Stu, I'm in no rush.
stu wrote:How many are you down to NNW out of interest?
naturelover wrote:Hi waif and CasualNerd, thanks so much for your comments.
Yes, in via Rocky Hill (PigeonHouse hill first, starting opposite a quarry on the map. The scrub gets way worse than the Eldons (eg, try the Coronets if you want to try super bad).
Re the completers of the Abels, yes the number is sure. Tassie is small enough to know these things. I have checked with mainland contenders eg Dave Noble, and they are not on the list of 20 to go. I am by default the keeper of stats on the Abels, so try to keep abreast of any records being broken etc. NNW, who wrote a comment in this post, is the leading woman. Yes, it is a long quest. I am very lucky to be as far advanced on it as I am, as I only began off-track walking in 2012. Others suggested 2015 that I could get the lot, so I'm giving it a go - HUGE fun. Most take many, many years. Opportunities vary. Tony Woolford is the first family man to complete (4th overall) - very tricky to fit it around obligations to a spouse and kids. Stu Bowling will probably hold the record for being the youngest to complete when he does. There are about 6 people with 5 or fewer left. (I'm im Melb right now so don't have my hand on the stats at present).
stu wrote:Spires trip was good based on an altered itinerary, we were maybe overly-ambitious & a few injuries slowed us down...our original intention of a Holley Basin drop off would have seen a more fruitful trip.
Certainly an area worth going back to anyway, but yes, would have been good to get that area cleaned up for MJ. Battlement Hills was certainly worth visiting as was lounging around at Lake Curly for 3 nights...special.
Doing Tor on Saturday with Azza (hopefully fires have dissipated) leaving me BB Range (easy), Nescient (easy), Pokana, Spires, Eldon Crag, Tamontane & Nereus...ergh, mix of harder trips left there, was hoping to finish on BB Range or similar
Hence it's still going to take a couple of years to finish i'm guessing. May or may not try for Nereus again at Easter, willing candidate dependent...
shelly wrote:Hi Stu, I'm a colleague of Andy Szollosi, and very keen for a scrub buddy for Nereus. Had a crack the other day solo- woke up on Walled Mt for a 5.30am start but a heavy fog sat there until 11am so no go. Did Guardians and Gould instead! So Nereus is on my mind as one to tick off the list asap I have easter free so let me know if your keen.
Shelly.
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