More Darwin theory at work?

[shazcol]

20/8/11 - Waterfall Valley Hut, early evening , we hear foot steps and guess we have company for the night. In walks a small Asian guy walking in white sand shoes and jeans that some how have remained relatively clean during the walk in. He has a blue cold pack shopping bag over his arm like you use to bring home your refrigerated groceries in as well as a standard plastic shopping bad full of stuff. Said hello and noticed his 'parka' seemed a bit light on for this time of the year. He explains to us in very broken English and a lot of hand signals he has gotten lost twice on the way in from Dove Lake to here and he was a bit worried an tired.

Over the night and the next morning we established he had NO torch or light (except his mobile phone), NO stove, NO decent shoes, NO mat, a sleeping bag suitable for the tropics at best, a light parker and his sleeping bag was in a non waterproof bag hanging on the outside of his pack. He commented he had a very cold nights sleep when it was rather mild that night. To top it off he was carrying food in GLASS JARS!

On my return I had contact with another person who met him at the Cradle Mountain track junction and pointed him in the right direction (after he turned the map around the right way for him). He had little idea abut where he was going and seemed very confused apparently. That person alerted the ranger at Cradle on his way back and luckily they radioed a ranger on track who would have crossed paths with him the next day and hopefully escorted him out of there?

Three weeks ago there was a couple of meters of snow up there. A winter snow dump could have seen him in a bit of trouble. I am told this all too common. Makes you wonder what they research before coming?