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West Coast walk

Posted: Tue 18 Jan, 2011 3:13 pm
by Funky_Bunch
Does anyone have any good info on the west coast walk from bond bay to hells gates, also names of services that could provide food drops.
looking to do it in april sometime or later on in the year if i cant get it together by then. please PM me if you do as its a trackless area.

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Tue 18 Jan, 2011 3:17 pm
by ollster
Funky_Bunch wrote: please PM me if you do as its a trackless area.


FYI - the mods have clarified previously that this doesn't mean "don't post stuff". It's only if the area is "sensitive" that PMs should be used.

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Tue 18 Jan, 2011 3:22 pm
by tasadam
Sensitive, and specific.
Like, it's ok to say I'm going to do the Frenchmans circuit and finish at Victoria Pass, but it would be less OK to, for example, give GPS coordinates of areas across the top of Flat Bluff where there are no tracks.
If the information is broadly available it's usually not a problem, but if in doubt, best to play it safe.
(Hat on) We're not the fun police, we just want to keep as many groups (including PWS) as happy as we can. (Hat off again).

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Tue 18 Jan, 2011 3:25 pm
by Funky_Bunch
thats all good just keeping safe

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Tue 18 Jan, 2011 3:28 pm
by ollster
tasadam wrote:Sensitive, and specific...


Ah good! :wink:

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Sat 29 Jan, 2011 11:50 am
by Ndevr
I trekked a fair portion of that route a couple years back, and happy to discuss (offline if required).
I don't think it would be as enjoyable in April as it is statistically wetter, but moreso the shorter daylight hours.
There are seaplanes and helicopters available from Strahan. An unlikely cheaper alternative is a lift from a crayfishing operator (Nov-Jan).

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Sun 30 Jan, 2011 7:34 pm
by Funky_Bunch
cheers, its more due to necessity in april but it would be much better in Dec i think. chopper quoted $1360 for the flight and $1360 per hour for food drops, so Im looking for alternative options for both.

Re: West Coast walk

Posted: Sun 06 Feb, 2011 10:53 am
by sirius Tas
You could try the Abalone divers working out of Strahan....they cover a large section of coast and normally go down and back on the same day....so I'm sure you could tee up a trip with them??