Thread: PSA/Confession

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I knew where is was but the map I had didn't have the track on it. So I will bring 2 sets of spare batteries and get the GPS to track me and update it.

I figured the same just I chose a steep and shit straight line.

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Um rule one for the Waikato side of the Kaimais.....it's all a Shit steep straight line

Took me all day to come down off the top of Mt Ngatamahineraua it had only taken me two hours from my car to get to the top didn't do that one again.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

look at it like this..... you got a bit disorientated,a bit tired n sore and more than a bit frustrated by the crappy bush,trick is to LEARN FROM IT ,next time be slightly better prepared,carry good gear for just in case,get your self organised earlier in the day and most important...dont panic.
you found your way out...they say Thomas Edison took 2000 odd attempts to get an electric light bulb to work...he is said to say "I didnt fail just found 1999 ways that didnt work"
thats a pretty darn good way of looking at things.

I am certainly planning to plan the trips better rather than what ever seems like a good idea on the day.

It is certainly a good way of looking at it.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Um rule one for the Waikato side of the Kaimais.....it's all a Shit steep straight line

Took me all day to come down off the top of Mt Ngatamahineraua it had only taken me two hours from my car to get to the top didn't do that one again.

Haha thanks for that timely reminder. Not going to forget that in a jiffy.

Hahah How'd you manage that.?

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I am certainly planning to plan the trips better rather than what ever seems like a good idea on the day.

It is certainly a good way of looking at it.



Haha thanks for that timely reminder. Not going to forget that in a jiffy.

Hahah How'd you manage that.?

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Well the up part was easy. Had access over a farm and up a main ridge. The stupid move was "oh I'm at the top what's over this side"
Couple of times I only had one limb on the ground and it wasn't always a leg. 600 meters in five hours was enough to teach you how to walk through supplejack cool spot where I dropped off though started off looking so promising stag sign everywhere.
Would have stopped with the vertical and gone with the horizontal. But in hindsight I'd have bluffed out most probably. Speaking of which if your ever have access above the tunnel be very carful there's some nasty bluffs in there. One of which I feel off. Which was OK till the hind I was carrying hit me in the back, broke a rib...mine not hers. Oh one last thing not sure but if it's urban myth but I hear that some places up there your compass won't work so well due to the rock formations. Also northern faces have more of the supplejack than the rest. Enjoy

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Well the up part was easy. Had access over a farm and up a main ridge. The stupid move was "oh I'm at the top what's over this side"
Couple of times I only had one limb on the ground and it wasn't always a leg. 600 meters in five hours was enough to teach you how to walk through supplejack cool spot where I dropped off though started off looking so promising stag sign everywhere.
Would have stopped with the vertical and gone with the horizontal. But in hindsight I'd have bluffed out most probably. Speaking of which if your ever have access above the tunnel be very carful there's some nasty bluffs in there. One of which I feel off. Which was OK till the hind I was carrying hit me in the back, broke a rib...mine not hers. Oh one last thing not sure but if it's urban myth but I hear that some places up there your compass won't work so well due to the rock formations. Also northern faces have more of the supplejack than the rest. Enjoy

Thanks for the advice about the bluffs.

I learnt the hard way about the north faces haha

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