Bucket List!
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@NTA said in Bucket List!:
taniwharugby he would want to erase the memory of getting whipped by his little sister in the walk back, while he cried like a little bitch.
A wallaby in the making? Hmmm, might be more suited to the Aus cricket team...
*No Nick, I will not eat any dicks and I'm sure dad will sort him out before he represents Straya.
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@mariner4life said in Bucket List!:
@MN5 nice try, but absolutely none of those landed.
You're a dork who wears Star Wars T shirts in a vain attempt to be cool in front of your sons. It's not working.
I of all people know the pain all too well.
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@MN5 you're just flailing away aren't you Hutt Guido?
Good show though aye? I was massively underwhelmed in the early 90s, maybe they have got better?
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@mariner4life said in Bucket List!:
@MN5 you're just flailing away aren't you Hutt Guido?
Good show though aye? I was massively underwhelmed in the early 90s, maybe they have got better?
The only thing I can fault were the conditions. I though Axl sounded about 85% compared to the glory years which is great for a tubby drug addict. Also the drummer was a bit average ( comparitively speaking )
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@Rembrandt said in Bucket List!:
well on a crazy whim I've bought a resale ticket for GNR tonight. $40 above face value and a fair distance back but to hell with it, should be a fun night
They were great in Auckland
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@NTA said in Bucket List!:
Bucket List item: climbed Mt Kosciuszko with the family. Its not very challenging, but a 12km walk in freezing wind was quite the task for both the wife and kids. The boy went out hard and hit the wall on the way back. Hopefully he learned something.
Which way did you go? Up the chairlift from Thredbo, along the raised foothpath, followed by the arduous 200 metre gravel road, while dodging mums with pushchairs?
Australia's high point is kind of not really.
Being facetious (of course), I gather from the 12km reference you walked from the Perisher side? Some nice walking if you take the longer loop around from there. I think you get to the top of the three highest peaks when you go that way.
At least you managed to get the family into the outdoors, although it sounds like you may struggle for a repeat.
Now's the time to quickly plan some more walks and when they decline you get to have a peaceful time by yourself. -
@Crucial Thredbo is the 12.something km return on the raised metal walkway. Shunt of a day for it with that wind. I've walked it in worse weather, but more often better weather.
From the Perisher end (Charlotte's Pass) its about 18km return along the service track. You start higher up there but the descent from the river past Seaman's Hut is a bit harder.
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And there was still a little snow around as well in the lee of the higher areas which was weird for how warm its been. usually I'm up there a bit later in Jan or in Feb. Did it once in April and it was starting to get quite soggy.
These shots are on approach and from the reverse angle.
Last time I saw snow there it was this very spot, in November, where the path was blocked by another ~6 feet of icy hard snow
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If you get to go up there again I recommend this way of getting there.
Main Range Walk - Charlotte Pass to Mount Kosciuszko walking track
Want to go for a walk? Free download maps and tracknotes for the Main Range Walk - Charlotte Pass to Mount Kosciuszko walk. The walk takes about 9 hrs (21.9 km Circuit), and heads though the delightful Kosciuszko National Park. This full day walk explores some of the greatest alpine country on...
Just over 21km round trip but the bit to the north is the best part. Some high altitude tarns, plenty of up and down and far far less people.
Stolen photos below are just as I remember it.
It's long but not difficult . Our lad was 10 or 11 at the time. make sure you have decent footwear on the kids though. The rocks on the track hammer your feet.
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Have done that track both directions from Charlotte's.
First time anticlockwise, camping at the first river crossing as we got there late afternoon Day 1, then between Kosi & Townsend down by the water on Day 2. Got rained on a lot Day 3.
Second time we were a lot fitter, got up to the summit first day and my mate got some great photos on his SLR. Then camped at about 2100m overnight (fucking magic) and got more photos and video at dawn. Had breakfast, then did the eastern half of the track in about four hours before driving back to Sydney.
Third time was with workmates (clockwise) then last year took the boy up the gravel track and back as we didn't have much time. Both of those were sleeping in the hut because the weather was right shitty.
Then this one. Probably last time I'll go to Kosi - got the family there, now other tracks to do.
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@NTA said in Bucket List!:
Have done that track both directions from Charlotte's.
First time anticlockwise, camping at the first river crossing as we got there late afternoon Day 1, then between Kosi & Townsend down by the water on Day 2. Got rained on a lot Day 3.
Second time we were a lot fitter, got up to the summit first day and my mate got some great photos on his SLR. Then camped at about 2100m overnight (fucking magic) and got more photos and video at dawn. Had breakfast, then did the eastern half of the track in about four hours before driving back to Sydney.
Third time was with workmates (clockwise) then last year took the boy up the gravel track and back as we didn't have much time. Both of those were sleeping in the hut because the weather was right shitty.
Then this one. Probably last time I'll go to Kosi - got the family there, now other tracks to do.
Sounds great. I never think of those tracks as overnighters but then again you get to relax in the environment more.
Have you tried night tramping? That walk would be ideal for that. Around Easter is a great time for it as you can time things with a full moon.
If you are looking for another bucket list item, head back over the ditch and do the Tongariro Crossing at night. The landscape in the moonlight is amazing and if you time things right you can be at the top to watch the sun rise above a distant horizon, then get some lovely photos as you walk out in the dawn.PS: the lack of feral backpackers at that time is an added bonus
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@Crucial said in Bucket List!:
I never think of those tracks as overnighters but then again you get to relax in the environment more.
And I can then do it in a weekend from Sydney.
The 6 hour drive home can be a bit of a punish if you didn't sleep well, tho.
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well after an average start. Viagogo resale seats were not as advertised by a loooong shot..and the into 'hello sydney!!! are you ready for some guns n roses!!!!!' melbourne crowd response: 'Booooooooo!!!!'
Still I managed to raptor myself a good seat and after the shitty intro it came good. Axl was a bit comical trying to move like he did 20 years ago but slash was awesome. Axel's vocals were struggling to keep up but he did well on some key songs. Gutted they didn't do their encore was hanging out for 'patience' but otherwise did the rest of their hits. Nice toch having angus young join them for a track too.
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@canefan said in Bucket List!:
@NTA said in Bucket List!:
went out for a piss around midnight and nearly unloaded into a very cute Asian lass.That's your alibi and you're sticking to it right?
He wasn't sticking anything remember!!
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@NTA said in Bucket List!:
Wanna do that track the length of NZ. All I need is three months or so to myself
Te Araroa. My mum and her partner just did the Cape Reinga -> Auckland leg and had a great time. Looks like a fun thing to do.
