Solo Mountain Camp: Why I activated my PLB
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- In this solo hiking and camping adventure, I climb to the head of Rough Creek in the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve and Victoria Forest Park, in New Zealand, with my dog Indi. We enjoyed a beautiful day, and after a huge effort to retrieve firewood, were able to enjoy a small campfire while we watched the sun set. Over a campfire chat I share my story of having to seek help for a friend who injured herself on a recent hiking trip with me. Emergency services asked me to activate my Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and this gave the rescue helicopter an accurate position to come and get my friend from our mountain location. A huge thank you to the team from Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue for their care of my friend after her injury. They need donations to continue to provide the high level of service that they do. You can find a link to donate via their website. www.airrescue.....
Please note that Indi has a DOC permit to walk the Lake Christabel Tracks (that Rough Creek Track is part of) with me. There is contradicting information on the DOC website regarding dogs on this track. If you are a New Zealander wanting to do this walk with your dog I recommend you do your own research regarding this.
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😂 Patrick Swayze.... Well, you could've tried the dance moves with Indy 😁
Ha ha, yip she's always up for anything. Hmm, maybe not the lift though.
@@adventureot 🤣🤣
Patrick Swayze would have been handy?
It’s so nice to not have to hear the rain on the tarp … it’s ok if it’s for a few minutes of a video but when it’s the whole time, it’s actually not pleasant. Thank you for the relief. 🙏🏻💖
You are welcome. If I could get mother nature to do what I wanted I would plan the ultimate camping weather, clear and crisp for the walk in, then a beautiful sunset, then evening rain, raining all night, then waking to a clear sunny day again. That way it would just be a bit on rain and not too much.
@@adventureot I watch AB camping, Abel & Vic and you and between all 3 the rain on the tarps are killing me lol but I love NZ and love nature so I put up with it. Big hug to Indi 💕
This is why you and Indie are the best by far, As there is no stopping you. By the way, Patrick S is an an actor and you two are not. Stay safe both of you.🫡
Thanks so much.
Thanks!
Thank you so much James! Your generous support is so very appreciated. Have a lovely day. Cathy
A helicopter ride is on my bucket list but not under those circumstances! :D
Yes I agree. My friend said the trip back, once the pain relief kicked in, was exquisitely beautiful, over the top of the mountains.
Thanks!
Thank you SO MUCH Simon.
Thanks reading my comments ❤your channel is awesome 👌
You are welcome Edward! Thank you for the support.
You are such an honest and beautiful soul.you should get together with Ab camping,and,Abel and Victoria. Two big utubers in New Zealand. 😊keep up the great videos
You are a brave soul
Without your husband, I don't know how you do it
😊❤❤❤😊😊😊.
Thanks Edward. I really appreciate your observations of me. Very kind of you. I am in touch with Tony, Abel and Victoria. Great people! None of us are the co-lab sorts but it is great to have support in the YT community from likeminded people.
I just found your channel. Love your videos. I am now subscribed. Love Indie.
That's awesome, thanks. And Indi says thanks too.
Cathy, I like how u just do it ur way, thanks mate🇦🇺😁
I appreciate that. Cheers.
Say hi to Abel and Victoria, and Tony and Bruno ❤I love. your channel
Will do. Thanks
Watching you for the 1st time. Loved this! Everything was so simple which I loved!
Thanks Sophia. I really like what you said because that is the beauty of the outdoors, it is all so simple really, and yet life can feel so complex. Thanks for watching.
I have a suggestion. When you cut down 2 dead trees, drag both trees back to camp before you cut them up. Less trips and the ground wiil sustain some of the weight. ❤
Nice idea, I like it. This trip was a grab hold of grass and plants and drag myself up the mountain type of trip so I needed my hands free, but I could definitely do that on flatter terrain, for sure.
❤❤❤Wow sooo beautiful camping video very nice as always. Good afternoon cathy happy Wednesday take care from fiji island ❤❤❤
Thank you! You too!
@@adventureot Hi beautiful how are you??? Good night from fiji island take care
Hi Cathy & Indi 👋
Vivian here .....
Missed the 'Rain 🌧
Keep it going, b4 U knw it 10,000 Subs👍
How dare U forget 'Indi Bone😉
Till then ✌️😎
Ha ha, Indi agrees (about the bone, not the rain). Thanks Vivian.
Dancing with smoke is a common campfire pastime. 😊 This looked like a fantastic camping location and set up. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Yes indeed, I think it is all part of the game. Ha ha. Thanks Rosie.
ANOTHER GREAT VLOG ,GLAD YOUR FRIEND OK STAY SAFE ON YOUR TRIPS LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOUR VLOGS YOU MAKE GOOD CONTENT IN YOUR VLOGS
Thanks Keith, that is really nice of you to say so.
Hey Cathy 👋 First of all I like to congratulate you for being there for your friend ,that's just says everything,I Applaud you, 👏 🙌 ❤ good friends are hard to find ❤🫠.My 4yr old GD came for a Stay over ,she loved Indy an so does her Nanny's dog Willow 😂😂😂❤ Sending lots love and Blessings to you and Indy and Many thanks for your wonderful content ❤️ 😊 💙 GODBLESS
Oh that is so sweet, thank you for sharing that. Cathy
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Beautiful from fiji island ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you
@@adventureot Hello beautiful most welcome take care from fiji island
Thanks for sharing only just found your site,I'll health stop me camping now (75)but your the next best. I started solo camping when I was 10 and did till I joined forces at 16.then I was in my element .then when married and with kids every holiday was camping in hills and national parks of UK.even my honeymoon was fortnight hiking the coast of Wales with bell tent borrowed from my parents .thanks
You are so welcome. I am glad you can come along with Indi and I, even if it is just on screen. I bet you have seen and done some amazing things with your time in the hills and mountains. I feel like my life is richer for all the memories of outdoor adventures.
Thanks for telling us your story. It's very encouraging for many of us I bet. Definitely for me.
Would love to see you make it to your car before you end your video. Love your adventure, but safety first. Blessings
Thanks Shirley. I might have to include some footage of the return journey more often. Perhaps on those trips when I don't show a lot on the way in.
@@adventureot thank you so much for replying back with me. As married ladies we need stick together. My I have your POBox number to send items. Thank you so much….blessings
Hi Shirley. That is so kind of you, thank you so much for the thought. I don't have a PO Box set up yet but will let you know when I do. Thanks all the same.
Wonderful video. Gorgeous location. If I was in trouble on a mountain who would be the gal I would want with me.
Thank you so much for the encouraging words.
Who should be you, oops.
Wonderful adventure in the beautiful outdoor. Lovely sunset 😊😊😊
It was such a treat to sit there and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Great videos
Thank you Bob!
Thanks! Love watching your videos
Thank you so much for your generosity Bob! Greatly appreciated. Cathy
Another awesome trip. Thanks I look forward to seeing you and Indy is always a great bonus
Thanks, it really was great. I had such a great time, and Indi had a ball (although without her ball, ha ha, so that is saying something).
Thank you I am a big fan of Abel and Victoria, and Tony and Bruno and you such a sweet soul
Thank you so much
I really enjoy your videos so much. Thank you 😊
Thank you for telling me that. It is great to know that.
Enjoyed your dry camp this time! Thank you for bringing me along to your beautiful countryside.
You are welcome Cynthia. Thanks for watching.
Always love your videos, amazing scenery. Love watching Indi enjoying the trips too❤️ thank you for sharing them with us
You are welcome Angela. It brings be joy to know others enjoy them.
Cathy i enjoyed it very much. So pretty and restful.
Thank you. I am really glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks a lot for taking us along ❤
You bet!! Thanks for joining me.
it never ceases to amaze me, New Zealand is so beautiful, and it was very nice to hang out with you and Indy again. so relaxing. thank you for letting me come along in spirit.
Dwayne
No problem! Glad you chose to come along Dwayne, and that you enjoyed it. That is what I hope for.
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Thanks Jean
Stunning views, great story and knowledge about the Westpac rescue helicopter. Be the same here in Australia
Thanks Leni!
Glad your friend is alright. Great adventure!!!
Thank you! Yes me too Vincent.
Another great camp. Loved the views, especially sunset and rise. I’m thankful that your friend was able to get the help she needed.
Thanks Barbara, me too.
yes a new good camp spot is really good for sure lass...thanks for your video and am excited to see your next trip
They are like little treasures. I am off to a very unfamiliar place next. Should be fun. Then off on a big road trip to take in some more places I have never visited. I love a good adventure.
넓은 들판에 혼자서 무섭지않나요? 대단합니다.😮
강아지가 아주 든든한 친구다😊
Yes I agree, a dog is a very reliable friend. No, I am not scared at all out there. New Zealand is a relatively safe country as long as you take typical precautions, and there are no dangerous animals around, which is a bonus. Thank you for watching.
영상을보니 뉴질랜드에서 캠핑을 해보고싶네요. 영상고마워요
You are welcome. Hopefully you get to travel to New Zealand one day.
Great video👍🙂
Thank you so much. Oh how I wish I could capture the environment the way you do though. What amazing footage you captured on your 'Wild Camping in Polar Conditions' video. Well done. Breathtakingly beautiful.
So smart that you all set off the tracker. That person could also easily have gone into shock with the pain. So beneficial to carry those. I loved your video in the sun. It was awesome. And of course the icing on the cake is seeing Indi with you.
The sun was a real blessing, so nice to do a fine weather camp, and Indi enjoyed it too.
👍👍👍 .. lekker, very lekker 😊.
PLB .. when to activate? 1. Know your limits. 2. Assess the Risk .. ask the 'what ifs and consequences thereof' to closure. 3. Follow your Gut Feeling. 4. Better Safe than Sorry.
Grew up in South Africa? 🤔 .. I suspected so. That 'Sef Efriken' accent never goes away completely 😊.
Different this time with no rain. Smoke in one's eyes and no wind .. always (look up the physics 😏).
Am looking forward to the Road Trip and Thank YOU for sharing.
Baie Dankie Thomas. Oh yes, the accent is hard to hide, even after so many years. I'm just back from a fun adventure and now planning that road trip. Should be great fun.
@@adventureot 👍
Great camps and well done with the story of you’re friend and needing emergency services. Bravo Zulu
Thank you very much!
Thanks!
You are welcome, and thank YOU. I really appreciate it. Cathy
Another great adventure for the daring duo.Loved every minute of this,just perfect editing.,and as for the well told but unfortunately painful results tale there's a lesson for all ..Well done Cathy and Indi. ATVB2U Both. Scott Somerset England
Thank you Scott. So glad you enjoyed it.... 'daring duo' he he, I like that.
Greetings from Brisbane. Great video. Thanks for continuing to share your bush adventures in the NZ outdoors.
You are so welcome. Thanks for watching.
@@adventureot Out of interest, how much water do you usually take on such a trip?
On this trip I took in 1 litre in my drink bottle, and then a 2litre water bladder that I filled at the last stream. I also drunk from the rivers. It was more than enough for Indi and I and a bit for a small hot water bottle and to put out the fire. Usually I don't carry more than 1 litre as there are plenty of rivers in NZ. If I know there won't be water at my camp though, I fill up the 2litre as well. Just makes things very heavy for that portion of the journey.
@@adventureot that’s really interesting. I thought way more. Thanks for replying.
Glad to see you back. Here’s an idea do a ASMR quiet video with just Indi in it. She’s a lady of very few words. ❤😊
She would be great at that, but you would get a lot of snoring (lol).
Seeing you without a tarp is unusual, however if you don’t need one don’t take one. Thank you for the sunset and the sunrise! Good for you calling for help. I know your friend appreciates it.
Yes me and my tarp go hand in hand, lol. Nice not to have the need for it though.
Beautiful filming and a nice story about the rescue. Really love your videos.
Thank you very much Ashley!
Dang girl! Those logs across the rapidly flowing water looked scary! Another awesome trip with you and Indi. Hope you have a restful weekend! Cheers :)
I'll tell you a secret. I chickened out of the last one. Jumped off when it got slippery. Better wet feet than a slippery pole accident, he he.
@@adventureot 👍
Another wonderful video! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures❤❤
My pleasure. Thank you for all the support you give me.
What a beautiful hike in and camping spot! Thank you for sharing, really enjoy your vids. ❤️🦘🇦🇺
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. So glad you like the vids. More to come.
Thanks again for your efforts in taking us along Cathy. These videos are helpful for me in many ways. I take something of value away most always. I'm comfortable with my gear selection, now I'm concentrating on what to take to eat and camping cookware n such. You are quite helpful. And congratulations on getting your friend out properly. Great job. And, yes, self sufficiency can be cumbersome. Love your channel. Thx again.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I like that idea 'self sufficiency can be cumbersome', it sums it up well. I am so glad the videos are helpful. I find food to be such an important part of a trip. When you have had a hard day food is everything! Just getting to sit down to a nice meal is so rewarding. I cut corners on this trip but usually I think it through very carefully and make sure I take fresh tasty ingredients, things that are quick and easy to prepare, so that I can really enjoy my meal.
Another great video - I so look forward to them and seeing Indy - love your channel.
Thanks so much Reb.
G'day, AAA+ for effort on this one Cathy. Carrying a backpack full of rocks and firewood up a mountain. You are very thoughtful of other campers. I once set up camp in a huge empty campground and went for a bushwalk only to come back to someone set up right in front of me blocking the view. They could have camped a hundred meters away in either direction but no! Right in front of me.
So funny how some people do that. I guess we are all different. I would feel so weird camping close to someone I didn't know when there is all the space in the world.
Hello Cathy, greetings from the Tararuas, watching you climb back to your tent made me smile. I have done that so many times and it never gets any easier. I have even done two trips down to the bush line and back up again just to get enough firewood. Never had to use my PLB yet, had it for so long now, even had a change of battery. So, when do we use the PLB, you ask? I fell down the mountain a few years back and obtained 6 gashes and one fractured sternum. It was winter, it was dark, and it was raining. I was with another person, they wanted to activate the PLB, I said no, and I didn't want to put anyone else at risk. So, I walked out (very slowly). In hindsight, I was silly not to activate it. I genuinely thought that it was my problem and had to deal with it, but now I would, older and wiser, Enjoyed the video. ATB Cheers from the mighty Tararuas. 😊😊
Ha ha, glad to know you could have a little laugh and know the feeling of that mission to get firewood when you have dogged determination and refuse to give up. Oh yes, we like to be self-sufficient don't we! As someone else commented ... 'it can be cumbersome'. There is a balance between being tough and knowing when to ask for help. I don't think it's easy.
I'm surprised you can fit everything into one backpack. I feel like I would need 2!
Ha ha, yes I think that each time I pack it, squish, squash, squish. No space goes unwasted. It is made extra tricky with taking extra things for Indi, I have to say.
You've made my morning!!
It's my 40th birthday today, thank you for the inadvertent birthday present!!
Another great adventure, thank you for taking us along ☺☺
Happy birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day. Glad I could give you the gift of a video to watch.
Good to know the whole PLB thing work. I have a PLB and a GPS with in reach and when I was hiking with my wife and daughter and my wife slipped and broke her leg I didnt have them with me, We man handle my wife down the track about 3 or 4 km . Took about 2 -3 hours . The main thing was that in many places the track was only one person wide and even though it was daylight it was still dangerous for the injured and uninjured.
Oh yes, single track would be really hard. That is just what I was imagining in this situation, trying to man-handle an injured person over narrow steep, slippery ground, whilst trying not to injure your back or slip and fall. Not easy. Sounds like you and your family would have had a rough walk out.
@@adventureot LOL The most amazing thing was we took my wife to christchurch hospital on a saturday afternoon and got seen straight away My wife was xrayed , plastered , and medicated inside 3 hours . From what I understand thats some sort of record.
Oh my gosh that does sound like a record. I am glad for your wife, it is horrible sitting in ED after already going through a nasty situation like she did.
You’re lucky that even though you pay a little extra tax for the rescue service it’s free to the citizens. Here in the States it’s up to the individual. If you don’t have a special insurance policy that covers a rescue you pay out of pocket and that can be very costly! Tens of thousands of dollars! Enjoyed the video! Always love seeing Indi! She’s such a sweet girl!!
I guess there is no perfect system, but I think we have a pretty good one when it comes to access to acute health care and emergency services. Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed having Indi on this trip. I think she loved keeping warm and dry.
Keren 👍🏾
Thank you
I have grasses growing in my front yard like those and I'm in high plains Colorado..my family says they are weeds I say no way they are Native plants! ❤
Ha ha, I love it. Whether they are weeds or not they are native somewhere so you stick to that.
@@adventureot Amen to that 🤠
I've heard the bogs are so dangerous there and UK.. I believe it was a life or situation for your friend and yourself to get out by rescue
Yes boggy ground can be so unpredictable. We have thick tussock grass and that can hide what is lurking underneath.
@@adventureot yes , wild beare got stuck in one and said it was the scariest thing ever
I think I recall watching that video of hers (maybe 12 months ago??). If I recall correctly it took her hours to cross a small area because it was so boggy. I recall the emotion of it. Not fun.
Tony and Abel have not one thing over you😂
haha, thanks. I like how we each have our own flavour for how we do things.
What kind of tent is this?
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