Tasmania's toughest hike? Tackling the Famous Western Arthurs Traverse in Tough Weather 4k UHD A-K
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Join us as we spend a week tackling the Western Arthurs Traverse, Tasmania in all sorts of September weather!
We nearly quit, but didn't! Join us for the challenge of doing this hike in terrible weather and succeeding...
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Well done! Like you i stayed an extra night at oberon to avoid serious weather and turned back on my first attempt then completed it on my second attempt 5 years later. Prioritising your safety means you get to live to tell the tale!
I like living! I did want to do the whole thing beyond kappa moraine but hail said no...
Absolutely stunning! You have one of the most underrated channels.
Thankyou!
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Wow, what an adventure, seriously stunning. you cant have the good days without the bad days. Tassie sure is beautifully wild in every aspect. Well captured.
The good days nearly make it worth it. I'd just have liked a few more!
What a challenging adventure! And some truly epic “Lord of the Rings” scenery.
Can’t wait for the next vid.
Thanks so much for watching! It was hard to cut down our 250 clips into just 45 minutes 😅 but we have alot of side content to come
That was spectacular! So proud of you guys! Keep up the excellent adventures, they are inspirational!
Thanks Dad. Did you see you got a mention? 😅
Great work Steph. Very enjoyable video.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
It was good to see this in bad weather as I think a lot of people would under estimate the difficulty.
“There should be a government inquiry into the weather” 😂
That looked so tough! And you even managed a swim at the end after being wet for days ☺️
Great video
I was MUDDY. and that water was COLD AS. I had to get back in as the mud was so deep in my skin 😅😅😅😅
Great video , well done guys this is really helpful for our planning for next year
Sweet! What month?
Wow the views, the flora, the colors and textrues wow wow wow stunning. Great footage. 👋👋
Thankyou! It was certainly another world!
Thanks so much for this video - it’s an invaluable resource. We are planning a WAT trip in late Jan 2024 and your efforts are inspiring me to keep training, preparing, and to expect the unexpected weather wise. Thank you both so much.
I'm glad you liked it! I originally made it a lot longer but had to be brutal to cut it down to this length!
We trained hard in the lead up, so we were definitely physically prepared. The psychological challenges, though with the weather, really were the hardest part, I think. 😫
Excellent work 👏 ❤️
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow. Amazing. What an amazing pair you two are. Loved the video. It’s the only way I’m going to see that.
And you don't even need to get wet or wrestle the leeches! 😅 thanks for watching
This is such an invaluable resource! Great detailed track notes 🥾
It could have been 2 hours with alot more notes but it was turning into a lord of the rings length saga so I Sliced and diced
OMG Steph ! That looked absolutely horrendous splattered with beauty !
Yeah, it was a bit rude
Working on a few other episodes. If I could have shown you the full footage...it was just soul crushing
I really enjoyed this. Honest and frank. Really testing conditions most wouldn’t try in perfect weather Congrats 🎉
Cheers Scott!
Top notch video! You're a great host
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed watching
Stunning! Also, you’re crazy 🤣
All the best are!
Yes Arthur Range is Oz's toughest marked trail (WAT & EAT). I've done both twice. Unfortunately you had pretty bad weather. Even on the fine days you need a stiff upper lip.
I think it was made even harder that we had planned to do the whole thing and had 12 days+ of supplies on back. Despite deliberately bulking for weeks prior we lost 5-7kg each and found it hard at the end from a calorie perspective to keep on top of exposure. We actually carried our left over goon back to the car!
When we finished I was at 55kg and Carl at 64kg...carrying 25kg on backs to start. If I could do it again I would just take a tonne of chocolate and double the 1kg of cheese to try and load the calories in. And a thermos to stash hot water for exposure or a quick soup.
So much good advice!
Thanks Mel. Also I was thinking about your question regarding the overland, I forgot to told you it's booked out until next year. But if you want to go to tassie HMU for advice
I can remember when the whole overland track was just mud like in the video,60 km of it
Yep. It's a shocker
Sure did. Nice.
Thank you!
awesome. that's pretty hardcore. at any point, did you think "omg we are nuts for doing this" lol
Plenty of times, I wondered to myself, why I find this type of thing so appealing. Yet I've already booked another long tassie trip again for November this year!
♥️ great video
Thanks for watching!
“I booked us a private room!” 😂
Lol we had the whole western arthurs to our selves! Haha
You might have missed all the nails along the sides of the planks of the tent platform at lake Oberon, and elsewhere. They're all along the planks so they you can tie your tent down as if you were attaching to tent pegs
There was nails on all the platforms at high moor and haven lake but not that platform at oberon.
“It’s not the Bay Run or anything” 😂😂😂
No, mate, it ain't. 4km can take you all day. It's slow going when it's a mud pit filled with trip hazards and sheer drops
Great video, thanks for sharing your journey, especially the mental one. Do you have a day-by-day trip itinerary for this one please? Would be super-helpful for planning to know your travel times. Second, what are your thoughts on doing this with a larger group - say 6? I’m wary of doing this with too large group given slower movement, lack of shelter… thanks again.
I'd be really cautious with a large group. I'd be keeping my goal posts short and shaking down everyone's gear well before hand
Great video, super enjoyable and informative!
Just wondering what model of Naturehike tent you guys have? I have the Cloud-Up 2 but have been doubting whether it’s reliable enough for WAT
I have been using this cloudup2 10d (get the older version, it weighs 930g) for about 3 years...hundreds of nights in the bush. It held up to WAT, as well as multiple serious storms in kozi and 100kmph+ winds. I always carry tenacious tape patches but to date I haven't had to repair it.
It's free standing and so I use it to camp on rocks and so forth. I must say having that flexibility for WAT is excellent in case you get stuck between camps. They have no customer service though so buy it on Amazon just in case you have any issues.
going to be there in 10 days, my first time in tassie and going with 6 close friends. was there anything you took that was a waste of space? and what item/s were you really grateful for.
looks like you had one hell of an adventure guys.
Hi! I have been dragging my feet on the gear video, apologies!
We used everything we took, except for about 4 days of food (we planned to do 12 days and finish the extended traverse but as you saw, it wasn't really worthwhile/possible.) I was especially happy to have my gear repair patches, sewing kit, rainpants/jacket, poles, wool head sox, icebreaker wool mountaineering socks, Gaiters, Closed Cell Foam mat. I was glad that almost all our clothing was merino wool. We both were very grateful to have full brim hats for rain protection/spf also.
I wish I took more ready to eat food and a thermos as boiling water is challenging/impossible in 100kmph winds and rain. A thermos would have been fantastic to have full for times when we were really feeling the exposure.
I did not take a rope (just a 100m sling) and would not have used a rope at all.
We of course had a full first aid kit and PLB, battery packs, maps and compasses. Didn't use the map and compass much but of course it's wise to have.
I would also say, take some fun stuff to help keep morale high. We took cheese, chocolate, and red wine and those little luxuries made us feel alot better when frustrations were high at camp.
I also wish we had camp shoes, even a pair to share, for going to the loo at camp. Wet frozen leech boots are hard to handle every time you need to pee when it's raining and miserable. A light camp shoe like a teva would have been tops.
@@epiphanytoursoz a pair of double pluggers mate
What time of year is this?
Late September, early October