Australia's most remote geocache

[sharkcaver]

What an absolute mission in the most inhospitable, arid country there is:

https://youtu.be/YNkZmLV6juU

But I have the smilie. Only the 3rd person in 15 years!

[geopaj]

Well done and great video.

[littleriver]

Awesomeness.. well done
.. great find ...

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[sharkcaver]

Thanks fella's.

The full version is good to go....... 30 minutes of me telling you my feet hurt

https://youtu.be/j8DwB3-DAnA

[KiwiNTPajero]

well done ( i already commented on the trailer video as pas4591) As a young fella we had to do 50 ks over a 48 hour period with packs.We were walking rugged old forestry roads and tracks.Even as a young fit fella who did a lot of tramping , that was one of the hardest things i have ever one

[sharkcaver]

well done ( i already commented on the trailer video as pas4591) As a young fella we had to do 50 ks over a 48 hour period with packs.We were walking rugged old forestry roads and tracks.Even as a young fit fella who did a lot of tramping , that was one of the hardest things i have ever one

I appreciate the comment. Thanks for letting me know it belongs to you , That means a lot.

[sharkcaver]

The story behind the video:

http://sharkcaver.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/its-got-knobs-on-it.html

[Onslow]

Absolutely brilliant Sharkcaver! I have done something similar over four days in similar terrain and in summer - I know exactly what you went through, both physically and mentally. To do it on your own added another perspective altogether! Total respect mate, and what a fantastic account of the adventure too. Thanks for sharing it.

[sharkcaver]

Thanks mate, my feet appreciate that

[Pajshomoneroguntero]

Well done 'Caver!


I get the feeling that Ayden would have known $hit all about the cache if you hadn't stirred the pot so to speak.

[sharkcaver]

Well done 'Caver!


I get the feeling that Ayden would have known $hit all about the cache if you hadn't stirred the pot so to speak.

Thanks mate. I had the same feeling. Mind you, if he hadn't, I would have had a 15 year old bottle of brut to swill

I'm still I'm more than happy with 3rd to find, 1st on foot. It was tough. What one does for Cognac......

[kerway]

Seriously well done Sir

What you have done is something that will live with you forever and you will be and should be always proud of.
You certainly set yourself a challenge and conquered it. By doing it on foot, it's definitely more of an achievement than arriving in a car or motorbike.


Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your cognac

[KiwiNTPajero]

at 75 you better go and get that bottle you left there!

[Aspey]

Well done that was a big effort, it would have been a real adventure. I like the boonie hat. Not sure if you had them but gaiters are good insurance against snake bite. Also the soft plastic water cantene's (eg: Nalgene) are handy for hiking and as a backup incase your main container leaks or is lost.

[sharkcaver]

at 75 you better go and get that bottle you left there!

Love it.....

Well done that was a big effort, it would have been a real adventure. I like the boonie hat. Not sure if you had them but gaiters are good insurance against snake bite. Also the soft plastic water cantene's (eg: Nalgene) are handy for hiking and as a backup incase your main container leaks or is lost.

Cheers. I love my boonie......I'm surprised no one has mentioned my "silly" hat yet (again).

Yep, I had gaiters packed, not shin high ones though, just anklets.. How effective they would have been against snake bite, I didn't want to test to find out.

At the end of the day, hanging a 2L water reserve in a tree at the PNR (mid point) wouldn't have been hard to do, no matter what the vessel. I just never thought of it. That last 6.5Km on the first day, and camp that night is where I blew my rations from planned. Never mind, the 4 hours in the morning back to camp was quite cool, so the risk factor was reduced considerably.

I guess we all learn how to do things better, the best teacher is experience. there are some things you can't learn from books. Experience is one of them.