Sounds like he was lucky Pete. Free rifle and gee waars for you??
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Sounds like he was lucky Pete. Free rifle and gee waars for you??
Does sound like an Australian.
On that Note who has stumbled across someone or a group lost in the bush? could start a new thread on this...Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
made me think of a Tararua crossing a group of us did a few years back where after 40mins or so after leaving the car park the weather turned to shit, classic central plateau snow storm, half turned back the other half pushed forward as the front crew where running it, along the way we came across an old couple who weren't prepared for the adverse weather trying to take shelter behind some boulders on the track and one of them was already pretty cold and they didn't know weather to both stay or for one to go for help, they were fuckn lucky we were dumb enough to trek it that day. gave them some warm kit and walked them out...
Twice, one a mountain biker who I found crying beside a track, seems his mates had left him and he wasn't happy being alone in the bush. had all the flash gear. Another time two inexperienced deer hunters who were about to shoot 1 of my dogs thinking it was a pig. I pointed them in the direction of the nearest farm fence in the opposite direction to their car. Thought it best to get them away from me as far and as soon as possible.
Whats with all these people crying???? Ive never been lost in the bush but from the comfort of my bed Im thinking find a creek to find a river to find the coast and if you dont find civilization on the way you were very unlucky indeed. Ive been in an emergency at sea with my brother in kayaks and to be honest it was a character defining moment and if I had broke down in tears we both would have died.
some people just shouldn't be away from concrete and Latae's I guess
some people just shouldn't be away from concrete and Latae's I guess. The MBiker was on a mb track with multiple branches, Me I was exercising my dogs with their collars off and a bayonet under my arm. Something we were allowed to do but no firearms.
Macchiatos are legit though? [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
@JRW87Quote:
Originally Posted by JRW87
That doesn't always work out to be the best choice, hence always carry a Map and a GPS with you and know how to use them.
That way you can easily navigate your way out of trouble.
The Aussie I found in the creek had been following it down stream.
Had he kept following this stream he would have had to negotiate another 5kms of tight gorgy stream before he would hit the farm land only to find he was 4.5kms from the road end and his car, which he wouldn't have know was there because he wouldn't of seen it or the Farm house about 3kms from where he would have ended up. So would have more than likely have followed the stream some more.
We climbed the right hand ridge through thick bush up 150m which took us 20mins. Once on the ridge we picked up the track and could see the road and his car below us.
30 minutes later he was heading for home.
You can usually get a very good view of the surrounding landscape from most ridges on the eastern side of the Ruahines so climbing a ridge is a very good option if your looking to navigate your way out.
Cheers
Pete
I saw this note on a white toyota hilux at a road end today.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ure%205442.jpg
I am not a fan of the old "follow a creek" advice myself as it often finds you sitting at the top of a bloody waterfall with no safe way downQuote:
Originally Posted by JRW87