Difference between revisions of "2010-10-07 -37 174"

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Location

On a west coast beach

Participants

Plans

Damn this cool hash landing on a week day.

This would be the ideal weekend mission, big drive out to Whatipu beach, and a long meander up the beach. The hash is actually near the end of two track so access shouldn't be a problem. I will assess my workload at lunch time today, and consider nipping out.

Life's too short to pass up good hashes like this!

Expedition

Of course I couldn't pass this one up, but am I annoyed that I was so under-prepared for it.

I ended up coming in from the north east utilising the Buck Taylor track, to avoid an arduous meander up the sand from Whatipu in the south.

I had intended for this to be a trail run so I packed light, with running shoes and no gaiters (mistake one and two). It was an amazing run down - down being the word, and im thinking about how much up there will be getting out - deal with that later. I arrived on the beach, and there was infact a river separating me by 70 m to the hash... Now ive been here before, and I knew there was this river - I even know its name - Pararaha - and I remember how swampy it was, and indeed, it was still very swampy. (mistake three, forgetting the terrain)

Okay, i have some time (well I didn't really but I made some) so I ran back inland to the reentrant where the river flows down to find a crossable section, intending to get on to the ridge. River crossing was okay, knee deep water, and now I have to make my way back around the toe of the ridge. This task seemed doable - while I was looking at it from the other side of the river (mistake four - not bringing a topo map) - and it was easy going for the first bit as there was a bait trail leading along it. After awhile that petered out and I was left bush bashing on an every increasing slope. Oh and the gorse, the gorse ripped me apart, im sure there will be scars. I got within 80 m to the hash and called it a day, I could tell that the hash was a bit further along and below me on the slope, but i had gained too much height on my traverse and there were rock faces that needed to be navigated. By this stage i've had enough of the gorse and was starting to have mental images about falling. I made it back to the river where I was initially thwarted and seriously considered swimming across had it not been for the fact I didn't have a proper plastic bag for my camera :( I really didn't want to let it go, my kingdom for a boat, or cliffs of despair - take your pick.

The run back up almost killed me.

Tracklog

Photos

Hash in the distance, at the bottom of the ridge, note: river
Just come from that ridge, deal with that ascent later
Hash is behind me 70 m, hatching a plan
Followed the river up and onto this ridge
Its just around that toe, honest
Hash a little further on and below me. Perhaps if i had ropes
Me, at the end, all run out

Achievements

Greenslime earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize

by being prevented from reaching the (-37, 174) geohash on 2010-10-07 by an impassable and unforeseen Pararaha River.

or

Greenslime earned the Cliffs of Despair consolation prize

by being prevented from reaching the (-37, 174) geohash on 2010-10-07 by steep ridge face.

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 Of course I couldn't pass this one up, but am I annoyed that I was so under-prepared for it.
-I ended up coming in from the north east utilising the Don Buck track, to avoid an arduous meander up the sand from Whatipu in the south.
+I ended up coming in from the north east utilising the Buck Taylor track, to avoid an arduous meander up the sand from Whatipu in the south.
-I had intended for this to be a trail run so I packed light, with running shoes and no gaiters (mistake one and two). It was an amazing run down - down being the word, and im thinking about how much up there will be getting out - deal with that later. I arrived on the beach, and there was infact a river separating me by 70 m to the hash... Now ive been here before, and I knew there was this river - I even know its name - Pararaha - and I remember how swampy it was, and indeed, it was still very swampy. (mistake 3, forgetting the terrain)
+I had intended for this to be a trail run so I packed light, with running shoes and no gaiters (mistake one and two). It was an amazing run down - down being the word, and im thinking about how much up there will be getting out - deal with that later. I arrived on the beach, and there was infact a river separating me by 70 m to the hash... Now ive been here before, and I knew there was this river - I even know its name - Pararaha - and I remember how swampy it was, and indeed, it was still very swampy. (mistake three, forgetting the terrain)
-Okay, i have some time (well I didn't really but I made some) so I ran back inland to the reentrant where the river flows down, intending to get on the other side. River crossing was okay, knee deep water, and now I have to make my way back around the toe of the ridge. This task seemed doable - while I was looking at it from the other side of the river (mistake four - not bringing a topo map) - and it was easy going for the first bit as there was a bait trail leading along it. After awhile that petered out and I was left bush bashing on an every increasing slope. Oh and the gorse, the gorse ripped me apart, im sure there will be scars. I got within 80 m to the hash and called it a day, I could tell that the hash was a bit further along and below me on the slope, but i had gained too much height on my traverse and there were rock faces that needed to be navigated. By this stage i've had enough of the gorse and was starting to have mental images about falling. I made it back to the river where I was initially thwarted and seriously considered swimming across had it not been for the fact I didn't have a proper plastic bag for my camera :( I really didn't want to let it go, my kingdom for a boat, or cliffs of despair - take your pick.
+Okay, i have some time (well I didn't really but I made some) so I ran back inland to the reentrant where the river flows down to find a crossable section, intending to get on to the ridge. River crossing was okay, knee deep water, and now I have to make my way back around the toe of the ridge. This task seemed doable - while I was looking at it from the other side of the river (mistake four - not bringing a topo map) - and it was easy going for the first bit as there was a bait trail leading along it. After awhile that petered out and I was left bush bashing on an every increasing slope. Oh and the gorse, the gorse ripped me apart, im sure there will be scars. I got within 80 m to the hash and called it a day, I could tell that the hash was a bit further along and below me on the slope, but i had gained too much height on my traverse and there were rock faces that needed to be navigated. By this stage i've had enough of the gorse and was starting to have mental images about falling. I made it back to the river where I was initially thwarted and seriously considered swimming across had it not been for the fact I didn't have a proper plastic bag for my camera :( I really didn't want to let it go, my kingdom for a boat, or cliffs of despair - take your pick.
 The run back up almost killed me.
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+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 In the distance.jpg|Hash in the distance, at the bottom of the ridge, note: river
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 Come from there.jpg|Just come from that ridge, deal with that ascent later
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 Hatching a plan.jpg|Hash is behind me 70 m, hatching a plan
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 From that river.jpg|Followed the river up and onto this ridge
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 Around that toe.jpg|Its just around that toe, honest
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 Other side of the river.jpg|Hash a little further on and below me. Perhaps if i had ropes
+File:2010-10-07 -37 174 At the end.jpg|Me, at the end, all run out
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