Cairn you find me? Tasmania, Australia
By
The Hancock Clan on 23-May-22. Waypoint GA26877
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S42° 54.350' E147° 11.820' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 516081E 5249623N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1193 m |
| Local Government Area: | Kingborough |
/147.197,-42.905833,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
A spectacular location on a clear day!
This location is only a short detour from Thark Ridge Track and will take you to a lookout with great views! Do yourself a favour and visit on a clear day otherwise you will miss out.
As with all caches on the mountain, do your homework and be prepared for extreme weather changes.
Hints
Fbhgu fvqr, xarr uvtu |
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Decode |
Logs
Mr T had a day on the mountain and this cache was one he found. Thanks for the challenge.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Wow. What a day
10 people set off from the car with one person wisely choosing to turn back. I wish I had to at times!!
We were surprised to meet jabs at the event location. A welcome addition to the walk.
Zozetta caught us at the event (Another welcomed addition) and we all set off for the caches along the ridge line. The walk at this stage was fairly easy if not rocky compared to what was to come.
The scramble down to the walk to mount Montgomery was a little tricky in spots.
The walk up to mount Montgomery was very hard and the descent in the rain was harder (less on the legs more on stopping sliding)
From there the walk along to Cathedral rock was very slow. It took 4 hours to walk the 4 kms. It was very slow up and down large steps and trickly rocky terrain. This was as hard of a "level" walk that I have done considering until we descended Cathedral rock, we hadn't lost any net altitude.
The 400 metres down from Cathedral rock was again very steep. 400 metres across, it felt like 400 metres down, probably only 300 metres.
Three slip and falls on the way but nothing major at all.
All caches where staff (or hand written) with "Team Tassie" to save space in the log book (and save a little time). Members of the team for this walk othe than myself were GooseAndEgg, Stainless Steel Rat, MrJohna, Membsec, King Smev, EesPees, Tassie Trekers, TeamSwampy, Jabs and Zozetta for part of the walk.
According to my watch, it took me 31869 steps over which I covered 22.8 kms
We set Set off at 8.00
The walk was finished (in the dark) at about 10.20
I got home at 10.51. I was showered and asleep by 11.20
Our walk timing was good until we left mount Montgomery. The next 4 kms took us over 4 hours. It was rock climbing up and down and up and down the whole way.
Huge thank you to everyone that attended and looked after everyone else so well.
10 people set off from the car with one person wisely choosing to turn back. I wish I had to at times!!
We were surprised to meet jabs at the event location. A welcome addition to the walk.
Zozetta caught us at the event (Another welcomed addition) and we all set off for the caches along the ridge line. The walk at this stage was fairly easy if not rocky compared to what was to come.
The scramble down to the walk to mount Montgomery was a little tricky in spots.
The walk up to mount Montgomery was very hard and the descent in the rain was harder (less on the legs more on stopping sliding)
From there the walk along to Cathedral rock was very slow. It took 4 hours to walk the 4 kms. It was very slow up and down large steps and trickly rocky terrain. This was as hard of a "level" walk that I have done considering until we descended Cathedral rock, we hadn't lost any net altitude.
The 400 metres down from Cathedral rock was again very steep. 400 metres across, it felt like 400 metres down, probably only 300 metres.
Three slip and falls on the way but nothing major at all.
All caches where staff (or hand written) with "Team Tassie" to save space in the log book (and save a little time). Members of the team for this walk othe than myself were GooseAndEgg, Stainless Steel Rat, MrJohna, Membsec, King Smev, EesPees, Tassie Trekers, TeamSwampy, Jabs and Zozetta for part of the walk.
According to my watch, it took me 31869 steps over which I covered 22.8 kms
We set Set off at 8.00
The walk was finished (in the dark) at about 10.20
I got home at 10.51. I was showered and asleep by 11.20
Our walk timing was good until we left mount Montgomery. The next 4 kms took us over 4 hours. It was rock climbing up and down and up and down the whole way.
Huge thank you to everyone that attended and looked after everyone else so well.
Located yesterday as part of a group doing the event.
Well to be precise, Swampy was the one who actually found it.
Well to be precise, Swampy was the one who actually found it.
This cache was found as part of a tortuous route from Big Bend carpark to Betts Rd, taking in Mt Montague as a side trip and CITO event.
After waiting for a while whilst some of the Team Tassie looked for this cache, I stepped in and eventually found it after dismantling some of the cairn.
Thanks for the cache!
After waiting for a while whilst some of the Team Tassie looked for this cache, I stepped in and eventually found it after dismantling some of the cairn.
Thanks for the cache!
Found it eventually!
Took too long to find, took nearly longer to re-build the cairn.
Found by "the group" using a "Team Tassie" stamp in the logbook.
Cheers.
Took too long to find, took nearly longer to re-build the cairn.
Found by "the group" using a "Team Tassie" stamp in the logbook.
Cheers.
A group of very experienced cachers took far to long to find this cache. We would have pulled the whole cairn apart if we had to!
TFTC
TFTC
My daughter who has always liked caching with me has recently signed up an account of her own. We saw this one hadn't been logged and she was dead keen to try and score an FTF. The weather is starting to warm, and I've had a hankering to get out in the bush and stretch the legs, so this was a good wxcuse.
We watched the forecasts, and chose to attempt it this weekend. She was busy on Sat,so we headed up Sunday.
Unfortunately we failed to find it, and after searching for some time, with darkening skies we headed home. Looks like Alby Dangles beat us out there anyway - congrats on your find.
We watched the forecasts, and chose to attempt it this weekend. She was busy on Sat,so we headed up Sunday.
Unfortunately we failed to find it, and after searching for some time, with darkening skies we headed home. Looks like Alby Dangles beat us out there anyway - congrats on your find.
"Hello The Hancock Clan thank you for the cache.
My GPSr had me a little distance away but after looking at the hint I thought it would have to be over there.
This one took a short amount of time to find it as I know how short I am when standing next to you so I had a guess on how high your knee would be so I started looking from the top of the cairn and worked my way down and eventually found it a place I could reach from the ground
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A sneaky hide.
A nice *FTF*
All nice and dry.
Found on Saturday 17 September 2022 at 1023
TFTC"
My GPSr had me a little distance away but after looking at the hint I thought it would have to be over there.
This one took a short amount of time to find it as I know how short I am when standing next to you so I had a guess on how high your knee would be so I started looking from the top of the cairn and worked my way down and eventually found it a place I could reach from the ground
.A sneaky hide.
A nice *FTF*
All nice and dry.
Found on Saturday 17 September 2022 at 1023
TFTC"
