On 17/07/2011 Sabu wrote:
>Start was crapola though as we had to walk an extra few km due to
>a fallen tree halfway along Doherty's road.
>
When heading up "remote" roads an ax or better still a chainsaw is a very useful addition to the gear . I have had to remove trees with an ax ,but once was blocked in at woolybutt saddle with heavy snow and a 600mm diameter tree across the road . It would have taken hours to walk out and then get rescued let alone the cost . 20 minutes with the chainsaw and we were out but had problems with the new snow on the road even with chains .