Peak Bagging Achievment

[PeterJ]

It takes an enormous amount of dedication to climb to the top of every summit in the Peak-Baggers Guide to Tasmania. Dave Harris, a bushwalker from the Hobart area - see page 17 of Wild magazine no 106) achieved his goal of climbing them all after finally reaching the high point of Provis Hills in December.

The total number of peaks listed is 466 and as far as we know, Dave is the first person to have reached them all. When you think about it that probably makes Dave the only person in the world to have touched the top of the listed peaks.

[mikethepike]

It takes an enormous amount of dedication to climb to the top of every summit in the Peak-Baggers Guide to Tasmania. Dave Harris, a bushwalker from the Hobart area - see page 17 of Wild magazine no 106) achieved his goal of climbing them all after finally reaching the high point of Provis Hills in December.

The total number of peaks listed is 466 and as far as we know, Dave is the first person to have reached them all. When you think about it that probably makes Dave the only person in the world to have touched the top of the listed peaks.

Just for fun I thought I'd go back and resuscitate one of the earliest threads that took my interest and chose this one partly because while lots of people looked at it, no-one responded (and that is always disappointing to the thread poster) so I thought I would.
I remember that when David's feat was reported in Wild - and let's face it, 466 peaks is one hell of an effort - one thing that struck me was that (from memory, correct me if I'm wrong) the only response it got was a negative comment - or was that two - critical of his large party assault on his final peak. Well that seemed hardly fair as all he did was to join a club walk to bag it. The other thing that struck me was his young age and what the heck is he going to do with the rest of his life.

[ILUVSWTAS]

It takes an enormous amount of dedication to climb to the top of every summit in the Peak-Baggers Guide to Tasmania. Dave Harris, a bushwalker from the Hobart area - see page 17 of Wild magazine no 106) achieved his goal of climbing them all after finally reaching the high point of Provis Hills in December.

The total number of peaks listed is 466 and as far as we know, Dave is the first person to have reached them all. When you think about it that probably makes Dave the only person in the world to have touched the top of the listed peaks.

2 others have since finished, and 2 others are very close.

[stu]

To endure so much misery that many of these trips include is a very fine effort indeed....obviously mixed with a lot of euphoria too
I ran into Dave at the Hartz car park when he only had Provis Hills left to do; as I was new to Peak Bagging at that stage it seemed almost unbelievable!
He was very friendly & passionate about his hobby & very inspiring.
As Mark says, congratulations to Paul Geeves & Phil Dawson for being the next 2 to finish after Dave - it certainly takes a lot of commitment!
And to the Peak Bagging naysayers - each to their own, it's all a bit of fun & inspires some of us to explore rarely visited places which are often far more dramatic & spectacular than those places on a track.

[Nuts]

Its a mad world. People are immortalised or paid fortunes for less effort. It is an odd thing, the obsession with numbers.. Meh..In the bush we have those who bring goals of speed with them or make a hobby of leaving little bits of rubbish for others to find. None of these are really my thing, I think i'm too lazy, easily distracted or something I set out to bag all the islands off qld in my kayak and didn't get past the Whitsundays.. lol

I heard Daves interview last year. Points, lists aside (I guess they just give somewhere to finish), it was an amazing accomplishment and should be seen as such. I'd imagine he must have a tremendous knowledge and feel for the county and respect this whatever his motivation.



Any BWA members close?

[stepbystep]

Any BWA members close?

Paul Geeves is one member to have finished, I believe he has now moved onto the Bob Brown list.

I've done a third of the list,

[Nuts]

peakbaggerpaul? Be good to read more about these things. I guess with that much time in the bush, web forums can be fairly petty places...

[PeterJ]

....... The other thing that struck me was his young age and what the heck is he going to do with the rest of his life.

Well Dave has gone on to be a dedicated remover of weeds. I am not sure what he will do when he gets old. I shall, pass on to him the various comments recently posted in the forum; I think he will be chuffed.

[doogs]

It would be a very difficult feat to achieve with many very remote peaks on the list and so many of them too.
I am looking forward to a definitive 'Connoiseurs Peakbagging List',as I think the authors were reviewing it again recently. I think The Abels misses out on too many great peaks and the full list is probably a goal too far for me (and other mortals!).

[stepbystep]

....... The other thing that struck me was his young age and what the heck is he going to do with the rest of his life.

Well Dave has gone on to be a dedicated remover of weeds. I am not sure what he will do when he gets old. I shall, pass on to him the various comments recently posted in the forum; I think he will be chuffed.

This post made me smile, I hope to be a dedicated remover of weeds one day, much like yourself Peter, but hopefully you and Dave have done the hard work before I get there!

[Strider]

I believe he has now moved onto the Bob Brown list.

Is this a caving reference?

[vagrom]

Enquiry: having just read the 4 page piece in the latest edition of Wild magazine.
I did the Western Arthurs in 2005 and now wonder which peaks are actually bagged in the process. A close reading of Chapman seems to suggest only Capricorn, with Hesperus, Pegasus and Scorpio requiring the smallest of detours to technically "bag" them.

[ILUVSWTAS]

None. The track goes over none of them. A few are very short detours, and a few take a couple of hrs sidetrip.

[Frosty]

Another enquiry:
I notice on the peak bagging list that Drys Bluff only scores 1 point. I'm not all that interested in the scores as such, but was suprised that a walk which I have seen described as one of the toughest day walks in Tasmania, has such a low score. Can anyone enlighten me as to why?

[ILUVSWTAS]

Because it's grossly exaggerated.

It's on a very good track and only takes a half day at most to walk. True it's uphill, but it's really not difficult at all.

[north-north-west]

*&^%$#!. It's a harder walk than Quamby Bluff and a lot further, but Quamby gets two points.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Dont swear! Quamby can be seen from alot of places, Drys really cant. Quamby is a stand alone peak, Dry's is just a bluff on the plateau.

And I did Drys quicker than I did Quamby.

But dont pick on me, I didnt make the goddamn list!!! Just trying to argue as to why this may be the case. Snow hill gets 2 pts for crying out loud and that takes about 15seconds.

[Frosty]

Ooops, didn't mean to start an argument! However, I am suprised to hear that the difficulty of Dry's is (possibly) exaggerated - we were going to do it today but did Quamby instead. At a very leisurely pace and including a lunch stop, we were up and back (via the Fairy Glen track) in about 3.5hrs. Peak bagging always seems controversial - although I keep track, it's more about walking up the mountains for me, not what score I get.

[ILUVSWTAS]

it's more about walking up the mountains for me, not what score I get.

As it is for all of us. the points thing is just a bit of fun when your home and cant get out walking!! But it's walking related so your still (in a way) doing something related to the thing you love. AND it makes you a better bushwalker because you look at maps more. Go offtrack more.

If you managed Quamby ok, you will do Dry's just fine!!

[ILUVSWTAS]

Ooops, didn't mean to start an argument!

Oh and that's not an argument... NNW and I go back a ways. You should hear us when we REALLY disagree about something....

[Frosty]

Haha, yes I have read some of your discussions in the past!
Dry's is next on the list now!

[doogs]

Drys is my favourite Western Tiers peak so far much better that Quamby and I took a couple of hours longer on Drys. ILUV maybe you didn't like Dry because one of your group was feeling a little horse?

[ILUVSWTAS]

Hahaha no Mr Ed wasnt with me when I did it.

I had speedy gonzales and the hairy bear with me.

[north-north-west]

Drys is my favourite Western Tiers peak so far much better that Quamby and I took a couple of hours longer on Drys. ILUV maybe you didn't like Dry because one of your group was feeling a little horse?

+1
Quamby you just walk up - Drys has a couple of short scrambles (one of which, if you're as short as I am, can be a bit awkward). Plus the waterfall. Plus the offtrack bit up the top to get to the real high point. It's further and harder. And a better walk, even doing it in lousy weather.

Snow Hill points are for managing the drive without getting totally lost.

[mjdalessa]

I am looking forward to a definitive 'Connoiseurs Peakbagging List',as I think the authors were reviewing it again recently.

Reviewing in what way? Swapping peaks around or adding more?

[ILUVSWTAS]

I am looking forward to a definitive 'Connoiseurs Peakbagging List',as I think the authors were reviewing it again recently.

Reviewing in what way? Swapping peaks around or adding more?

It's going to come with a pink cover page.

[ollster]

Points are irrelevant. They're either done, or they're not done. Right ILUV?

[doogs]

I am looking forward to a definitive 'Connoiseurs Peakbagging List',as I think the authors were reviewing it again recently.

Reviewing in what way? Swapping peaks around or adding more?

It's going to come with a pink cover page.

It's more secretive than the iPhone5 so we will have to wait and see. There are rumours of a new set of rules...

[mjdalessa]

Isn't there a rule on the main list that the summit must be touched? If we held everyone to that then possibly no one could claim to have completed the list. (Think Acropolis)

Standing on every summit could be fun, e.g. Geryon South, Pelion West and Bonds Craig.

[ollster]

Isn't there a rule on the main list that the summit must be touched? If we held everyone to that then possibly no one could claim to have completed the list. (Think Acropolis)

Standing on every summit could be fun, e.g. Geryon South, Pelion West and Bonds Craig.

It's the only rule - IIRC the wording is "the tippy top". Personally I count it if you touch the summit rock (ie: I count the Acrop.). There are also some minor peaks that are so flat and tree covered you'd never know what is the exact top amongst half a dozen possibles.