Du Cane Range
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roysta - Phyllocladus aspleniifolius
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Re: Du Cane Range
by ILUVSWTAS » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 3:53 pm
Article in WILD last year on a winter traverse, worth tracking down if your considering it....
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Re: Du Cane Range
by mjdalessa » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 4:47 pm
Sounds interesting, might have a look myself. Would be a great or terrible trip under heavy snow I imagine.
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Re: Du Cane Range
by ILUVSWTAS » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 4:51 pm
Great article. Good pics, so much snow you couldn't see rock. Stories of falling in gaps... snow shoes a must, perfect weather a must, yeh it's a good read. 
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Re: Du Cane Range
by roysta » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 5:48 pm
Yep, found it, Wild edition 120, November/December 2010.
Hell, you'd need your wits about you on that one, maybe a mid-season traverse first might be the go.
Thanks ILUVSWTAS.
Hell, you'd need your wits about you on that one, maybe a mid-season traverse first might be the go.
Thanks ILUVSWTAS.
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Re: Du Cane Range
by ILUVSWTAS » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 6:11 pm
roysta wrote:Yep, found it, Wild edition 120, November/December 2010.
Hell, you'd need your wits about you on that one, maybe a mid-season traverse first might be the go.
Thanks ILUVSWTAS.
Pleasure!! Looks like something from Everest rather than humble ol Tas huh!!
Sounds smart, it's a great walk!!
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Re: Du Cane Range
by pazzar » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 6:38 pm
I went up the Acropolis,Gould and Guardians in deep snow last year. Not for the faint hearted. There are some pretty big rocks up there to fall down. I imagine it would either be amazing or a hell of a struggle. I went up Falling Mt in snow and saw nothing due to the constant mist. If you managed to get clear weather it could be a lot of fun.
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Re: Du Cane Range
by ollster » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 8:21 pm
Apart from the section between Falling and Massif, the rest should be fairly safe as long as you can see where you are. 
I certainly wouldn't put the rocks in the same class as P. West, the Acrop. or Gould, but they still would pose small issues if covered in snow.
I certainly wouldn't put the rocks in the same class as P. West, the Acrop. or Gould, but they still would pose small issues if covered in snow.
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