LOST [TAS]: tent pegs

[north-north-west]

Eldon Peak - well, the campsite 100m or so west of the summit. One small grey bag with 6 Tarptent pegs (gold, white cord loops) and 2 titanium Y pegs (grey, with red and white loops).

I know it's not likely anyone will find them, but just in case . . .

[DanShell]

Just walk back in and grab them....how hard could it be.....

[north-north-west]

Fine. You going to come with me?

[DanShell]

Fine. You going to come with me?

I would, but theres only one thing stopping me........its called fitness...or lack of it

[north-north-west]

You don't need to be particularly fit, just stubborn. It's worked for me so far.

If going in just for the pegs I probably wouldn't do the whole range, just paddle up to the South Eldon, and do as quick a climb up to the summit camp as possible. Camp overnight and go back down.

But someone will have been in there by the time I can do that, so . . .

[DanShell]

You don't need to be particularly fit, just stubborn. It's worked for me so far.

If going in just for the pegs I probably wouldn't do the whole range, just paddle up to the South Eldon, and do as quick a climb up to the summit camp as possible. Camp overnight and go back down.

But someone will have been in there by the time I can do that, so . . .

I do stubborn quite well. You make it sound very easy, although I have a feeling it would take me 4 days to do what you do in 2

Last time I walked over 1000 mtrs elevation in a day I walked 10 steps and rested for 1 minute....10 steps, rest 1 minute.....repeat until it flattens out or I reach a peak. You would be in stitches of laughter after the first 4 hours

[north-north-west]

I do stubborn quite well. You make it sound very easy, although I have a feeling it would take me 4 days to do what you do in 2

Last time I walked over 1000 mtrs elevation in a day I walked 10 steps and rested for 1 minute....10 steps, rest 1 minute.....repeat until it flattens out or I reach a peak. You would be in stitches of laughter after the first 4 hours

When Martin did the Eldons with Dan they had a 5 hour sidetrip to climb Marble Bluff, then packed up and left the forest camp to climb Eldon Peak, which took them about 6 hours. The three of us took something like 10 hours, just to go over Eldon Peak to the summit camp, and while I wasn't the slowest I was a long way from being the fastest. Of course, them two had perfect weather and the three of us had some rather nasty stuff, but even in ideal walking conditions I doubt I could do it in any less than 8 hours with a full pack. There's a fair bit of boulder scrambling and some patches of scrub on that ascent.

[pazzar]

If I'm in the area I'll carry them out, but you would owe me a slab for carrying the extra weight!

[north-north-west]

A slab just for carrying less than 100g? Be cheaper to buy new pegs.

[pazzar]

A slab just for carrying less than 100g? Be cheaper to buy new pegs.

Oh yeah!

I have some pegs that went AWOL on the Franklands too - if anyone comes across them I'd like them back - but I'm not holding my breath!

[icefest]

I have some pegs that went AWOL on the Franklands too - if anyone comes across them I'd like them back - but I'm not holding my breath!

I came just after you and didn't see a thing

I did get a walking pole torn off of my pack on that track, somewhere while pushing through some thick scrub near Koruna Peak.