Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 at 06:49
Hey Phil
I am looking at this a little differently to how a 4x4 traveller might, but hoping to draw on 4x4 knowledge. I have viewed the ExplorOz weather charts. I am hoping to go one step further and draw on information from a weather module over the last ? years to gain further insight.
Researching for a possible walk in 2015.
All the facts available say an unsupported walk is not possible. Or at best, high risk. So I repeat, I am just researching and training for now, exploring the variables as it is an interesting challenge.
Two big challenges: food and water.
Duration of walk is likely to be 3-4 months due to recovery time required, poor nutrition, time out from walking for hunting and finding water.
Food I am researching elsewhere.
Here I am looking for track and water information.
When the track gets flooded, would traversing it on foot be possible?
How deep does the water get? How wide does it go?
Does the boggy mud get so bad that a walker would be unable to walk through it and be forced to leave the track and do a massive eg 50km detour?
I am exploring the idea of starting early in the season to have more opportunities to gather water to distil/treat and drink.
Scenario: Start in
Wiluna in April and walk north over 3-4 months, arriving Billiluna in July.
Never been done, but one day it will be.
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