Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill Feedback

Forget the trailer, it will be hard enough on the vehicle without towing anything.
Geosurveys is harder than the Madigan line. What tracks there are will be even more overgrown than ever due to lots of rain over the last 12 months.

Got to agree with you Stephen, we did the line last year and it was hard going. (even with the help of Gordan's book)

Not a lot of people travel this route and the track in areas is no existent, we had one in our group who was leading using a Hema navigator and the track detail was very poor..... we ended up travelling first for a while because we were running a laptop with better mapping.

In the previous 12 months when we went through there were only 8 other vehicles that had gone through camp 13, and there was the heart felt note left by 3 guy in tow Hilux's that read "WE ARE LOST, WE DON"T KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE OR WHERE WE ARE, WE ARE HEADING TO ALICE AND HAVE VERY LITTLE FUEL" they left there full names and a list of contact numbers.... lucky for them 2 ladies on a cancer walk stumbled upon them and gave them assistance and made sure they made it to Mt. Dare.

This is a real reality check and it could of been a much different out come, this happened 8 months before we went through and other then the two ladies we were the next lot who went through....... if the ladies didn't find these guys 8 month previously we may of stumbled across two Hilux's with 3 dead guys.

As you said it's hard going.

olcoolone,

You mentioned 'Gordan's book' can you give more details on that?

regards....jeff

Gordans book is not commercial available, Phil did a trip with him I think in 2006 and Gordan did a lot of research and wrote a book about 100 and something pages.

It covered the History and track details.

Sorry meant Phil G ...... got him and Phil G mixed up so Stephen is asking the same question...... Who's Gordan.

Hi Craig

How true with your last statement

"To be honest I wonder if any trip leader asking for advice on a forum 6 weeks out is prepared for a remote route such as this?? "

When we did our trips, they were 12 and 24 months in the preparation, with the Geo the hardest by a country mile. From all my contacts, I was only able to details from one great chap in Melbourne regarding Geosurvey Hill.

Cheers

Stephen