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I live in The tropics of Queensland. I'm thinking of climbing a mountain and camping at the top for a couple of days. What would be absolutely essential before departing? I'll need a machete as there is no path. I'll most likely be doing it alone too. The mountain literally starts right near my suburb I can probably reach the top 5 hours after walking out my door. I'll list what I so far will bring: food, water, appropiate clothes, pocket knife, fire starter, phone with spare battery, little tent, dxm, cookery pot, torch, tarp, mini first aid kit, mini axe. Any help or advice appreciated. Seeing as I live in Australia I worry about snakes spiders and the like. I have no first aid experience. What would I need to learn?
Anonymous
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sounds like a stupid idea to me, but you'll learn the hard way anyway tell someone where you're going and when you're expected to be back>mountain how high ?>no path haha, good riddance
Anonymous
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What is the name of this mountain?
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I'd highly recommend you bring a phone which has gps so as to save us tax payers a lot of money if you get lost or break your leg. Which you probably will. Honestly, I'd start off with some more simple hikes. I.e. follow established trail to the top of a mountain then bush bash around the top to find a nice camp spot. Snakes and spiders just need a pressure bandage. And don't move. At all if you can help it. Snakes generally aren't that aggressive anyway, very very overhyped.
Anonymous
>I think I'll be able to blaze a trail with a machete Protip: all the Australia explorers who thought that died. The successful/surviving guys /rolled/ with the country, they didn't fight it.>Hay guise, I'm from North Queensland, but I no nothing about the likes of Kennedy >because, like, I'm Gen Y, and played my Nintendo all day ever day FFS, at least start by watching Les Hiddens.
op
>>136627 shut up you old conceited clueless cunt.
Anonymous
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>>136627 How about giving the guy some actual advice instead of making assumptions over the internet you fucking retard.
op
>implying your not all neckbeards who even know anything about the outdoors. >implying i didn't spend 6 months studying modern history australia etc I want to climb the same near virgin paths as the early explores. whilst tripping. I'm a level 99 psychonaut. the mountain is literally adjacent to the city and it's hardly large. i've climbed mountains twice as high before. i wont break my leg as i'll take good care and wont be climbing, jumping etc. I have more risk of dying in a motor car accident. at any point in time shall danger/death be imminent i can use my phone and a torch,sun reflection to signal location. also it's shrub not heavy dense amazon forest. gen y generally are the most open minded and adaptable too. eat a dick old cunts who had to peel patotoes for 5c an hour only to have their dads fuck them in the ass and take their money. pic related: you
Anonymous
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>>136609 DXM?
Also, it would be better to hike with a partner. Mountain tops are typically lousy places to camp (very windy.) Have you been up this one before? Is here even a spot to put the tent?
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>>136609 >I'll need a machete as there is no path nope. There'll be trails and tracks made by rivers/ streams/ soil types/ game/ anything. They'd be much wiser than macheting your way through thick shrubs. It might work if you were in PNG but probably not the mountain youre going to climb. Also, if its 5 hours to the top from your front door, just make a round trip of it in the day time.
>needing to trip while doing it youre everything I hate about 4chan and my generation. drugs are p fun and enthogens are mad for deeper thought/ the experience. But man, if you cant enjoy the outdoors without drugs you're literally retarded
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I am not aware of any 'high-performance' spiders in the North ; it's too-wet for Redbacks and there's No Funnelwebs ; but there are some VERY VERY serious snakes : like 45minute snakes [to death] : So I advise Gaiters and/or long-pants. Beyond that you really can't stuff-up [unless you have no-sense of direction : but idiots are on the News all the time in Qld Lost in little forests] - Temperature/Climate/Rain at this time of year : you just can't go wrong [whereas down here in Brisbane it is a BIT cool at Night now and still raining]
Anonymous
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>>136627 >I don't know who Les Hiddens is Anonymous
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>>136640 Whatever you say, super invincible 17 year old with drugs in his pocket.
>my plan is to make everyone sick and tired of their telling me how fucking stupid I am, and then they'll stop doing it. Anonymous
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Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return. In this way this person can call for help if you break a leg and are unable to move. A telephone is not enough.
Anonymous
Whats with all the shit cunts telling op he's not good enough? Go to b if you are just going to shitpost. You can do it op, I believe in you. Take acid if you want too, I dont care.
Anonymous
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>>136640 Do you live in Townsville?
Anonymous
I dont think you can just pitch a tent anywhere in QLD. Gotta get permits.
sage
>>136694 Fuck permits. Everyman's right is where it's at.
Anonymous
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>>136687 i see this too far often here, while its one thing to say its dangerous but purely telling people "you're gonna die" how do you know he isn't relatively experienced?
Anonymous
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>>136609 >What would be absolutely essential before departing? further experience
Anonymous
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>>136640 oh, look, /b/ found us at least
Anonymous
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>>136632 go drink the dxm and get lost in the forest cunt
Anonymous
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>>136701 >everymans right >australia