I remember the first time I went through that hole.... Hmmmm shall I go through, or round??? Hmm... Definately through, cos if I fall in....
Ben
Just finished watchin the 681 pic's in that album as a slide show. They got a fair way down, but couldn't quite pick where they turned round. Before the main bogs anyway.
They did the loop on the way up too, big day for em
wopass wrote:for a minute there i thought it was the same person..... isuzu bighorns both in the same holer both trying to do the same thing both faslling over trying to keep out of the water ......
they straighten up well though that was april 05 - below is Jan 06
timotheus wrote:#### a duck. My old man lives in Wellington, looks like a good reason to visit him.
Visit him anyway, there are a few shitty muddy tracks like that in welly. 24hr track is always a good one.
I was in the mangatuks about 2 months ago and my mate pointed out the start to the famous 24 hours track. I thought I'd have to go home and get my matchbox toy to fit through there. looks interesting.
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doddzee wrote:Yip its a tight start but we squeeze our whales through. Im thinking about heading in there in a month or so and having a crack in the new truck.
A couple of summers ago we got 3 truck through in 2 1/2 hours. Takes a bit longer in winter though
doddzee wrote:Yip its a tight start but we squeeze our whales through. Im thinking about heading in there in a month or so and having a crack in the new truck.
A couple of summers ago we got 3 truck through in 2 1/2 hours. Takes a bit longer in winter though
Where eactly is that track?
Red = 24hr Track
Orange = Rollercoaster
Green = Devils Staircase and Rockgarden
dazza85 wrote:I have heard conflicting stories about this track so I thought I would run a poll to see what people would do ...
Please post comments to support your point of view.
Have you done it ??
How far have you gone ??
Which end did you start from ??
so the upshot of it is that if you want to go over thompsons and are not sure if your ready to do it, walk it first, takes about 1.5 - 2 hours return from the summit. then you decide
If you already know everything, DON'T ask bloody questions!!
dazza85 wrote:I have heard conflicting stories about this track so I thought I would run a poll to see what people would do ...
Please post comments to support your point of view.
Have you done it ??
How far have you gone ??
Which end did you start from ??
so the upshot of it is that if you want to go over thompsons and are not sure if your ready to do it, walk it first, takes about 1.5 - 2 hours return from the summit. then you decide
I see you're on the recovery squad Ben. Will you come and recover me when I bust a gut walking the track. Coz I know that would damn near kill me, thats why I own a 4wd.
80 Series on 35" creepies, manual with twin factory lockers.
0272417757
tgaguy1 wrote:I'm goimg upto the summit and doing the loop on Sunday (from the Te Aroha side) with the BOP club. Can give you an update on track condition after if you like.
Well how did it go ??
There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.
skid wrote:I see you're on the recovery squad Ben. Will you come and recover me when I bust a gut walking the track. Coz I know that would damn near kill me, thats why I own a 4wd.
if you ring me up from there mate ill come get you its a nice walk mate, honest...especially if you take a walking stick
If you already know everything, DON'T ask bloody questions!!
What an awesome day. The main track is very mushy but easy enough for a shiney to make it. We started the loop from the top but the gate after the first mud hole has been locked. Does anyone know anything about this?
We turned around and after conquering the summit we did the loop back wards from the bottom. The loop is very slippery. Had a couple of winches, so I was happy.
Now have to spend tomorrow cleaning all the gear.
that was april 05 - below is Jan 06
it gets way more interesting than that 
