I did mention it.Took me about 18 months to get all the mud off when I did the CREB in the late ‘90s.
I’m surprised no one had added Cape York to the list of Grenadier must do tracks.
I did Cape York about 27 years ago both directions on the old telegraph track in a SWB Nissan Patrol, including Gunshot Creek Jacquie exited the vehicle, and crawled up Gunshot and thought I was mad, but recent pictures of Gunshot look far worse these days. I took the bypass on the way back 15km of savanna, crossing Gunshot once was enough.I haven't done it and I am not sure that I will but I will study it with a positive attitude...something inside me says it is a hard corrugated road, not so much a track...I should have a look at some videos before commenting.
You can take the Developmental Road all the way to the Jardine River, in a normal car, but the Old Telegraph track you need a heavy duty 4x4.I still haven’t done the full Cape York trip amd I’m not sure I will. As you say it’s for the most part a corrugated road now for the most part, but many of the great trips are now. My next door neighbour has done it on a mountain bike.
Another group did it in clunkers - 4wd’s they paid no more than $2,000 for.
I’ve been talking to the same mates about maybe doing Cape York on Postie Bikes (Honda CT110’s) although I’m not sure my lower back could handle that anymore. Maybe I could drive a support vehicle.
It’s the shoot offs to the side of the tracks into various sites that are most interesting and why you do the track in the first place. And Cape York is, I think, one of those things you have to tick off the list.
Yes, great - a bit more on that expedition and similar make for inspiring stuff.I guess it wouldn't be possible now but this was an epic journey:
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Yes great but I’d highly recommend to go south of the Black & Caspian Seas not north of them as they did.The ultimate trip would be the same journey Ewen and Charley did on their Gs’s in The Long Way Round.
That would be the ducks nuts.
I've seen full-size 3/4-ton trucks do Black Bear. Granted...it was more pucker factor than I'd want to deal with, but if they can do it...the IG better not have any issues at all!Black Bear Pass in Colorado. Turn radius might be difficult in the grenadier.
Is this in French oder English? Or symbols only?Vibraction do a road book No 5 that follows this route - https://www.vibraction.org/roadbooks/roadbooks/road-book-5-traverse-est/
Did it a few years ago and it was fantastic.
You get a hard copy which is in French detailing all the interesting places along the 1,150 km route.Is this in French oder English? Or symbols only?
For me this is entry material for the monthly photo contest @ShinobiI am traveler, an overlander and hunter, I will take it to the Empty Quarters of UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. It is an amazing it is an ocean desert. Since I was a child , my father takes us to every winter and Summer and stay for week to two weeks away from civilisation.
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This taken back in 1997 winter , as you can see the 1996 Nissan Patrol Y60 in natural habitat. I want to go back and relive it again.
Have you heard of turning radius issues on Grenadier? With a wheelbase shorter than my JKU, which which did Blackbear, I would be surprised it would have any issues?Black Bear Pass in Colorado. Turn radius might be difficult in the grenadier.
I thought I had heard or read that the turn radius in the Grenadier wasn’t all that great.. but this is all I could find: https://www.carspecslab.com/ineos/grenadier/turning-circle/ Though I’m not a pro googler, I admitHave you heard of turning radius issues on Grenadier? With a wheelbase shorter than my JKU, which which did Blackbear, I would be surprised it would have any issues?