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Climber hit by Lightning - Pierces Pass 5-Jan-2011 At 10:55:06 AM aarond

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On 5/01/2011 Wendy wrote:
>On 5/01/2011 aarond wrote:
>>On 4/01/2011 Wendy wrote:
>> >Can i borrow one from
>>>the blueys when going on multiweek bushwalks in seriously remote areas?
>>
>>You most Certainly can, they are more than happy to lend them to you
>for
>>long periods!
>
>Really? Long trips out of area? Like if I ran away to the Kimberly with
>it for a month? I'd actually call that a very useful service, even if
>i do think taking them on climbs less than an hour from the car is somewhat
>excessive.
>
>>
>>you will probably find alot of areas offer them to borrow for free, i
>>know Kosciusko Nat Parks have them too
>
>i'll have to do some research for other places next time i want one.

I Rung Katoomba police and enquired about one when we went to the snow for a few weeks and they said they will lend them for a long time but tried to avoid lending them for out of areas. as long as you gave them a general itinerary and rough expected dates back i got the impression you could borrow them for a while.
the Blue Mts Police and Parks were given like 20 or 30 of them a few years back.
maybe thats why they want everyone to take then, so they can justify that it was a good and useful donation.

we ended up ringing Parks in Kosciusko and we could borrow it up to 2 weeks there ( i think) for free just because they are more popular down there in peak periods.