Marking the Mountain

So one of the projects Dustin has been part of at work was changing over the marker poles on a very popular summit track on Mt Taranaki. They stayed overnight on the mountain and the helicopter dropped them off at the top with the gear and they worked their way down.

He was taking photos through the day and one of them got in the news! That's his boss (and our mate) in the photo.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/89969367/installation-of-new-poles-on-mt-taranaki-to-benefit-all-mountain-users

And already, the purpose of the poles has been put to use - they are GPS-marking where each one is and they are numbered so that if someone is lost they can find one and tell search and rescue where they are and then they have the co-ordinates and spend less time hunting for them... and a lot of people seem to get lost and injured on the mountain.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/90007874/Man-injured-on-Mt-Taranaki-is-flown-to-hospital?cid=app-android

Just another day in the life of a ranger...

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