1.0Backpacker Tashttps://backpackertas.com.aurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://backpackertas.com.au/frenchmans-cap/">Frenchman’s Cap – “The weather forecast for the following day was absolutely dire”</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://backpackertas.com.au/frenchmans-cap/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Frenchman’s Cap – “The weather forecast for the following day was absolutely dire”” — Backpacker Tas" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://backpackertas.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-25-10.39.461.jpg1000750A brief perusal of the Tasmanian Parks Service website will give the impression that the bushwalk to Frenchman's cap is second only in difficulty to the ascent of Everest. It will take at LEAST 3 long, hard days. If you have not spent your life walking in Tasmania and do not have insulated GoreTexTM underwear you will most likely fail miserably and hobble back to your vehicle on the brink of hypothermia. Finally do not even consider an attempt outside the summer months of December – February.