Bushwalk Australia

RicktheHuman wrote:Yes, On the way up. We got clouded out on the featureless summit, became disorientated and tried to descend off the Southern Side
Out came the GPS when we couldn't find any cairns..

It's scary how easily that can happen!
Had a similar thing on Mt Thetis a few months ago. We got to the top in clag and wandered along the rim to find the descent point on the western side but couldn't seem to find it. Looked on the GPS to realise we had been scouting along the eastern rim. Somewhere along the way we got spun around and did not realize. My body compass could have sworn it was on the western side.

I've been spun around in a scrubby gully only to emerge 10 metres from where I went in ... doh ...

Heading up Picton?

ILUVSWTAS wrote:It's scary how easily that can happen!
Had a similar thing on Mt Thetis a few months ago. We got to the top in clag and wandered along the rim to find the descent point on the western side but couldn't seem to find it. Looked on the GPS to realise we had been scouting along the eastern rim. Somewhere along the way we got spun around and did not realize. My body compass could have sworn it was on the western side.

Sounds very similar to my experience. We had wandered to the SW edge to try to get a look at Swallows Nest Lakes, I could of sworn we were headed North when we walked right by the huge summit cairn

Haha doh indeed. MJD and I set off from hanging lake one day to do the southern traverse. 45 minutes later we wandered back into hanging lake.....

Picton it is mate!

I can't repeat publicly what doogs and I did on Dromedary

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South Picton Saddle?

Could be anywhere but reminds me of Junction Ck?

RicktheHuman wrote:South Picton Saddle?

Spot on .... everyone stops when they get there, utterly stunning bit of forest.

PS I doubt Junction Creek has looked like that in millennia!!

It's a distinctive place. It feels kinda spooky to me

Someone else can go

I'll jump in -

Where am I standing?

Lake Meston?

correct eggs

Next one is an old slide

That looks like the plateau with tarns on the way to Wild Dog Creek in Walls of Jerusalem . So are you at Solomons Jewels with Clumner Bluff in the background?

stepbystep wrote:PS I doubt Junction Creek has looked like that in millennia!!

I think I haven't been there in millennia (decade maybe).

Yes beardless - this is Solomons Jewels - however the mountain at the back is King Davids Peak above Herods Gate

eggs wrote:Yes beardless - this is Solomons Jewels - however the mountain at the back is King Davids Peak above Herods Gate

Of course. Right place but I was thinking it was looking in the opposite direction.

How about this one?

Top of Russel Falls?

Fast and correct Graham. Trying to spot a platypus at dusk. We didn't see one.

This rather poor quality slide goes back to 1973. What mountain was I on?

Are you on Emmett? Love seeing old slides from around the state.

bogholesbuckethats wrote:Are you on Emmett? Love seeing old slides from around the state.

Not too far from Emmett but I haven't been up there.

Take 2 - Barn Bluff?

bogholesbuckethats wrote:Take 2 - Barn Bluff?

Sorry, I got tied up with the grandchildren and forgot about this.
Yes, it was from Barn Bluff.

All good.

Next..

Looks like up on Three Thumbs somewhere?

Geevesy wrote:Looks like up on Three Thumbs somewhere?

Sure is Geevesy, great little walk.

Thanks BHBH.

Sorry for the delay - where was I today? Should be pretty easy.

Lady Lake Hut

If I'm right, anybody can go. I'm out today.