Ultra Trail Race in Jamison/Megalong 17th May 2018

[wildwanderer]

The Ultra (bush run) is due to start on the 17th May 2018.

Interesting things I noticed.

- Jamision Valley will need to be reopened by that date. Good news if your wanting to walk Jamison valley soon.

- the 100km course goes down taros ladder. I wonder if they have/will repair it for the 1500 runners that will scramble down the spikes/rungs during the event?

Should be a good event. Im in awe of those who are fit enough to do these events.. Id need evacuation after the first 10km! My body hates running!

*Mods please move to main NSW section*

[creeping_moses]

You may be interested in these links which show the set up the race organisers erect every year at the Tarros Ladder:

http://www.sportzhub.com/article/north- ... tment.html
https://www.irunfar.com/2015/05/the-nor ... adder.html

There was also a great video made by a journalist at the SMH about this but I can't find it right now.

[wildwanderer]

Cheers Creeping_moses.

Impressive rigging effort for the temporary ladder. Its a shame they cant shore up the existing spikes while they are there but I guess that would involve a mountain of paperwork.

[Bushgirl]

I support family members running in this each year and will be up till the early hours again on Sunday morning . Despite this, I am concerned each year at the use of our National Park for these events, with a large number of people running up Nellies Glen, Iron Pot (although private property) and other special places (Mystery Mountain at Newnes is another). I do wonder if the organisers pay NPWS to assist with any general track maintenance. The organisers do do a good job of cleaning up year, but still....The debate between nature parks vs recreation parks and I'm definitely in the nature park camp (so to speak).

[rcaffin]

But you don't NEED to go down Tarros ladders! It is just as fast to WALK down Duncans Pass next to it.

Cheers
Roger
(Or is it Dunphy Pass? I forget.)

[tom_brennan]

The walk down route is Wallaby Track or Gundungura Pass. Frank Duncan (and party) didn't find the walk down pass, they climbed down where the spikes are today.

[rcaffin]

Hi Tom
There are N variations on the naming and the history, where N is a large number. I have seen "Duncan's Pass" written in some places.
I have a feeling that "Wallaby Track" refers to a route under the cliffs on the west side on the whole peninsula, possibly from a very old Dunphy map.

Cheers
Roger

[tom_brennan]

Agree re the large number of variations of naming. However, there was quite a bit of discussion in the bushwalking community in the late 1930s, which is summarised in this thread, and I think it gives a fairly clear picture of where things finally landed in 1940:
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14794