by tastrekker » Fri 25 Apr, 2008 6:05 am
I did Mt Inglis as a long day walk from Dove Lake 10 years ago. The walk was exactly as per the description in "The Abels." We went up Marion's LO, over the Plateau to Kitchen Hut, around the side of Cradle, along Cradle and Barn Cirques. We left the Barn Bluff Track once we reached the main boulder field and rock-hopped around until we were facing Mt Inglis. From there it was a matter of just following the ridge. It is fairly open walking west from Barn. There are just a couple of brief scrubby sections (tanglefoot, scoparia, etc.) on the way up Inglis.
As we returned via the same route, I didn't traverse the terrain down to Innes Falls but I'm fairly certain it would be open walking as long as you did not descend too close to the northern shore.
We had a completely clear day. If visibility was bad, it would be vital to follow the correct bearing off Barn Bluff's western flank to avoid descending into the Fury Gorge or Lake Will. Also, Mt Inglis is a fairly small target on a broad ridge that could take you most of the way towards Tullah!
As for crossing Bluff River, I have not done it but I think it would be easy. There is a heap of tanglefoot (fagus) in the valley below the falls so I expect you could cross the river down there through tree branches if the river was raging.