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Bimberi Wilderness, May 2006
Last time we were through here we had missed the Blue Waterholes and Bimberi Peak, so we took advantage of being nearby to visit them. The weather stayed largely dry, but the winds topped 100 kph and the temperature overnight dropped to about -5 C. We were travelling with very lightweight summer gear, but we were warm enough. The day after we left the area the really bad weather arrived and the place was covered in snow.
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Day 2, Oldfields Hut - morning tea inside out of the cold winds |
Day 3, Entering Clarke Gorge at Blue Waterholes, wading |
Day 3, Travelling down Clarke Gorge |
Day 3, Limestone cliffs above us in the Gorge |
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Day 3, Seventeen Creek plain - we had winds over 100 kph here |
Day 4, Morning at Murrays Gap, -3 C overnight |
Day 4, View from top of Bimberi Peak, 1911 m, with dead snow gum from 2003 fires |
Day 5, Striking camp at Orroral Valley, -5 C overnight |
Kosciosko NP, April 2006
This was meant to be a pleasant easy stroll from Cesjacks across to Grey Mare Range, down that to the Geehi Flats, up Hannels Ridge and back along the Main Range etc to Cesjacks. It was about 130 km, but included the descent off Grey Mare Range and the subsequent 1,600 m climb up Hannels Ridge. We were carrying ultralightweight gear for benign conditions, but the weather was a little uncooperative. Fortunately, we had enough gear to cope and stay warm and dry.
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Day 2, Morning under Mailbox Hill: snow wasn't meant to happen! |
Day 3, Morning on Grey Mare Range: more snow, oh dear. |
Day 4, Wilkinson Valley, under Kosci |
Day 4, Lake Albina from Northcote |
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Day 5, Twynam - wind ~100 kph, ice on steel, I'm hanging on |
Day 5, Aquaduct Track - that's not fine weather ahead |
Day 6, Early camp near Bluff Tarn |
Day 6, The expected storm brewing up slowly |
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Day 7, 300 mm snow in morning - hum, interesting |
Day 7, Walking near Four Ways in high wind and a little snow |
Day 7, North of Smiths Perisher |
Day 7, "Morning tea" at Cesjacks (Joke! We ate inside.) |
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