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14 Dec 2018: Mt Buller West Ridge (Timbertop Saddle to Mirimbah)
Photos:
Robert Ian Mair, Mark Simpson, Anita Wu
Our Saturday morning arrival at Mirambah was...
At the walk start point we quickly donned...
Setting off on the Timbertop track.
It was well used and relatively easy...
Near the summit of Mt Timbertop it became a...
The summit was a good place to rest, study...
The track from the other side of the saddle...
A large patch of green looked promising for...
Alas, we were soon into light scrub and...
Our leader made sure we did not get...
The occasional clear patch was welcome. It...
The clear view also gave a chance to review...
The going became steeper and the scrub...
The rain had stopped but the wet vegetation...
A sharp drop brought us to an old logging...
Another clear area and some sturdy survivors...
Mark checks our location and the number of...
Back on the move through relatively open...
Regrowth was already well established in the...
Logging access tracks interspersed the...
Looking back we could see Mt Timbertop...
It was more off a scramble over loose rock...
The hilltop coup had been logged even...
Once over the top and out of the thick...
A recently cleared path through some of the...
By late afternoon we were at the start of...
It was only another two kilometers to our...
The West Ridge to Mt Buller stood out in the...
Our leader, Agajan, relaxed as he checked...
It was a small camping area but sufficient...
The setting sun had cameras snapping.
On Sunday morning the overnight rains had...
Undeterred we prepared to leave.
The well-defined West Ridge Track rolled...
Mt Buller is clearly in our sights.
The track sticks close to the sharply...
To both sides there are stunning views...
Trish takes the climb with ease.
At our backs the surrounding valley is...
Nearing the top of another foothill and we...
As we continue to climb we find ourselves...
Agajan pushes on out front as we come close...
We are grateful that the high winds of the...
Agajan points forward to some of the rock...
Edging around a rock outcrop.
This next climb got Trish's attention!
A marker appears up ahead.
Fortunately we are still on track!
We take time to look around.
Not far to go now.
The final ascent looms up before us through...
A small drop before the ascent.
The scramble begins.
At times the shifting cloud makes it harder...
Finally the structure on the peak of Mt...
The sign says it all. Does this mean that...
A well-earned pause at the top.
Refreshed from the pause at the top we head...
The ridge defines the way forward as we make...
We continue on the Mirimbah Spur on a track...
With the scrub getting too thick and time...
Rain blurs the camera lens as we drop the...
