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22 Jan 2021: Mt Bogong - Ropers Hut - Grey Hills
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR
With the Staircase to the top of Mt Bogong...
A 2km road section to get the legs moving...
By 10am we were passing the toilet at...
A short break at Bivouac Hut and our leader...
The ascent from the hut offered glimpses...
It was a relatively clear day and the views...
Above the tree-line the summit beckoned us...
We moved at our own pace and enjoyed the...
Alpine flowers now started to show their...
The last big climb to the top.
Off to our left the adjacent Eskdale Spur...
Bogong summit - 1986m.
After a late lunch at the summit we headed...
Approaching the hut we were welcomed by...
Arriving at Cleave Cole Hut.
Day 2 and the forecast was for even warmer...
Across the creek at the junction to Howman...
An accumulation of fallen timber across the...
Nearing the bottom and the tall trees...
Big River was not flowing fast and we made a...
Once across the other side it was time for a...
A little further along the track a snake...
The climb out of the river and up Duane Spur...
Ropers Hut was a welcome sight as we spread...
Day 3 and the forecast was for even warmer...
Near the junction with the track down Timms...
By 9:00am we were approaching Spion Kopje...
We kept above the Grey Hills track and...
Our leader again checked the map before we...
The upper reaches of Big River cascaded down...
Mountain daisies lapped at our ankles along...
The skeletons of fire-ravaged snowgums added...
By 2:30pm we were setting up camp at Bogong...
By late afternoon threatening clouds and...
Another big day ahead and we prepared for...
Approaching rain threatened as we wound our...
A short break prepared us for the next part...
Not long after we ascended into low cloud...
Michell Hut on the way down Eskdale Spur was...
Warmed, fed and rested we prepared for the...
As the rain stopped and the winds dropped we...