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20 Jan 2023: Mt Cobbler from the West
Photos:
Leigh WYKES; Celesta FONG
Approaching Mount Cobbler from the West
The walk starts climbing through open...
Ray leads the way
The climbing is tiring.
Some Summer wildflowers along the way
And some steep rocky pinches
Lunch in the shade at the top of a rocky...
Steadily uphill after lunch
Another rest stop as the day gets hotter.
Llittle Cobbler affords views back over our...
Heavy bush in the saddle opens to an...
The bush opens as we start climbing in the...
Steep climbing ahead
Getting serious
Worse to come.
A bit of contemplation
Which way to go?
A wall of rock ahead
Cliffs around the summit
Ray finds a scrambled route to emerge at the...
Adrian stops to look back.
Bold skies in montane landscape
A man on a mountain
The highest point is mounted
Views in every direction
From the northern cliff edge
and our route to the South
Looking behind
Views back to Little Cobbler
6 PM and a ravine still to cross
The final ascent before dropping down to...
Camp is pitched and water collected before...
Sunday starts fine as we descend past Lake...
To the cliff-edge top of Dandongadale Falls
A lovely Mountain Milkwort nearby.
Time to take in the view before
Heading down the road
Views from the road to the Dandongadale...
Then straight down into thick bush.
Where an unexpected plant, the Clustered...
An early lunch is taken by the stream below...
Exploring up the Dandongadale River, Walking...
Climbing obstacles
Messy detours.
Ray still leading
Keith scrambling
Past waterfalls
Small waterfalls
Tall waterfalls
Serious rock-hopping
And bush-bashing
Approaching the Falls
All the scambling, climbing,,splashing and...
Dandongadale Falls are spectacular from below
A posed picture is mandatory.
The rock-pool looks irresistible for...
Descending now treacherous, wet rocks is...
A challenging and extremely rewarding PC....
