Traverse of Mt Hopetoun and Arthur Range (SW Tasmania)
16 - 27 January 2001
Page 2 - Eastern Arthur Range Double Traverse
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Day 6
- We climbed Luckmans Lead and traversed the Eastern Arthur
Range to camp at Hanging Lake. On the way the weather cleared
perfectly. After pitching our tents on the platforms at the lake we
quickly climbed Federation Peak and left a colourful entry in the
summit book.
Above - Looking down from the top of Luckmans Lead
Above - The Dial and the Needles
Above - Federation Peak from Stuart Saddle
Above - Federation Peak
Above - Federation Peak from the Southern Traverse
Above - Alex and Rob on the scramble up the peak
Above - Mt Hopetoun from Federation Peak
Above - Hanging Lake and Mt Geeves
Above - Alex on the summit
Above - Rob and Alex on the way down
Above - Dusk - top of Thwaites Plateau
Above - Dusk - top of Thwaites Plateau
Above - Dusk - top of Thwaites Plateau
Day 7
- Up early to photograph the sunrise. Later, a large wall of
mist rose up out of some abyss and flooded over Federation Peak - a
most impressive site! We then descended back down the range to camp
at Pass Creek
Above - Dawn - Whiz Range
Above - Dawn - Whiz Range (The Whiz Range named by Barry Higgins in the
early 60's has also been called "Tam O'Shanter", "The Craycroft Hills"
and the "Crest Range")
Above - Dawn - Federation Peak
Above - rising mist
Above - rising mist
Above - our campsite near Hanging Lake
Above - view from Hanging Lake
Above - view from Hanging Lake
Above - the Devils Thumb
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