I recently completed a video made up of photos taken in the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in South West Tasmania. This is one of my favourite places for bushwalking in Australia. Its also a place that I have visited quite a few times, and have been fortunate to experience a range of weather conditions. To view a sunrise from one of the high peaks of the range is very special. I think the Arthur Range contains not only the best glacial scenery in Australia, but also Australia’s best peak – Federation Peak.
It is not easy country to traverse. A lot of scrambling is required, all food and equipment must be carried – often for 12 days or more for a full traverse of both the Western Arthurs and the Eastern Arthurs. And the weather is often notoriously bad. The slide show is made up from scanned slides from trips in the 1980’s to the early 2000’s, and then digital photos taken more recently.
Like my earlier slide show videos, it is best watched at full 4K resolution on an ultra high definition monitor or TV. If watching on a Macintosh computer then use Chrome browser rather than Safari to see the 4K stream.
I hope it allows people who are not able to visit the Range to get feel for its grandeur and beauty.
Hi Dave,
I always enjoy your pictures of the WA’s. I first found your pics and blog about 13 years ago, before hiking the Western Arthurs myself with a group of blokes.
Your epic hike in 75! Not a lot of light weight equipment back then.
The same group (give or take) have been hiking in Tassie and NZ since the late 80’s.
We’re all getting a bit old these days and the last few hikes have been a little less intense. (Strategically planning huts around our walks.) Just got back from Lees Paddock, Mt. Ossa, Never Never, Junction Lake, Mt Rogoona. Slept in a hut every night!
However, we have decided to give the WA’s another crack before we keel over. Looking at heading back in Feb / March 2022.
Must admit, I’m a little nervous about some of the more “exciting” parts of the hike.
We were there in 2009 and some parts of the track were a little “questionable” then. I assume they are much worse now?
When was your last visit?
Any thoughts or advice you’d like to offer.
Thanks.
Rob
I don’t think the range will be that much different to what you have experienced before. The main factor, is, and always has been the weather. My last trip was back in 2018 – February – March. The blog does have a search function.