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| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Mt Bartle Frere - Western Approach (Wooroonooran National Park) |
30 Oct, 2021 |
Very Hard |
16km return 12 hrs |
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| A lot of misinformation in the above description. The walk is NOT 7.7km. It’s closer to 10km one way and yes, it is very hard. The total elevation gain is 1088m, not 890. The elevation graph is accurate up to about 5km. Then, that squiggly line should be a lot longer. When we got to 7.5km as per our Garmin watch, we expected to be very close to the top until we spotted the summit, another almost 3km away. And it was a slow and arduous 3km with terribly uneven ground, roots, rocks etc and I don’t think I’ve ever ducked under, vaulted over or walked around so many fallen trees in my life. It took around 4 and a half hours to eventually reach the summit and almost the same time back down. I class myself as fairly fit (am a mountaineer) and could probably have done the uphill in about 3.5 hours and the downhill in maybe 3 had I been on my own. But after having read the above notes, I took my partner (above average fitness but less so than me) up and she really struggled on the way down. We began at 5:30AM and couldn’t believe the amount of walkers dragging heavy packs up in the afternoon heat and humidity on our way down. If you attempt this ascent, prepare for a long, strenuous day, take lots of water and food. It’s possible to do it in one day if you’re fit and if you start early. I found it tougher than the Eastern approach which is a fairly unrelenting uphill quad burner but is shorter, with a better track. |
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