With shorter winter daylight hours and only multi-day Abels left for us in the north of Tasmania, our adventures now tend to take us southwards. But like most people, weContinue readingSnowy South
The Abels mentions that Wentworth Hills is “rarely-visited” and often “overlooked”. We can see why. Perhaps we are being a little ungracious because for all the work required to getContinue readingWentworth Hills
Chapter Lake lies roughly 4km south-west of the end of Mersey Forest Road. Known more widely as the location of the impressive Grail Falls, the sheltered camping area nearby offersContinue readingChapter Lake
Mt. Ida’s sharp dolerite point stands guard over the ancient rainforest below that line the shores of Ida Bay and Lake St. Clair. Whether one catches the ferry or walksContinue readingMt. Ida
We had previously completed the royal tour of Volume 1 of The Abels (Mts. Albert and Victoria) and so it seemed suitably fitting that our first Abel from Volume 2Continue readingMt. King William I
It was whilst wandering The Overland Track that I first glimpsed Twin Spires and thought “one day my pretty, one day”. Well that day had arrived. It had arrived byContinue readingTwin Spires
Arguably the most remote Abel in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, the Mountains of Jupiter is an extended, elevated range of tarn-pocketed boulders that extends between Lake Artemis andContinue readingMountains of Jupiter
We had first viewed Mt. Hugel from high on the summit of Mt. Rufus back in August 2019. If it wasn’t for the fact we were standing knee deep inContinue readingMount Hugel
To the south west of Mt. Patrick lies Mt. Penny West, another just-high-enough mountain flanking Arthurs Lake. Like its neighbour, it’s quite a short walk and both are usually undertakenContinue readingMt. Penny West
Mt. Patrick lies on the eastern bank of Arthurs Lake, on the southern end of the Den Tier on Tasmania’s Central Plateau. This rather short walk is usually done inContinue readingMt. Patrick
Millers Bluff stands proud of the eastern edge of Tasmania’s central plateau area, surrounded to the west by the valley of Lake River, and lowland plains on the other three.Continue readingMillers Bluff
Nescient Peak has one of those unfortunate reputations of peaks whose Abels’ status is merely one of mathematical chance rather than any long standing historical interest in climbing its summit.Continue readingNescient Peak
Perrins Bluff is the taller and more remote of two distinct rocky outcrops that occupy the southern end of the steep ridgeline shared with Mt. Achilles. The elevated saddle betweenContinue readingPerrins Bluff
One of my biggest fears in life is spiders. Like ‘jump out the window and burn the house down’ fear if I see one. It’s totally irrational – a bitContinue readingMt. Barrow
I love Greek mythology and the name Achilles brings thoughts of the Trojan wars and the heroic fighter – Achilles. I am also more than a little partial to theContinue readingMt. Achilles
Leonards Tarn is a small lake west of the Overland Track, situated in the middle of the valley that bridges Mt. Thetis with Mt. Achilles and Perrins Bluff. Despite theContinue readingLeonards Tarn
