Bender & Xing

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

Mt. Emmett had been on our mind for a while. Ever since a spring trip into Waterfall Valley had turned into a full blown snow mission – rendering Mt. EmmettContinue readingMt. Emmett

Wandering along The Overland Track, many a hiker has admired the views of Barn Bluff on approach to Cradle Cirque. But, off to its right as you approach the BarnContinue readingMt. Inglis

While its flat, vegetated summit is overshadowed and mostly hidden by its taller and more shapely neighbours in the North East of the state, Mt. Maurice offers a pleasant andContinue readingMt. Maurice

We had previously attempted Mersey Crag as a day trip a month earlier, coming in from the west after summiting Clumner Bluff. Unfortunately we had badly underestimated the time neededContinue readingMersey Crag

Mt. Othrys was approved by the Nomenclature Board in 1994 subsequent to a submission by Bill Wilkinson, author of The Abels. In Greek mythology it was from the fortress onContinue readingMt. Othrys

With Ben and a mate off climbing Mt. Maurice – which I had previously visited – it was time for a solo adventure. But where to? I chose Mt. JerusalemContinue readingMt. Jerusalem