Mt Murchison – Part Two

And on and up we go!

Going up is ok – but kinda wasn’t looking forward to coming back down over this!

Scramble scramble

Lovely native pepper-berry.

A lot of conglomerate rock up here

Views just kept getting more amazing.

And finally coming about to a spot where we saw our destination!

Not long after this I ‘Had a Little Moment’ !!
I just overheated and felt really bad. Had to sit and take off my pack – and also charmingly throw up whatever was left in my tummy.
Yay.
Luckily I had a nurse on hand. Hat came off, gaiters off – but sadly there was no wiping of furrowed brow.
I got a bottle of water tipped down my back.
Not in the least bit romantic but it sure helped!! 😀

Still enjoying the views while I got my equilibrium back.
Jeff wanted to know if we should turn back…. “Not on your bloody life!”
Definitely not after getting that far!
It just took about 10 minutes to rest and cool down – and I was perfectly fine.
Onward!

Coming out over the other side was nothing short of spectacular!

We got to the edge where we could see the little town of Tulla

But not at the trig point!

There was no clear path to the trig point and we were not actually keen to crab walk across this rock. Trying to remind ourselves we are not lithe young things anymore.

So we decided to sit and rest and enjoy the views before going back

What a spot hey?

I took a few more snaps before we started back… then we spotted the ‘track’ that we missed that would take us to the very top.
Short debate ensued – then decided we would be annoyed for not putting in 10 more minutes of effort.

And there we go!! End in sight!

A dizzingly look down – but hard to get that from the photo!

And here is me again – just because I am happy to have made it and Jeff got a couple of nice shots of me too haha

And now time to turn and head for home!
Plus we got to use a whole new set of muscles for the long trip down. The tops of my thighs are aching badly today – mostly from putting the brakes on for a couple of hours!

What’s the worst sound when hiking in places like this?
Well… I now know its when you’ve turned a corner and behind you, you hear a great lot of earth and stones give way and go crashing down the slope and you wonder if your husband has gone with it!!
Not a nice moment. Luckily he had the other foot firmly planted and his weight was not on the part of the track that disappeared!!

Helpful ‘do not cross’ rock barriers so you don’t go wandering the wrong way

Sketchy narrow mountain tracks.

Lovely markers.

At this point I was looking for a place in the sun to sit and have something to eat.
Very excited to use my bee-wrap for my sandwiches. 😀

Doesn’t that look both pretty AND environmental?

Yummy egg sandwiches and the best seat in town.

Energy restored – time to move on.

The rope climb! Which I didn’t photograph on the way up.
So glad that was there.
Again – the photos make it hard to see how steep (vertical) this section was!

Anyway, Jeff down safe and sound

My turn.
Thought it was best to concentrate on hanging on not taking snaps

Eventually I got down too… then it was more traipsing down through the afternoon sun

What a day.
It took us not quite 6 hours!
Definitely worth all the effort – even through the aches, it was a really enjoyable day!
Hope you’ve enjoyed it from a more comfortable viewpoint!!! 😀

Cheers