Views to the south west from the summit trail
On top of the Mountain!! Day 78
Through the night the fridge a start playing up and by early morning has turned into a freezer. Alan tries to fix it and we leave camp not knowing whether we will have to defrost when we get back this afternoon!! There is a new cook who has started at the station kitchen so we may have to test her out tonight!! The clouds have cleared and the sky is blue as we head off to the beginning of the Summit walk. We leave the start of the trail at 8am for the 12km hike not sure what to expect but have plenty of water and food. There are 2 options for the first 3km, and easier trail (grade 4) or the harder gully trail (grade 5) which we decide to tackle. It takes us 2 hours of climbing up huge boulders but in the early morning it is not too hot and we make it to the summit trail happy with our achievement. It takes another hour to reach the top and while not easy is a little gentler climb. At the top we meet Dave who is our next door neighbour at the camp and we enjoy our lunch and a sit down. The views are spectacular and well worth the climb but after half an hour we decide we had better try and get down!! It is getting warm and we decide to walk the summit trail all the way down to see the different track. Not sure if our legs are very tired but the climb down is harder than we thought as there are loose stones and you have to be careful with every step. We make it back to the trail start in 5 and half hours and we are very glad to have achieved it and be back in the car very weary but satisfied. A shower and a cool drink are enjoyed in the shade of the lovely gum trees back at our camp while we plan our drive back to Carnarvon tomorrow.
Through the night the fridge a start playing up and by early morning has turned into a freezer. Alan tries to fix it and we leave camp not knowing whether we will have to defrost when we get back this afternoon!! There is a new cook who has started at the station kitchen so we may have to test her out tonight!! The clouds have cleared and the sky is blue as we head off to the beginning of the Summit walk. We leave the start of the trail at 8am for the 12km hike not sure what to expect but have plenty of water and food. There are 2 options for the first 3km, and easier trail (grade 4) or the harder gully trail (grade 5) which we decide to tackle. It takes us 2 hours of climbing up huge boulders but in the early morning it is not too hot and we make it to the summit trail happy with our achievement. It takes another hour to reach the top and while not easy is a little gentler climb. At the top we meet Dave who is our next door neighbour at the camp and we enjoy our lunch and a sit down. The views are spectacular and well worth the climb but after half an hour we decide we had better try and get down!! It is getting warm and we decide to walk the summit trail all the way down to see the different track. Not sure if our legs are very tired but the climb down is harder than we thought as there are loose stones and you have to be careful with every step. We make it back to the trail start in 5 and half hours and we are very glad to have achieved it and be back in the car very weary but satisfied. A shower and a cool drink are enjoyed in the shade of the lovely gum trees back at our camp while we plan our drive back to Carnarvon tomorrow.
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