This blog continues my record of climbs up some of the volcanic peaks on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. This one relates to Mount Maroon, a part of the Focal Point volcano in the south of Queensland. This peak lies about 120kms (or a 1 hour 45 minutes drive) south south west of Continue Reading
Mount Superbus, Queensland
Mount Superbus is the highest point in SE Queensland, of the Main Range National Park and of the Main Range Shield Volcano, a volcano that last erupted around 22 million years ago. It lies around 99 kilometres south west of Brisbane. Looking at it, you would not realise that it is the Continue Reading
Tenison Woods Mountain, Mount Mumdjin and Bithongabel
This and the next few blogs will be about my recent trip to Australia and experiences with, largely, ascents in rainforest conditions. This first blog covers the first three mountains – Tenison Woods Mountain (770m), Mount Mumdjin (1021m) and Bithongabel (1195m). Tenison Woods Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2024 (part 2)
At 19:00 GMT -4 on 17th January 2024 the second ALE team of the season summited Mount Sidley. This was less than two weeks after the first team. This is my second blog on Mount Sidley - January 2024 The second team was much smaller with just one guide and four climbers. One of the Continue Reading
Mount Sidley – January 2024 (part 1)
On 4 January 2024 the first of this year’s two ALE Mount Sidley teams summited. It looks as though they had perfect weather from start to finish. There were 11 members of the party, including ALE guides Larry Holmgren and Pedro Binfa (Chile). Unfortunately one team member had to turn Continue Reading