Travers - Sabine Walk
Day 2 - John Tait Hut to Upper Travers Hut - and an ascent of Mt
Travers
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Above - beech trees
Above - Mt Travers
Above - The Travers Valley
Above - beech trees near Travers Falls
Above - Spaniards (very spiky speargrass) in Summit Creek valley on the
way up Mt Travers. There is no track but on the whole it it is mainly
easy going. I went by myself - Albert went off exploring the Cupola
Valley
Above - Great views of peajs above the Cupola Valley
Above - my route was up this long (and very tiring) scree to a small
saddle overlooking the Sabine Valley. Then it is easy scrambling up
loose rocks and slabs of the skyline ridge to the summit
Above - Looking down the scree
Above - Mt Cupola and Mt Hopeless from the way up
Above - Looking up my ridge
Above - The Sabine Valley and Mt Franklin
Above - Looking back down the Travers Valley
Above - One more bit to reach the summit
Above - me, on top (I was quite tired and had forgotten to bring a
waterbottle!)
Above - Looking baxck down the way I had come up
Above - back down in the nasty spaniards
Above - daisies
Above - finally back down on the Travers River
Above - and I was quite tired when I arrived at Upper Travers Hut
Above - not long after I arrived - it started raining heavily
Above - relaxing in the hut with other walkers - Albert (looking out)
and sitting - Tony, Bruce and Tracy from the Border Bushwalkers (Albury
- Wodonga, Australia) and Joe from Brisbane. Also in the hut were
Morten from Silkeborg, Denmark and Max from Germany - all interesting
and friendly company.
Above - New waterfalls on Mt Travers.
Continue to Day 3 - Over Travers Saddle and down to
Sabine Hut
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