Welcome to david-noble.net

This is the home page of David Noble

Above - Me on the summit of the Acropolis, Tasmania (photo by Chuin Nee Ooi)

My other (older) home page is located here. This new website is mainly a repository of photos.

This page was created on 31 December 2004. Last revision - 8 April 2009

You can email me at dnoble (at) ozemail.com.au

So far this website has the following sections that reflect my interests -

• Bushwalking

• My Essay - A Peakbaggers Guide to the Reserve. Useful if you are walking in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania

• A photographic essay - The Arthur Range. Photos taken in the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges, Tasmania (One of my favourite places)
  

• A (mainly) photographic essay - The Greater Blue Mountains (First version completed) Includes -
  

• Kanangra
• Kowmung Country
  
• Blue Breaks
• Coxs Country
• Narrow Neck and Mt Solitary
• The Blue Labyrinth and the Lower Blue Mounains
• The Upper Blue Mountains
• The Grose Valley
  
• Wollangambe Wilderness
• Colo Country
• Lower Wolgan Valley
• Gardens of Stone
  
• Coorongooba - Numietta Labyrinth
• The Widden Valley
  
• The Bylong Labyrinth
  

• I am a member of SUBW - Sydney University Bushwalkers

• I have been scanning some old slides of early bushwalks (1973 - 76 so far). This is a work in progress. Visit this page on my old website

• I have scanned an old Hobart Walking Club  Tasmanian Route Guide and parts of some old maps and placed them online here
  

• Selected Major Trips (and some minor ones) -

• 1972

• My first long bushwalk - 7 days - Kanangra Walls to Katoomba via Yeranderie
  

• 1973

• Easter - Blue Breaks Walk - Byrnes Gap to Katoomba via Axehead Range and Green Wattle Ck
• August - Broken Rock Range Traverse in the Blue Breaks
  

• 1974

• May - Blue Breaks - Lacys Tableland, Bimlow Tableland and Broken Rock Range
• August - Blue Breaks - Kanangra to Katoomba vai Tonalli Tablelands in the Blue Breaks

• 1975 

• February - Photos taken on a 23 day walk in South West Tasmania. I have divided the photos in three parts -
• Part 1 - Southern Ranges to Precipitous Bluff, South Coast and Port Davey Tracks to Junction Creek
• Part 2 - Western Arthurs Traverse
• Part 3 - Eastern Arthurs Traverse
• May - Blue Breaks Walk - Lacys Canyon and Bimlow Tableland
• August - Wollangambe Wilderness Traverse - Mt Irvine to Newnes via Mt Mistake

• 1976

• Overland Track - Tasmania - February 1976 (10 day trip)
• Mt Anne Circuit, Western Arthurs Traverse, Eastern Arthurs and South Picton Range Traverse. South West Tasmania (18 day trip)
• May - Blue Breaks Walk - Tonalli Tablelands, Bimlow Tablends, Broken Rocks Range
  
• A 10 day solo walk - Bemboka to Snowball (Southern Ranges of NSW)
  
• A Winter Traverse of the Western Arthur Range in August 1976

• 1976 - 78 (Mainly)

  • Photos taken in the Yodellers Area of Widden Valley - Far northern Blue Mts

• 1977

• Visit to Hartz Mountains and Weld River - Tasmania
• Visit to Southern Reserve (Cradle Mountain National Park), Tasmania - including a full traverse of the Du Cane Range
• Photos taken on a 20 day walk in South West Tasmania. A traverse of the King William, Spires and Prince of Wales Ranges in January - February 1977

• 1978

• Visit to Southern Reserve (Cradle Mountain National Park), Tasmania. September 1978 (8 day trip)

• • 1979

  • Four Walks in New Zealand - Copeland Pass, The Three Passes, Traverse of the Princess Mountains, Routeburn Track
  • Visit to Southern Reserve (Cradle Mountain National Park) and Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania. May 1979 (12 day trip)
  • Sept 79 - A Walk in the Blue Breaks - Southern Blue Mts
    

  • 1980

  • Dec/Jan 80 - Tasmania - Traverse of Wilmot and Frankland Ranges, Visit to Mt Anne. (9 day trip)
  • Jan 80 - Tasmania - Visit to Cradle Mountain N.P. (12 day trip)
  • Jan 80 - Tasmania - Rafting trip down middle Franklin River (6 day trip)
  • Jan 80 - Tasmania - An attempt on the Arthur Range which turned out to be a Five Day Trip to Junction Creek
    
  • May 80 - Tasmania - Traverse of Western Arthur Range. (10 day trip)
    
  • Jun 80 - Tasmania - Visit to Cradle Mountain N.P.(7 day trip)
  • Sept 80 - Tasmania - Another attempt on the Western Arthurs in Winter - we only did an A to E Traverse
    
  • Dec 80 - Tasmania - Trip accross Central Plateau (Higgs track, Walls of Jerusalem, Traveller Range, Du Cane Range) to Cradle Mountain N.P.(12 day trip)
  
  

  • 1981

  • A Traverse of the Prince of Wales Range in South West Tasmania during January 1981
  • Lilo trip down the Weld River, South West Tasmania during January 1981
    
  • Dec 81/Jan 82     - Tasmania - Visit to Cradle Mountain N.P., Frenchmans Cap N.P. (12 day trip)

  • 1982

  • Jan 82 - Tasmania - Liloing trip down Denison River, visit to Gordon Splits.(8 day trip)
  • Jan 82 - Tasmania - Traverse of Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges.(12 day trip)
  • Dec 82 - Tasmania - Rafting trip down the Franklin River.(10 day trip)

  • 1983

  • Jan 83 - Tasmania - Traverse of Eastern Arthur Range.(7 day trip)
  • Jan 83 - Tasmania - Liloing trip - Craycroft River. (6 day trip)
  • Dec 83 - Tasmania - Traverse of Snowy and Jubilee Ranges, visit to Weld River.(6 day trip)

  • 1984

  • Jan 84 - Tasmania - Visit to Cradle Mountain N.P. and traverse of Eldon Range.(12 day trip)
  • May 84 - Tasmania - Visit to Cradle Mountain N.P.(12 day trip) - the Overland Track from south to north
    

  • 1985

  • Jan 85 - New Zealand - Routeburn Track - Caples Valley
  • Jan 85 - New Zealand - Garden of Eden

  • 1986

  • Two trips in New Zealand - The traverse of the Cameron Mountains and a trip to the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers
  • May 86 - Tasmania - Walls of Jerusalem to Cradle Mountain N.P.(12 day trip)

  • 1987

  • Jan 87 - Tasmania - Trip to Western Arthur, Norold Ranges, Old River, Eastern Arthur Range.(12 day trip)
  • Jan 87 - Tasmania - Partial Traverse of Western Arthur Range (A - K) (4 day trip)
  • Jul 87 - Tasmania - Partial Traverse of Western Arthur Range (A - K) (12 day trip)
    

  • 1988

  • Photos taken on a trip to Patagonia, South America - Cerro Hudson trip (Chile), Cerro Tronador (Argentina)
  • The SUBW PBT to the Kowmung River
    

  • 1989

  • Jan 89 - Tasmania - Visit to the Southern Reserve (Cradle Mountain N.P.) (10 day trip)
  • Jan 89 - Tasmania - Trip to Southern Ranges and South Coast  Track.(10 day trip)
  • March 89 - SUBW Freshers Walk - Breakfast Ck, Coxs River
    

  • 1990

  • Photos taken on a trip to Kenya and Uganda, Africa

  • 1991

  • Trip through Rennies Tunnel, Narrow Neck - with SUBW
    
  • The SUBW PBT to the Kowmung River
  • Dec 91 - Tasmania - Visit to Central Plateau - Higgs Track, Walls of Jerusalem, Chinaman Plains, Mtsof Jupiter, Cathedral Mtn, Du Cane Range Traverse (12 day trip)(new)

  • 1992

  • Jan 92 - Tasmania - Traverse of Western Arthur Range (12 day trip)
  • Jan 92  - Tasmania - Visit to Mt Field N.P. (4 day trip)
  • Dec 92 - Tasmania - Cradle Mountain N.P.(8 day trip)

  • 1993

  • Jan 93 - Tasmania - Visit to Mt Anne region (8 day trip)
  • Dec 93 - Tasmania - Visit to Central Plateau - Walls of Jerusalem to Cradle Mountain N.P.(10 day trip)

  • 1994

  • Dec 94 - New Zealand - Murchison Glacier - Barron Saddle

  • 1995

  • Jan 95 - New Zealand - Nelson Lakes - Lewis Pass
  • An Easter walk on the Central Plateau of Tasmania - April 1995. Higgs Track, Walls of Jerusalem, Chinaman Plains, Traveller Range, Du Cane Range (new)

  • 1996

  • NZ - Mt Owen - Mt Arthur
  • NZ - Lewis Pass - Nelson Lakes

  • 1997

  • Jan 97 - Tasmania - The Overland Track (Including partial traverses of the Pelion and Du Cane Ranges)
  • Jan 97 - Tasmania - Travese of the Eastern and Western Arthur Ranges

  • 1998

  • Jan 98 - New Zealand - Anatoki River - Dragons Teeth - Douglas - Peel Range Traverse (Kahurangi NP)
  • Jan 98 - New Zealand - Travers - Sabine Circuit (Nelson Lakes NP)
    

  • 1999

  • Jan 99 - Tasmania - Central Plateau Walk (Higgs Track, Walls of Jerusalem, Chinamen Plains, Mts of Jupiter, Traveller Range, Du Cane Range) -  a 14 day solo walk
  • Jan 99 - Tasmania - Traverse of Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges - an 11 day solo trip
  
  

  • 2000

  • Photos taken on an Easter walk across the Tasmanian Highlands (from Higgs Track to the Du Cane Range)
    

  • 2001
    

    • Photos taken on Three Tasmanian Walks - Jan 2001 and Easter 2001.
      
    • Circumnavigation of Lake St Clair via Mt Olympus, Du Cane Range and Traveller Range
    • South West Tasmania - Mt Hopetoun Traverse, Traverse of Eastern Arthur Range and Western Arthur Range
    • Easter on the Central Plateau - Higgs Track, Lake Nameless, Walls of Jerusalem, Chinaman Plains, Mts of Jupiter, Traveller Range, Du Cane Range
    • A Walk on the tops near Newnes - May
    • A Colo Walk - Angorawa Creek - Parr West - Drip Rock Trail - May
    • A walk in the Bylong Labyrinth (June Long weekend)
      
    • Photos taken on a walk to Lovers Leap near the Yodellers in the Widden Valley are of the Northern Blue Mts - July
    • A Walk in the Blue Breaks (Tonalli Mountain, Axehead Mountain, Lacys Tableland, Bimlow Tableland) October

  • 2002

    • A Traverse of the Frankland Range in January 2002
      
    • A Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania in January 2002. Higgs Track - Lake Nameless - Walls of Jerusalem - Chinaman Plains - Ling Roth Lakes - Mountains of Jupiter - Cathedral Mountain
      
    • A Walk through the Reserve (Cradle Mt to Lake St Clair) in Tasmania in April 2002

  • 2003

    • Photos taken on a Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania - January 2003
    • Photos taken on a Traverse of the Arthur Range - Tasmania - January 2003

  • 2004

    • Three Walks in New Zealand in January
      • Walk 1 - Dragons Teeth
      • Walk 2 - Travers - Sabine Circuit
      • Walk 3 - Traverse of the Arthur Range
    • An Easter walk in Cradle Mountain National Park
    • Three Walks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California (most of the John Muir Trail - from Yosemite to Whitney Portal)
      
    • Trip to the Red Rocks
    • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River
    • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River

  • 2005

    • A Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania in April 2005
    • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Red Rocks
    • July - A six day walk in the Blue Breaks, Southern Blue Mountains
    • July - A daywalk to Red Ledge Pass and the Devils Hole (Blue Mts)
    • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River
    • Return to the Yodellers in the Widden Valley. October 2005
    • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
    
    

  • 2006

  • Tasmania - The Southern Reserve - January 2006
  • Tasmania - Traverse of the Arthur Range (Western and Eastern Arthurs) - January 2006
  • Blue Mts - Mt Solitary Traverse - May 2006
  • Blue Mts - Red Rocks Traverse - June Long Weekend
  • Blue Mts - Katoomba to Picton - July 2006
  • A walk to the Kowmung River to celebrate Ashley's birthday
  • A walk from Mt Victoria to Blackheath via the Grose Valley - August 2006
  • Two walks in Europe - the Walkers Haute Route from Chamonix ( France) to Zermatt (Switzerland) and the GR20 In Corsica
  • SUBW 60th Anniversary - Dinner and Daywalk in Royal National Park, October 2006
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River

  • 2007

  • New Zealand - walking near Lewis Pass, Mt Cook, Cascade Saddle and the Dart River and near Arthurs Pass
    
  • Blue Mts - Coxs River Walk - May 2007
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Red Rocks, Northern Blue Mts
  • June/July - Another walk to the Red Rocks - this time Tarrin's Farewell Walk
  • September - A birthday walk to the Red Rocks
  • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River - October long weekend
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
  
  

  • 2008

  • Tasmania - Traverse of the Western Arthur Range
  • A wet Easter Walk to the Kowmung River
  • A traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania - April
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to Baal Bone Tops - Pantoneys Crown and the Blue Rocks
  • June 21-22 - Another Baal Bone Walk - this time on the Wolgan Tops
  • July 19 - 20 - More walking on the Wolgan Tops - this time to the Red Rocks
  • Two walks in Europe - The Alta Via 2 in the Dolomite Mountains, Italy and the Alpine Pass Route - from Sargans to Montreux in Switzerland
  • October 18-19 - Back to the Red Rocks to celebrate some birthdays
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
  
  

  • 2009

  • New Zealand - Two walks - the Young, Wilkin and East Matukituki Valleys via Gillespie and Rabbit Passes and the Caples - Greenstone Circuit
  • The SUBW Freshers Walk - to the Colo River at Canoe Creek, March 2009
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Blue Rocks - via Baal Bone Gap and Pantoneys Crown and Point Cameron
  • June 27-28 - A walk along Donkey Mountain in the Wolgan Valley
  • Tasmania - The Overland Track in Winter - July 2009
  • September 26 - 27 - Back to the Red Rocks to celebrate some birthdays.
  • The SUBW PBT Walk to the Kowmung River - October long weekend
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River, Dec 2009
  
  

  • 2010

  • New Zealand - Two walks - Richmond Range and the Travers - Sabine Circuit
  • March 13-14 - Gingra Creek Walk in the Kanangra-Boyd Wilderness
  • Easter - Blue Breaks Walk - Tonalli Mountain and Axehead Mountain
  • April 10 - A daywalk at Medlow Bath in the Blue Mts
  • April 17 - 18 - The SUBW Freshers Walk to Breakfast Ck and the Coxs River
  • April - 24 - 26 - Anzac Long weekend - walk to the Mootik Plateau and Mt Colong
  • June - 5 - 6 - A walk to Gooches Crater in the Wollangambe Wilderness
  • June 12 - 14 A walk in the Baal Bone Country of the Northern Blue Mts
  • August 14 - 15 - A walk to Mt Solitary in the Blue Mts
    

• Canyoning

Above - Me in a canyon near the Wolgan River (photo - David Forbes)

Photos of Particular Canyons

• Claustral Canyon
• King George Canyon
• Wollangambe Canyon (Tourist Section) - in 1992 - when we saw a platypus in the canyon

Photos of exploratory canyoning trips in the South Wolgan Area

• Part 1 (1974 - 76)
• Part 2 (1977 - 79)

My Essay -

Photos from trips during

• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
  

Above - Me in a new canyon in the Coorongooba area of Wollemi National Park (photo - Rik Deveridge)

• Climbing

Above - Me on "Tombstone Wall" - Mt Piddington, Blue Mts

Photos of some crags -

• Wolgan
  

Photos from trips during

• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
  

• Cycling - including mountain biking

  • Rides
  
  

Mountain Biking Vidoes on YouTube

• Cross Country Skiing

• Ski Trips

• Caving

• Caving Trips
  

Friends Home Pages

• Chris Collier has a website called Gerkin Press
• Tom Brennan's Website
• Audrey Michiels Site