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 - 21 May 2011

I have started a new blog which can be found here

Thanks to Col Gibson (and his friends Robert Miller and Alan Fairley) who went through and identified a lot of my wildflower photos (and some lizards and snakes). I have placed these photos in a special gallery called - Blue Mountains Wildflowers

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

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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 Mountains
• 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

• On one bushwalk along the Colo River I did find a new species of Tea Tree - the rare Leptospermum spectabile
  

• 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 - Copland Pass, The Three Passes, Traverse of the Princess Mountains, The 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)

  • 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

  • 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
  • September 18 - 19 - A walk to Blue Gum Forest in the Grose Valley of the Blue Mts
  • September 25 - 26 - A walk to the Red Rocks
  • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River - October long weekend
  • A photographic essay - taken on a daywalk to Valley of The Waters and National Pass, Wentworth Falls
  • Two treks in Nepal - The Three Passes in the Solukhumbu and a trek near Mt Annapurna
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
  
  

  • 2011

  • Tasmania - A traverse of the Central Plateau - April
  • A traverse of Donkey Mountain in the Wolgan Valley - May
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Blue Rocks via McLeans Pass, Point Cameron, Pantoneys Crown and Baal Bone Point
  • July 3 - 9 Mittagong to Katoomba Walk
  • July 16 - 17 Walk to the Red Rocks
  • July 30 - 31 - Traverse of Mt Solitary, Jamison Valley, Blue Mts
  • August 13 - 14 - Grose Valley Walk, Blue Mts
  • September 24 - 29 - Blue Breaks Walk (Kanangra - Kowmung River - Broken Rock Range)
  • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River - October long weekend
  • The SUBW Xmas walk to the Coxs River (17-18 Dec)
    
  
  

  • 2012

  • Tasmania - A Traverse of The Western Arthur Range in South West Tasmania - January
  • A walk to Splendour Rock in the Blue Mountains - February
  • Easter - Blue Breaks Walk (Kanangra Walls - Axehead Range - Bimlow Tableland - Broken Rock Range)
  • April 14 - 15 Walk to the Red Rocks, Blue Mts
  • May 12 - 13 - Walk to Wollangambe Crater near Bell. Blue Mts
  • May 19 - 20 - Walk to Mt Solitary, Jamison Valley, Blue Mts
  • June 2 - 3 - Walk in the Grose Valley - Blue Mts
    
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Blue Rocks (Baal Bone Gap, Baal Bone Point, Pantoneys Crown, Point Cameron, Wolgan/Capertee divide)
  • June 16 - 17 - Donkey Mountain Walk in the Wolgan Valley
  • June 23 - 24 - Great North Walk - the section between Brooklyn and Hornsby
  • July 3 - 5 - Upper Grose Valley Walk - Blue Mountains
  • July 7 - 8 - Colo Meroo Walk - Northern Blue Mts
  • July 11 - Wentworth Falls and Valley of the Waters - Blue Mountains
  • July 14-15 - A walk to Asgard Plateau - Mt Victoria - Blue Mountains
  • July 21-22 A short walk in the Northern Blue Mountains
  • August - 18-19 - A weekend Photo-pfaffing in the Blue Mountains (Grose Valley, Gardens of Stone National Park)
  • September 1-2 - Blue Gum Forest 80th Anniversary Walk
  • September 8 - 9 - A weekend spent in the Blue Mountains (Perrys Lookdown, Asgard Plateau, Mt Wilson, Rigby Hill, Mt Tomah - Botanic Gardens)
  • September 22-23 - A walk to Splendour Rock in the Blue Mountains
  • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River - October Long weekend
  • October 3 - 4 - Anvil Rock Lookout and Blue Gum Forest at Blackheath
  • October 13-14 - Asgard Plateau and Thor Head in the Blue Mounatins
  • October 27-28 - Lockleys Pylon and Blue Gum Forest in the Grose Valley, Blue Mountains
  • November 4 - A walk to Curracurrang and Curracurrong in Royal National Park
  • November 18 - Great North Walk - the section between Thornleigh and Hornsby
  • November 24-25 - A walk down Breakfast Creek to the Coxs River. After the walk we went out to watch a passing storm at Anvil Rock Lookout at Blackheath
  • The SUBW Xmas walk to the Coxs River (15-16 Dec)
• 2013

• January 16 - Leura Cascades and the cliffs of Leura and Katoomba, Blue Mountains
• January 20 - Glenbrook Gorge, Blue Mountains
• February 24 - Waitara Creek and Berowra Creek near Hornsby
• March 2 - Leura Cascades
• March 3 - Empire Pass and the waterfalls of North Lawson and also the waterfalls of South Lawson
• March 9 - Wentworth Falls Waterfalls - National Pass - Valley of the Waters
• March 17 - Terrace Falls at Hazelbrook
• Easter Walk - Lower Kowmung River and a traverse of the Gangerang Range
• April - 6 - Empire Pass - daywalk at Lawson
• April 7 - Otford to Burning Palms in Royal National Park
• April - 13-15 - A walk to Mt Solitary - Jamison Valley, Blue Mts
• April 17 - Sassafras Gully - a day walk from Faulconbridge to Springwood in the Blue Mts
• April 19-21 - Three days spent up the Blue Mountains - mainly photographing. Visiting the Nature Walk at Wentworth Falls, Perrys Lookdown and Anvil Rock at Blackheath, Govetts Leap and Braeside Creek at Blackheath, dawn at Evans Lookout at Blackheath and then a walk from Centennial Glen to Porters Pass at Blackheath
• April 23-24 - Two daywalks in Royal National Park - The Coastal Track
• April 25-28 - The Red Rocks in Wollemi National Park
• May 4-5 - Castle Head - Narrow Neck
• May 11-12 - A walk in the Blue Rocks Area to near Mt Harvey as a memorial walk to Pete Harvey (SUBW)
• May 18-19 - Two days spent in the Blue Mountains. First we visited Gordon Falls and the Pool of Siloam at Leura, then we went to Hanging Rock overlooking the Grose Valley at Blackheath, then a walk down the Little Zig Zag and Rienits Pass at Mt Victoria.
  

• 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
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
  

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
• Capertee Pinnacles - near the Red Rocks
  

Photos from trips during

• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
  

• Cycling - including mountain biking

  • Rides
  
  

Mountain Biking Vidoes on YouTube

• Cross Country Skiing

• Ski Trips

• Caving

• Caving Trips
  

• Photography
  

• Illawarra Coast - September 2012
• Photos taken on a bush regeneration weekend on Goat Island in Port Jackson
• Cityscapes - Photos taken in Sydney - 23 March 2013
  

Friends Home Pages

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