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Greeting All:
Has anyone climbed at Mount Augustus?
We are considering organising a CAWA trip there from the 3rd ato the 11th of July. Any info would be appreciated.
Glenn,
There is a short peice on Mt Augustus in the Northern Rock Guidebook (Stone Productions).
I was last at Mt A in 1998, following some massive autumn & winter rainfall events. It is a great place, especially after rain, beautiful outback landscape, plenty of wildlife, with tonkloads on rock & potential, although due to fairly extreme weathering rock quality can be an issue.
While I was not there specifically for climbing, I did note the potential. The rock is unusual ancient sandstone, which tells many a geological story and the peak dwarfts midget rocks like Uluru!! .The main cliff line on the north face is very conspicuous from most angles, and is probaly the largest cliff on the peak. The cliff extends along much of the north face, has quite a steep (longish) approach, fair whack of loose rock, is home to plenty of reptilian and avian life but has potential for 50-100m trad routes in some places. Due to the position of these cliffs, temperatures can be furnace blasting, even in mid- Winter.
Another very nice area with good potential is in Kokta Gorge, which is at the N/E end of the peak. This is a beautiful little chasm which leads right to the summit ridge (takes a few hours) and contains a cascading stream which makes this place a real oasis in relation to the surrounding aridity. The rock in this gorge has been heavily scoured and is generally very hard and quite steep with cliffs from 10-50m. During July there will always be shaded areas in the gorge, you can just scramble up picking potential lines. If the stream is flowing then this place is just magical.
Aside from these two easily found area’s there appears to be numerous smaller cliffs scattered across the hill, which would possibly require some scrub beating to locate. Potential areas are along the stream which flows off the S/W slopes of the peak (the summit trail follows this for part of the way) although the peak is quite low angled at this point and at the far western end of the peak, where there is an interesting, partly concealed amphitheatre of broken cliffs. If you have the time (and water) then there’s plenty of exploring to be done on Mt Augustus.,
Good luck with your trip, I’d enjoy another visit to the peak, but am off to enjoy the balmy mountain weather on the tropical island of Tasmania.
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and this last reply has what to do with climbing at mt augustus???????
I HAVE! Why???
*I believe the author WROTE it there (after the climb) which is what the blurb says anyway. Hence the relevance.
Also, did you know the historical value of the pen(used/at the time)? I thought it amazing- think I’ve got it right. Hope this helps…
We’re going back next year.
Luv Enie and Rod.
