Cradle Mountain - alien wilderness (LOTS OF PICS)

HandofCod

HandofCod

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I took my girlfriend and myself to Tasmania for my 30th and we visited Cradle Mountain on our first day. The terrain is extremely rugged but luckily there are well established tracks so all the tourists don't destroy it.

There was very low hanging clouds on the day we visited so we couldn't see the cradle itself except for climpses between the whisps.

This is wilderness like I've never seen and breath takingly beautiful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_Mountain

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And lastly.... high winds, possible rain and snow still melting above... At least she'll be visable!

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I did the Overland Track there in May 1996 - amazing place. I slipped in the middle [around 45 km in] and severely cut-open my chin ... made for an interesting hike out. Such a beautiful, pristine place. Great pictures - brings me back.
 
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Very nice pictures.
I'd like to get to Tassie eventually, reminds me alot of some of the tracks in Newzealand, expecially the more southern parts of Tasmania.
 
i did the Cradle Mtn -Lake St Clair walk with a couple of good mates around 1990.
One thing I will never forget is Muesli Man. A hippy type we met in the backpacker place. Upon meeting us he proceeded to bag everything about us from the fresh crayfish we were eating to our hiking gear.
Now there are rules for walking here to minimise the impact on this frgile ,beautiful place. One is- walk in the mud keep to the track & do not walk on the Sphagnum moss (it takes years to fill up with water).Also the weather can turn to snow at any time of year down there.
Muesli Man (so called because he appeared to eat nothing else & was beginning to look like muesli) was last spotted near Barn Bluff wearing chinese happy shoes hopping from tussock to tussock of Sphagnum Moss to keep out of the mud.This on a track that ATE a pair of Dr Marten boots.
Takes all sorts.

cheers & thanks for the post.
 
I'd love to do the overland track but alas my fitness isn't what it used to be. Also, how do you carry five days worth of food and water with you?

I went to Lake StClaire last year and the tour guide driving the boat claimed one guy holds the record for the trail at 8 hours or something insane. He took no gear with him and basically sprinted the 65km.
 
Hi HandofCod -

Very cool pictures, I enjoyed looking them over.

Thank you for posting them!

best regards -

mqqn
 
Great pics. Looks like it would be a fun place to spend a day or 2.

Thanks for sharing :thumbup:
 
What a beautiful place! When I think of Australia I only think of the dry areas, looks like there is some amazing lush areas as well. One day before I meet my maker, I will travel down under :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. Tasmania is such a different place that I have ever seen. It's like something out of a fantasy novel.

If anyone wants a proper sized copy just email me and I'll forward printable versions.
 
JCK said:
Did you get to do any overnighters whilst you were down there?
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I had planned to camp out on mount wellington but alas the weather had other plans. It ha been beautiful all the way up to when I'd planned the camping and then it absolutely bucketted down!
 
G'day Tknife

tknife said:
What a beautiful place! When I think of Australia I only think of the dry areas, looks like there is some amazing lush areas as well. One day before I meet my maker, I will travel down under :thumbup:
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Whilst arid areas are dominate here, when you consider that Oz is pretty close to the size of the mainland US, there is room for the same diversity of environments that you guys have :D

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And when you further consider the fact that we manage to cram in a population of a little over 20 million people (most of these in the capital cities of Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne), you can start to see what we mean when we refer to wilderness areas :D



Kind regards
Mick :D
 
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