Big Bold Beautiful Beerwah Peachester, Queensland, Australia
By mtbikeroz on 08-Sep-05. Waypoint GCQFKP

Today I choosed the walk up Mount Beerwah. Since I started in the early afternoon it was already pretty hot... It took me an hour to get up to the summit. Was a bit challenging but alright so far.Finding the cache didn't take long. It's in a great shape and there's still enough space for additional logs - will last another years with the actual frequency of visitors...Thanks for placing one in that great spot!Therefore I gladly leave a favorite point.IN: TBOUT: -

Visiting after our protest rally and climb of Mt Warning. Did Tibro yesterday. Beerwah a wonderful climbing experience. One of the best. Absolutely beautiful views from summit on clear day. Cache quick find with good coords. Log sheet signed. Still plenty of space. Join "save our summits" group to help keep this open for our kids and grandkids. Clear fav. Thanks for placing.

On two separate occaisions I have attempted and failed to climb this mountain. The first I was alone and with *some* knowledge made a decent start, but found myself at a spot that was going to feel dangerous coming down. The second time, I brought a friend; a muggle friend who is less experienced than me at mountain climbing. Again, same story. I put the mountain on my ignore list. The last of the Glasshouse Mountains and I vowed to never bother with it without a helicopter. Even though it has old geocaches sitting on top.Months and years went by, and recently after some horrid vandalism, the mountain had been closed again. At least if it never reopens, that's my excuse! But during this time, conversations happened and a group was keen to try this hill. Some like me who wouldn't do it without assistance, and some who knew exactly where to go. It was hard to argue with that. Half the issues I'd had was Beerwah clearly attracts all types; those who want the easy way up, and plenty who challenge themselves on interesting routes. Deciphering them and knowing which was the safest way really hampered my previous attempts. The prospect of a rope just in case (especially for the down) and previous finders who knew which worn route to take sealed the deal. I made no promise to be happy or dignified in the adventure.Six of us agreed to a very early start to beat the heat. Myself feeling apprehensive but comfortable, oz_bean_counter who was convinced she'd cry at some point, KbreeAhh who brings the shortest legs, the rarely seen MissSpondonicle who claims she's never climbed an actual mountain before were joined by the rock-whispering, rope-wielding Pprime, and the mountain goat stairman1. We knew we'd progress at a comfortable rate for all, and help each other as required. Boots and backpacks on in the carpark at 06:00 we set off.At the botoom, lead Prime declared we head straight up the obvious steep slope. Rightio! Unfortunately, this turned out to be slow going right out of the gate. I was at the back and after staring at the rock slope for too long, my nerves were shot as I ascended. But I got there and others above me reported I must've been holding my breath I went so quiet. Just a little higher and the patch on the vandalism was apparent. Let's keep mountains un-engraved, eh!Following this was another pitch, which I was a bit hesitant and exciited about as it was where I'd baulked previously. We went sideways here with rope, above the chute that I think most would take. And sitting on this little flat spot, I was already further progressed than any other attempt. The next section proved to be another challenging pitch, but with slightly better holds, I pressed up first. As promised, we waited for each other, and the ocaaisional unprofessional word was uttered or shouted in mild panic, but morale was high.Before us now was the largest rock chute. We each picked our way up various bits here - cracks in the rock, slippery bits and at times a dirt track to the right among the trees. Nothing here that felt like death should one slip and the rope hadn't made another appearance all the way up to the caves. The early start was appreciated as it's just an awful lot of steep up. There had been ungraceful moments, but it was known from here, the climb was much more palateable. A sit and drink at the coves for a moment.Perhaps the worst part of this climb comes next - the powdery dust of the track through the caves. It kicked up with the slightest touch and I just hate being dusty. A squeeze through a few rock gaps and we could push up and over what we called "the reverse staircase" with helping hands from all. Once above this, on the shoulder, it's easy going. In full sunlight, just wander up the slope and the obvious single trail until at the summit.Converging at the summit, there was a lot to take in. Namely it felt super small and exposed; but a little farther along there's a nice wider space to hang out. There was also a million bugs getting about. And then the view. This is the last Glasshouse that I've climbed and it feels both special to be here, and wonderful to be at the highest point for miles around. There wasn't anything stopping me sitting down for a bite to eat and just enjoy this place. A couple other groups came and went while we were here. Eventually with the sun getting more intense, time to start heading back down via the geocache.Down just a little way, I stayed on the track we took up, but the others took a much lower trail. Long story short; I found it. Exactly as per the hint. Ah, silly little piece of plastic, how I didn't think I'd ever be holding it. And very happy to be. All in good condition and signed just before 09:00. I replaced as found and there's another geocache and descent story to be told yet. Thanks for this challenge, mtbikeroz

Well, I did it! I finally did it! Many thanks to the crew, particularly P', who got me up there with the help of a rope. Maybe I didn't need it, but it was my psychological safety net. Gorgeous views!!!

Found today with Pprime, Captain Terror, oz_bean_counter, Kabara, and missspondonicle. An early start of around 8am was thankfully brought forward to 6am. So glad for the change as the lunch time sun beating down on the rock face here was super hot and the temperature on the rock was right up there. Coming down in the afternoon sun would have been nasty. Anyway after an early coffee we arrived at the parking spot at exactly 6am what timing. There were already quite a number of vehicles parked up. Greetings exchanged and it was off for a little rock scramble. I have never been on this mountain before and was quickly introduced to her. That first part is quite steep with not much to hold on to. We all navigated this with varying degrees of grace. Once over this part it got a little easier and we were soon at the caves. A little debate here about the definition of a cave. Don't think we got a definitive answer though. The captain did however actually find one, but probably wouldn't spend the night in it. A little small for his long legs. We skirted the base of the cliff here and found a little more up to navigate before finally summiting the mountain. Quite surprised we had the place to ourselves for a short time before muggles started arriving. The views were pretty good, a slight smokey haze but still magic. A welcome rest for a while before we went about finding the cache. All good here. Now to see if we can find another cache up here as well. The hike back went surprisingly well and with very little drama we were back at the final section. We made a slight detour at this point and all safely made it back to the geomobiles in about 5 hours.Thankyou all for the great company and laughs along the way. Thanks mtbikeroz for your great cache. An easy favourite point for the adventure.TFTC

TFTC

A great climb!

This might have been my 20th time climbing Beerwah but the first time since discovering Geocaching in 2020! I’m glad it gave me another reason to make the effort to plan another hike. Torz is up from Sydney for the weekend and I planned it out. Her first time climbing she was brave!
After a little stop and snack at the top we turned around to find the cache! 101 and 102 finders !
Cache is in great condition with an easy to follow direction.

Whilst we were at the top we started chatting to Andrew who decided to come join and find out about geocaching. What an amazing first cache!

I appreciate the placement and maintenance. TFTC, found with Torz.

100 finds for Mt Beerwah. Well done everyone.

I might also add here, that recent vandalism on the front climbing trail is totally uncalled for, regardless of what has been happening at the site in recent months. He would disown the offender. Search ABC news for Beerwah.

Found on a beautiful winter day. The mentioned 2nd path is a lot less obvious than it used to be (best I can tell) but the co-ords and container are still 100%. Can't believe this cache was placed while I was still a fetus.

Nice safe hiding spot on the top, was my 2nd time climbing and was a beautiful day!!

Found! TFTC

TFTC. After a decent scramble and hike, we made it to the summit just in time for sunrise.

Very cool kanye

Found it with Bell77au, Martin on our birthday walk up Mt Beerwah. TFTC

Found we dooz with friends including kloe Martin and Snippyhippy and Lee

Today, I joined a small group in hiking up Mount Beerwah in the Glass House Mountains. We had a reasonable starting time, and then proceeded up to the summit, to be rewarded with some terrific views of the surrounding mountains and plains. After taking a short detour past the summit geocaches, we were back at the car park in 6-7 hr. We managed to take a few more stops in the vicinity, and then I travelled solo south to Caboolture, where I managed to completed a few more Adventure Labs: *Caboolture Oldies* and *Sports of Caboolture*.

I joined a small group of enthusiastic hikers consisting of curare63, E_Smiley, rogueleader, and smallwombat, as we ascended Mount Beerwah. I had heard of the initial slab being difficult, and even with my experience and confidence, I found it rather tough, perhaps more so with the fear factor and lack of holds ascending, opting to do this direct route rather than the nearby goat track as a few others completed. It was nice to get up the first part and rest, and yeah, this is one hike that would be almost impossible to do in the wet (or at least to the amateur hiker/climber). We then spent a few hours ascending up the rock face, crossing between the main face, and route through the trees to the side, until finally making it to just below the organ pipes. We then continued our route, heading all the way to the summit, where we rested admiring at the 360 degree views that the peak presented. We then returned back down via another geocache, finding a rough goat track to detour there, before descending back down the way we came.

We arrived at GZ about four hours after leaving the car park. The cache container and logbook were in good shape, and good to see this sturdy container travelling well after all this time. I left a TB in for onwards travels, as well as to reward the next visitor. Thanks mtbikeroz for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

Great day with today's team. We managed to secure the last car park even before the crack of dawn. That was the easiest part. Found the goat track and met curare63 and rogueleader who arrived earlier and kindly waited for me while smallwombat and davidwazza took the hard direct route. With settling the nerves and lots of waiting/resting, soaking the view, and taking in the cool breeze, it took us an hour to scramble to the top of the slab. Whew! That was hard! Time flew, with lots of yakking and photos along the way, it was another good 2 hours until we reached gz. Absolutely loved the summit. Could have stayed there forever if I could! But we have another cache to find!

Thanks for the cache and taking us here mtbikeroz. It's my type of adventure even though I'm slow and old. Thanks to smallwombat for suggesting the climb, glad to have found a geo-buddy who is as keen. So grateful for the great help, company and patience from davidwazza, curare63 and rogueleader too.

Would I climb this again? Definitely! However, there's more mountains to visit.

Hiking poles not required, gloves and insect repellent are highly recommend aside from determined guts, water and good grip shoes.

Adding a favourite point.

(While climbers we met were friendly and helpful and generally well behaved, I can understand why people want to close mountains like this. We came across the biggest and smelliest dump on our way down. Disgusting human being defecating in the middle of the track. Shit stained tissues everywhere! Yuk!)

When i dropped a line online the other day to see who was interested in bagging a bluff, i neglected to dig deeper into the matter on which peak, content in instead leaving preparations in the capable hands of another cacher.
Not having yet climbed any of the surrounding plugs, big bold beautiful beerwah seemed like a good a place as any to start and so swift preparations were enacted.
Being one of the oldest hundred caches in queensland and a d/t combination i was yet to discover, i was frothin' to begin.
Of course it's only when i was halfway up the slab i realised the actual seriousness of this hike and warning in the description is not to be underrated.
I'm actually kinda surprised there's not a permanent chain or rope installed (let alone just closing it entirely) as we saw a whole lot of people of varying levels of fitness at different stages all over the mountain.
A quick find by me near the top saw us resting up with grins galore before the obligatory signing ceremony and selfie shots.
A trackable was dropped and then cache replaced before continuing to admire those breathtaking views atop the highest of peaks on the sunshine coast.
The downhill part later was a barrel of laughs too. Definitely earns it's five terrain. My first 2/5 !
An easy favourite for a challenging climb.
Thanks mtbikeroz for deciding to place a cache here so many years ago.

Found it.

Found it but no pen!

Up Beerwah with ?????? and absolutely zapped! Unlike my Geokid. Who gleefully found this hide. With fabulous views and a mouthful or six of water we might start the return journey home.

No pen but good little find

No pen in cache so I selfy’d a shot holding the cache. Hope this passes. TFTC

Tftc

An awesome walk today with karicka and Beardman75. A big milestone cache for karicka! This summit has been on my list for years. Thanks for the cache. In good condition.
Cheers

Cache find number 18,000
With the milestone approaching, I sent out a request for cacher to join in the celebrations.
In the end, wayn0 and BEardman75 answered the call.
Met up at the parking for an 0800 start. Steeper than I thought but still doable. Slow going up a rest at the organ pipes. From there just a hook around up to the cache, well some more elevation too.
Cache found and the celebratory pictures snapped. Back when I started I would never have magined the places that geocaching has taken me too and the great ppl I have met along the way.
A snack and we were on our way to the next cache.
Leaving a FP for this bold placement
R

Goodies found it what a awesome place to climb and visit. Took a bit of sneaky ness as it was very busy lots of Muggles. I’ve done most of the mountains around the area and I think this is the hardest so far , as it is quite a long climb and don’t feel it had as many foot holds as others we have done. But great fun, I’ve given this one a favourite ️. Didn’t get a photo on the submit as them pesky little flys just attack us. OMG so many of them. But as soon as we got a break from them photo time .

Climbed the Mountain today and were rewarded with this great cache.

Thanks for the challenge!

Georode

Always nice to visit the top of the hill. Weather was great and lots of people about today.

10:05:00 AM. I had been wanting to attempt this climb for sometime but didn't want to attempt on my own. Konie and his son Jordan wanted to go so with Konie as the guide off we went. This was a harder climb than I thought it would be, but slowly and surely we got to the Organ Pipes. After a rest break off we went again, and this was easier for a bit then up again. At least here we had something to hold on to. Eventually we made it to the top and GZ. Co-ords were spot on and cache found and log signed. Spent some time admiring the view and watching the plane circling the rock below us. From up here even Tibro looked small. It was a great day and I wished I had bought my drone up but didn't want the weight. Going down ws good and steady with a side trip for another cache. I couldn't believe the number of people doing the climb, some in bare feet. Thanks for the cache mtbikeroz

Climbed this spectacular mountain and so engrossed by the views I forgot about the cache until half way down. LOL

The main walk of the day was to climb Mount Beerwah. We took our time climbing making the return trip in just over 3 hours. We spent over 1 hour at the top enjoying the views and speaking with others who had enjoyed the same experience scrambling to the top. From the car park to the top and back was 5kms with a total ascent/descent of 483m.

To find the cache the GPS was sending us 13m off the cliff so didn’t search as we couldn’t make any sense of the readings. On the path directly below the organ pipes the GPS indicated that the cache was 40m into the cliff ie on top. If was a beautiful warm day without a cloud in the sky so go figure. We were so pleased with the climb that we didn’t go wander too far as it was very slippery due to the dust cover as there has been little rain and too dangerous to walk off path. Maybe we will get better GPS readings next time we climb. However on our return we read the cache description - doh! However we came here not focused on caching and had undertaken our walk preparations via the internet. We will know better for next time )


Will attached photos as great memories when we are back on Canberra

First day in Australia for a holiday and climbed up Mt Beerwah with LCBuilder! Our pen wasn’t the best so only managed to log as LCB & WK. Very tough climb up but well worth it has a spot of rain too but luckily not enough to make the rocks slippery coming back down. TFTC

A grand day out with 1MinnieMoo and 1GiantPanda scaling the heights of Mt Beewah.
With an early start, we were soon making our way up the slabs to the Organ Pipes.
Once there we checked out the overhangs and even spotted a little swallow resting high up in a cave.
Then the trek continued around the corner and UP again. A few people passed us but we were not in a rush. Eventually we made it to the top in about 3 hours.
With good co-ords we made a quick find and sat down to enjoy the views and rest a bit.
Then the down began ... a little detour to find another cache ... and then more down.
Finally we made it back to the car in one piece.
Thanks for the adventure and cache.

15/4/19 9:44 am Find #2462
Well this was quite the adventure in the making for me.
Beerwah is one of the two Glasshouse Mountains that has always put the fear right up me, but when the offer to come up here with the Grand Poobah came up, I nervously said ok, knowing his experience in all things climbing. Of course 1GiantPanda also jumped at the chance, and so the three of us set out on our adventure. I was so proud of 1GiantPanda bounding up that big freaky mountain like a little mountain goat, while his mumma whimpered and cursed and just concentrated on surviving each moment.
Eventually we arrived at the path once more and soon enough the organ pipes. The worst of the up was over! Phew!!
Then it was up some more, but not as challenging at least, and through a little of the plant life to grab ourselves a cache before heading across to the summit, where we stopped and chatted with a couple sitting there for a while, and took some photos, and admired the views.
Well I may not have done it gracefully, but I can honestly say I actually conquered Mt Beerwah today! I am truly glad I can finally cross this one off once and for all.
Thanks for the cache mtbikeroz, a favourite point for pushing me well out of my comfort zone today.

Poor little container had rolled down the hillside a bit but is now safely back in position. Very accurate coordinate and hint. Nice easy end to a tough climb.

Awesome views! Come early to beat the crowd. TFTC left a a TB

What a top climb! Had imagined that this would be some easy little path with maybe a small ladder in place for the elderly, after all people (usually NP's) make a big fuss about nothing when it comes to walking up a hill! But believe me! It's all its cracked up to be! Started for the arvo walk with hazy, but clear skies above. Being a geology enthusiast, I completed the EC and used this information to help identify why the interesting cave erosion has taken place below the organ pipes. Summit reached in about 45mins with a well earned rest and bite to eat. The sun now hidden behind cloud meant the photos would have to wait until later. In the meantime, I searched for the cache which took a little longer than expected as I was searching closer to the lower trail than I should have been. Sun out again for a couple of shots of the landscape and myself in the 'local attire'. Heading down I explored the Beerwah 'Bump' however was not aware of the cache that sat there! So another time I guess! Thanks for a top afternoon well spent. TFTC!!!!!

I’ve wanted to get this hill ticked off for years and now it’s open again I thought why not! And grab a cache while I’m at it.
It was a shame that a cache buddy couldn’t do it due to an unforeseen bit of surgery, so we’ll be back to start all over again!
I can't believe the number of people that do this climb so unprepared, obviously not Cacher's!! LoL! 3 people in bare feet!!!!
Good fun with great views once at the top. Cache was safe and sound, thanks for bringing me here.
I'll be back!!!!

Such a fun hike/scramble up! TFTC!!

We've climbed this many times before. It's one of my favourite walks. I always wear my hiking boots because they have much better grip. Forgot a pen so took a shower photo.
Tftc!

Well, judging from the number of people who were partaking in the climb up the mountain today, you would have sworn that the Christmas sales were being held up the top. We had left Brisbane early with the intention of beating any school holiday traffic, and arrived at the car park just before 6am with the sun still below the horizon. We were quite stunned to find the car park already chokkas and could see the steady bob of numerous headlamps lighting the trail, like a faint string of fairy lights adorning the mountain. As we kitted up and headed for the start of the trail even more cars were entering the parking area. We reached the base of the first slab of rock just as the sun peeked its way over the horizon, but with the job still to do we didn't linger long looking at the scenery. We certainly didn't set any land speed records on the climb up, being passed by numerous groups powering up past us, but the focus was on safety, especially with Swellerfungus, the tottering tower of poise and balance, in tow. Crookedpete by this stage had scampered well ahead, extricating himself as quickly as possible from the rockfall zone, while myself and Stairman1 were left to shepherd Goldielover and Sellerfungus up the rock face. Supposedly someone had to be able to make the phone call to emergency services in case of an accident, according to Crookedpete.

By the time we reached the top of the rock slab, Swellerfungus' adrenaline levels and Goldie's heart rate were reaching the same lofty heights. Although the hardest part of the climb was over we weren't making any faster time on the rest of the climb as we had to stop and wait numerous times for the crowds before us who were now starting their climb down. At the top we had to pick our way through the mustering herd of successful climbers to find our own resting spot and take in the magnificent panorama before us. As this was the last of the Glasshouse Mountains left for myself and Swellerfungus to climb, it was with great satisfaction that I was able to observe from our viewpoint all the other mountains that we had the pleasure of already conquering.

The trip back down, while challenging in some places and involved a short detour for another cache, was negotiated a heck of a lot easier than Swellerfungus had envisioned and the safety rope that was carried did not need to be employed at all on the descent.

We had rated this a 3 cry walk on the Goldielover rating scale but she managed with only a slight quiver of the bottom lip early on in the climb, a massive achievement. In the end the only casualties of the walk were:
1) the pant seats of Goldielover and Swellerfungus, which were shredded into oblivion, as they employed the "itchy dog bottom" method of descending the hill.
2) the eyesight of the rest of us having to stare at their almost bare bottoms - no one told me this was going to be a nudist walk!

With the biggest and baddest of the mountains now under our belt it was a fitting way to end my Glasshouse Mountains campaign. TFTC

A trademark early start today saw Seffnjarah, Goldielover, Stairman,Swellerfungus and I arrive at the carpark just before sunrise. By this time, the noted vertigo sufferers in the group were completely peaking and the sight of headtorches dancing on the mountain cliff face in the distance did little to calm the nerves. I opted for my sandshoes today, which have better grip and a more flexible sole than my hiking boots. I was glad I did too when we saw what awaited us at the bottom.

Seff and I hit the slab and were quickly to the top of the first pinch, just as the sun peaked over the horizon. There were a few very strained faces at the bottom watching us. Having read some logs about it and then spying the easier route to the left (looking up), we encouraged the remainder of the group to try this route. Soon enough they joined us.

Adrenalin levels were high and every step up the rock was calculated and considered. I had full confidence in the team, though it was going to be a slow steady climb to the top. Having watched the National Park's rockfall video a number of times I was not keen to loiter on the slab face unnecessarily. So I continued to the top of the slab and waited there.

With the worst behind us, there were some smiling faces that joined me and it was a quick walk up to the cliff face and the caves for a break. The traverse along the cliff face is very interesting and a highlight for me.

At the top the cache was quickly found, log signing duties performed and we ventured to the summit to enjoy the view and hide from the cool south westerly breeze. Here, anxiety levels started to rise as the descent was contemplated. In reality, the descent was probably a little easier than we had all first thought - low centre of gravity, five points of contact and some wear resistant pants are the key.

Glad to do this cache with a great bunch of mates. Congratulations to those who conquered their demons today. Impressive effort !

Many thanks mtbikeroz

Pete

#3,745

It is a really special cache that has you still buzzing about it in your mind, reliving every detail, thinking about what happened, and such a feeling of pride that you have done something 'special'. That was this cache for me. I have managed to climb all the legal Glasshouse Mountains except Beerwah, so today was the completion of the set!

I sent out a call this week to the rest of the Bromance (seffnmountngoat and crookedmountainman), Golden Stairs (GoldieOMGcanIwaithere and The man with no heart rate) to finally climb Beerwah. They all quickly agreed - if the weather was good. All stayed dry, so plans were set up for an early start to beat the crowds - hahahaha!

In setting the scene for this walk, I need to let you know that a have a very respectful fear of heights, a very poor sense of balance and depart the car park with anxiety levels through the roof. Fortunately my friends knew this, and decided to poke fun at me and call me hurtful names. All part of the fun really!

I am constantly amazed by people who can clamber cliff faces at will, and watch in awe as they do it. I, however, simply cannot, so took the easier (Note: easier NOT easy) option and led an assault along the cracks in the rocks to meet our more agile companions. From there it was a blur of fear, sweat, tightly squeezed orifices, a little leakage and a lot of support from some wonderful friends (without whose guidance, assistance and patience I would never have been able to attempt this).

After making it to the top of the bare rock it was far more to my liking. I really do enjoy rock scrambling with a few things to hold on to along the way. It was a little hard to enjoy it completely, because I knew in the back of my mind that whatever goes up, must come down, but for now relished the chance to reach the top.

What a majestic sight. I was surprised how much smaller all those other mountains looked. I even looked up that this one is about 200m taller than Tibro. This was a cache to remember. Thanks for putting a cache here for me to get. Thanks also to my friends - I am so lucky to have your support that helps me do these crazy things. Fave Pt from me for sure.

Was a bit far from the rock. It may have rolled down. I put it back as per description.

TFTC. Didn't have the intention of going geocaching today so I didn't take a pencil

Good old Beerwah,. Struggled a bit bit worth it, TFTC

Found whilst on the 2017 #gnomehome adventure around the Australian continent. thanks for the cache and thanks for bringing us here.

Tytf pencil Is no longer in use. Photo for evidence instead

Tytf pencil Is no longer in use. Photo for evidence instead

Climbed it back on Tuesday so logbook signed for 10/1/17.

Fantastic view once up top but it was a good slog to get there. I was surprised at how vertical the first part of the climb is- we said we should have remembered our clinbing shoes!

Cache was cleverly hidden and we waited for some fellow climbers to disperse before we retrieved it. Wasn't hard to find- thank you to the CO for the directions. TFTC and a good challenge to get there

Ahh Beerwah. How you have taunted me my whole caching career. In the past, I had decided to heed the signs about not attempting to climb it at the time. Nowadays it is open.. and Pprime made noises about wanting to tackle it.

Pprime and I arrived early. Mr Herbz suggested on the phone for us to get moving and they would catch up. This made perfect sense - as I am not exactly quick. We arrived at the bottom of the first slab and looked upon it.

Hmmmmm. A few other people went up before us. One lady was not able to make it. I tried... but nada. I can see Mr Herbz and his rope might be used a few times today. Team Herbz and Griffo arrived and we set about looking how we could tackle this.

Cue : The Good Old Boys. The "Good Old Boys" were a couple of guys who appeared at the top of the slab from the top of the mountain. They started telling us about another way up. This pair seemed to me to be the type that "knew everything". However, it turned out they did indeed "know everything". They pointed out a lot better route up to us. For those looking to do the walk, this other route is off a path that is off to the left at the bottom of the stairs.

Mr Herbz secured a rope along the way none the less - which we were thankful for. It was a bit longer route - but it was certainly a lot easier. The rest of the ascent up the slab was just like a big ugly version of Tibrogargan. The rope came out a few times to help us. We utilised a few "chicken" tracks that went through the nearby bush a few times. We got overtaken multiple times. If you're hiking with a Fangsoki - you're not going for speed

Up, up, up.. slowly I chugged. I am so glad I bought a lot of water. I knew we were getting close to the base of the cliffs but it felt like it was taking forever. Finally we fell out and collapsed in the cool shade of the cliffs.

What a fantastic area it is up here. There was an Old Mate ascending the cliff face directly (keen much, jigger?) We took five to recover in the cool shade and have a small snack.

Then it was time to go along the cliff face to the side of the mountain. This was a very interesting part of the walk with the fascinating rock formations - and the ground was like a fine powder. We arrived at a point that was going to be - let's just say - very challenging for someone my size There was a route I saw.. so I got down low and wriggled my way through in a very undignified manner. Covered in dust.. and giving everyone something to laugh at. It's all part of the fun

The next point we called "slip point". This was because the normally sure-footed Mr Herbz nearly went for a sixer looking for an easier approach. With none found it was a group effort to get everyone up. My thanks to Mr Pprime for his knee.. and Mr Herbz for his hand up.

Up went the hill (as is a hill's want). Up, up, up. The heat of the day was taking it's toll on me. I was struggling - but I kept pushing myself. My thanks to my patient friends who waited for me.

We eventually got very close to the top. Mr Pprime decided to check out a track I pointed out. This ended up being a good approach to GZ. Mr Pprime soon came up with the well-hidden beast. We grabbed the cache and headed to the summit for lunch.

There could be the odd fly up here.. (!) The sun was beaming down.. I used my rain jacket to keep the sun off me while I tried to eat some lunch. We signed the log and relaxed. I finally started to feel half human again.

We finished lunch and re-hid the cache as found.

I will save the return journey for my next log on the neighbouring cache. But this one most definitely earns a favourite point from me. I had my doubts I could get to this one. But with the help of my patient friends, I made it. A great cache in a great part of the world. TFTC mtbikeroz

As part of a goal in 2013 (which I otherwise achieved) I set out to claim every smilie in the GlassHouse mountains area. Mission Empty Glass took me to the base and peak of everything else in the area. But Beerwah was closed - due to [this](https://web.archive.org/web/20150904005025/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/glass-house-mountains/media/mt-beerwah-rockfall.mpg).

But it is all open to climbing now. So, time to right that situation. The call went out to near and dear, and the posse gathered this fine, warm, morning to gaze upon this beautiful lady in awe and wonder. Mostly wondering "how the hell"? Myself, Fangsoki, Griffo and Team Herbz. With rope. All keen and raring to go.

After a short walk along the trail we were gazing in awe on the climb before us. There is a goat track to the far left, that's a far easier start, and we were on our way. Slow going, some ropes in use, the views tot he north unfolded as we went. Lots and lots of up. We got to the cliffs, had a short pause and noted the guy who couldn't see a way around (so he was going up). We went around. Through the squeeze, past the cave, around Slip Rock and then it was all in front of us.

Then more up. Lots more up. Relentlessly up. And so on to the peak. Nabbed the cache and we rested at the summit. Joined by a couple of other people, several thousand flies the size of possums and the relentless sun. But sure worth it. A very worthwhile climb.

The return journey after having been to the top was rather uneventful really. A few less breathing stops, but still steady-as-she-goes. I will not comment on the pants. Nor shall I mention the germans who needed help dismounting.

Thanks for placing this cache, mtbikeroz. Found in good condition.
*{Overall find #5001}* NOT a PRIME number. 1667 and 3 people!

We were invited to join Pprime on his 5K milestone and this one was his 5001st cache which, being a prime number, seemed very appropriate. We jumped at the chance as this peak has been on our, "to-do list" for far too long.

8.ooam saw us in the car park with Griffo to meet up with Pprime and Fangsoki at the base of the rock. From here the climb looked quite daunting and the less confident members of our party were relieved to be shown the alternative "Goat track" to the left, by some local climbers. Onwards and upwards, mainly upwards, we made our slow ascent. A rope was employed to help the nervous across a few of the more tricky pinches. Much teamwork, jocularity and the occasional expletive saw us emerge at the cave for a rest in the shade. What an amazing place this is, right for an earth cache, possibly?
We continued along negotiating the, "Tight squeeze," which caused much mirth and clouds of dust for one member of our party. We checked out the other cache on the way up to the summit where, after a lot of huffing and puffing, we were rewarded with that wonderful 360 degree view.

We were also awarded with the company of a rather large number of fat bluebottles buzzing about excitedly. The container was found and the log book passed around whilst we enjoyed our lunch on top of the world.

The return journey was a little easier than we were anticipating, apart from a spectacular wardrobe malfunction from one member of our party who, no doubt, will enlightened you in his log!

All in all a thoroughly enjoyable, challenging and rewarding day. TFTC and an FP from us.

When word went out that this climb was on I jumped at the chance. We set out from the car park at 8am and soon met the first rock slab. Luckily we met some other climbers very familiar with the mountain and they showed us the alternate route a little around to the right of the rock face.

With this negotiated successfully we then had no choice but to follow the conventional path.
A few side diversions around a few steep sections and we arrived at the sandy cave and spent 15 minutes looking around and admiring the skills of the climber to our right.
We pushed on to the summit and found the cache in great shape. The views from here were amazing.
Now for the descent.

A great day/weekend.

Thanks

9/10/2016, 10:25 AM Find #1342

I have been fantasising about climbing Mt Beerwah ever since I first climbed Mt Tiborgargan in January. So much so that the last time I was on top of Tibro, I found myself looking wistfully across to the bigger mountain.

There have been a couple of groups doing the climb but I wasn't able to join them for various reasons so I decided to take matters into my own hands and do it today.

I was a bit worried about the weather but the large number of people already climbing when I got there gave me comfort.

It was a tough climb. Much tougher than Tibro I would say although not as technical but I loved it the whole way up. The organ pipes are just amazing up close. While waking along the bottom of these I was actually only 30m from the cache at one stage but it took me a while to get to the correct elevation.

I found the cache easily, signed my name and then continued on to the summit.

TFTC mtbikeroz

This was a hard one for me as I don't like high degree rock climbs if not many footholds etc. With Geowife amazon leading got up the hard stuff. Then slow gradual and careful climb to top and found cache after some bush bashing. Return was better as had gravity helping. Got to last point where rock face very steep and Geowife put out a rope to get off which was good news for us seniors

This was my 3rd visit here today. Took the geo husband up here. He has a mild fear of heights. So on the initial climb i had him follow directly behind me, so he could see where to place his hands and feet, then left him in a safe place, while I assisted others. I approached CDAH55 and saw him struggling a bit. I have done a fair bit of t5 caches with CDAH55 and am fully aware of his capabilities and would never force him to do something which is beyond him. I showed him where to place hands and feet and encouraged him to use his leg muscles. I then gave him a few quiet words of extra encouragement. "you are coming up here, even if I have to drag you up". We had ropes in the bag.

At each point I yelled out encouragement to the others. Thats the hardest part done now, then another hard part would arise. Then I would say only a little bit further till we get to the flat part. Also, its just around the corner. I think they were cursing me under their breath.

The trip back down started we got to the tricky bit where you have to go down. I set up a rope around a tree. CDAH55 for whatever reason decided he would slide down in his newly purchased tradie pants. I advised against it. You don't see rock climbers doing this. He has even seen people abseiling before. He ended up ripping the ars#@e out of his pants on the way down. I thought "oooh I wouldn't want to be him when he gets home, his boss aka as "the wife" is not going to be happy. Would loved to have been a fly on the wall. [(:)]

I remained on the rock ledge handing the rope over to the rest of the crew. The gardening gloves came in handy. Another of the crew thought CDAH55 did a good job getting down and would follow that example. Another result of ripped ars@#e out of pants. This crew member even wanted photos taken.

The geo husband aka the hostage. Had his turn and wow was I impressed. He has never rock climbed or abseiled before but managed to look like a pro. He abseiled down. No pants were ripped.

Whilst sitting on the cliff edge i felt like the sacrificial lamb, as I had to climb down like normal people as the rope was not long enough. After the last person had their go, I connected the rope to my waist using a carabiner clip. I said to my geo husband "do not pull on this rope or touch it" he says "why?" I said, because it is connected to me!!! Everyone laughed.

It was actually very easy climbing down. I was referred to as looking like a gecko. As i stayed close to the rock. I was actually referred to, quite a few animal names during the day. Such as "monkey genes", "mountain goat" and "gecko". Probably a few other names when they had to back track. All good.

Was a fun day.

This cache and the climb to the top of the mountain has been on my bucket list for quite some time. After a discussion with Dora the Explorer, she said that she was willing to climb this mountain again making it three times.

Some arrangements were made and early in the morning Slow Puncture, Dora the Explorer, Just a Trifle, Phil Serenity and I met in the carpark, made our arrangements and got our gear together to make our ascent on the mountain. Things were going fairly well and after negotiating the initial rock climb we made it to the organ pipes where we took a few more photos and a well deserved rest to catch breath.

We continued onward and upward and eventually made it to the summit where we were greeted with swarms of flying ants. It made viewing the scenery difficult as we wanted to get out of there.

The cache that we had come for was located and after the log was signed by all those who had not previously found the cache, the log was returned to the cache and the cache replaced exactly as found.

All is good with this cache.

Find #701

TFTC ***mtbikeroz***

Now to head back down to leave the track for another nearby cache.

2052

Tuesday. Slow Puncture was with a group of other intrepids to tackle three caches on the mountain, this being one of them.

We had a good spring day with the temp expected to be around 25C. This one had been on our wish list for quite some time, but couldn’t quite get ourselves together to get here. We headed up the Northern track and Dora the Explorer, CDAH55, Just A Trifle, Phil Serenity and Slow Puncture met in the carpark, got our gear together, watched as other younger, less dressed and without water people headed up the track in front of us. We navigated the initial climb of the steepest rock face I’ve seen in ages quite well I thought and we headed up and up.

We got to the Organ Pipes and were in awe at the sheer beauty of this ancient mountain. We had a look at all the holes and took heaps of photos of the pipes, then headed onward and upward again to reach our goal. It seemed (quite possibily was reality also), that we were heading up and up…and up for ages. When we got to the top we were besieged by so many flying insects that we couldn’t stay to enjoy the scenery. We found the cache and signed the log and moved on to our next smiley for today.

We had a good workout and our thanks go to all the cachers who came up with us, not only for the company but for making this a memorable cache with laughs and making the ups all good fun. The only casualty sustained was a couple pairs of pants in our party didn’t make it out in one piece (Slow Puncture being one of them), due to the last slide down on the rock slope. Definitely not one to do when the weather is wet as the rock has become quite slippery where it is worn from the walkers and is steeper than the photos make it look.

This was the 2nd of 3 caches found on today's trip.

Thanks ***mtbikeroz***, for showing us this place.

First Cache

Wooah what a climb. Tftc

First difficulty level 5 what a climb tftc

This was a challenging climb to the summit, but almost more challenging was the way down for us.
Finding the cache was quite easy, in a fair place. Thanks for that!
Loved it very much to climb Mt. Beerwah!

Well this is certainly is what caching is about. I would like to think I would have gotten about to climbing Beerwah even with out having a cache on top. Maybe, maybe not, but those little hidden boxes sure do have a pull.

After quite a while on my list of to-dos I finally had a chance to have a go at this one. I had lunch on in Buderim and Beerwah was certainly on the way. So after an early start I was at the base of the mountain. A little stroll up a steepish path and suddenly I was at the ah-so-that's-what-all-the-fuss-is-about bit.

Having misspent my uni days climbing at Kangaroo Point it looked eminently doable and I was soon scampering up the rocks wondering when I had managed to obtain quite so much middle aged lard. So it was up and up with little stops for breath until I finally came to the cliff face with the amazing hexagonal tubes.

Not wanting to be late for lunch I pressed on and pounded up the rest of the trail. With the sun still being low I was in the shade and a cold wind was blowing so I wasn't much inclined to take any breaks. Soon enough at the top enjoying stunning views and phone reception. So I texted off a few photos between chats with the various other climbers who were lingering at the top.

After a bit of morning tea, I finally had a gap in the muggles and I made my way to GZ and quickly located the cache. Everything was in good nick and I signed up happy to make this one a smiley. Next stop that pesky puzzle cache.

Thanks for a fantastic cache!

This is just one of those places that once visited, you can always hear her calling you back.

Today I returned with Orange Crew and Dora the Explorer! to visit and pay my respects to the old Wah. When getting the invitation, how could I not, she really is one beast of awe and excitement!

This is my first visit since the Parks reopened the track back up for climbing and I must say, geeeeeeee was she a popular place today. This was the first time that there has ever been waits across different parts of the mountain! But, waiting around on this mountain is a blessing, as the views and the environment are worth more than their weight in gold. (and, that's a lot of gold!).

The climb was much, much easier than last time (see found log below) and done in much smarter conditions.

After getting up the face, we were soon in the Cathedral just chatting about everything and anything when Orange Crew started talking about the rocks and that 'Was not this area the part where that...', 'rustle, rustle, crack, '*BOOOOOOOM*'!!!! I no joke here, I almost needed a change of pants! As just at the end of that sentence, a wind-glider jumped off the Cathedral and shot open their parachute to release a wooping massive '*BOOOOOOOM*' that amplified all around us from above.

Now, that was an adrenalin rush that I have not had in quite a while!

We continued on up and enjoyed everything this mountain had to offer before joining Orange Crew to make the find on this cache.

Now, time to fly over to the Eagles...

Once again, thanks mtbikeroz. All is in good order here.

Ever since hearing of the track being reopened, and seeing pics of other climbers summiting Beerwah, it has been firmly in my sights as a must-do climb. I put the word out to see who might be interested, and a small climbing party was assembled.

This morning Minkos Des, Dora the Explorer! and I gathered in the car park just before dawn, and it was evident there were quite a few others already ascending to catch the sunrise. We geared up and started the ascent. From the slabs looking upward was a daunting sight, but once committed the only way is up (baby!).

The ascent has a variety of phases and ecosystems, and the geology seen here is a great snapshot of the volcanic process like no other I've seen in the area. The rhyolite, sandstone and basalt boundaries are clearly evident, and change with every turn of the corner.

We reached the cathedral and were in awe of the grand scale. I was mentioning how soft and fragile the rock looked, and right at that moment.. BOOM!!! An almighty crack echoed through the cathedral, and I was absolutely paralysed for a split second. It sounded like a huge rock fall, but I saw something black and red floating down. A BASE jumper had decided to open his chute at the exact moment we were discussing rockfalls.. Not cool . Two more base jumpers took off soon after, and we later heard one landed in a tree unharmed.

We passed various groups of climbers who were going in both directions, of various abilities and preparedness levels. One chap was sans shoes socks or any other visible clothing apart from shorts, while another was climbing with a rather large pack full of weights.

The summit was glorious, and we enjoyed the sunshine, breeze and panoramic views before finding the cache bang-on the coords. Grabbed the TB from here to move along. FP for bringing me here.

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This cache was found in good condition, and adds to our total of 2397 smilies. Thanks **mtbikeroz** for showing us this spot. This log is trackable... discover our code TGQNRV, and please mention where you saw it.

Quick find once at top. Took 1 hr to climb to the top including stopping to take photos. I found this easier in some ways than mt tibrogrogan. The rock face isn't as vertical. I think it is more interesting with little caves. The terrain is not as steep.

So went out today with my good friends we had two little ones and mum and dad and me. Well that was interesting. It's a crazy climb. But we did it. Oh by the way the little boy was five. Bet that anyone. Boom.

A very hot and humid climb today but so worth it took the chance to come here on a quiet Friday morning before qnps change their mind and shut the path again or it gets too busy. Think this counts as my most challenging ascent for a good few years, tftc

That is one heck of a climb. Reached the summit around approx 12:50. Makes all the other Glasshouse mountains look small.TFTC.

#3795 [12:20] we had a nice scramble up the summit. it was not as busy as at mt tibrogargan yesterday, we also met two rangers removing senseless paint marks from some tourists. originaly we wanted to use other than standard way up, but i didn't have enough information. now i know we had to go eastern trek, and not western one, where we were trying to find coordinates i found at internet, but which is supposed to be climbing with the rope (although easy one). so we gave up after an hour searching and wend up normal way. it was great anyway and the cache on the summit was perfect bonus! thanks for that!

Up up and away>>>>
Today Brother Colin, teamdfl, beach.bub23, IolantheK (who can get enough of this hill) and myself assembled at 6:00 in the Beerwah car park ready for an assault
Stats:
6:07 car park
6:22 bottom of rock slop
6:39 20m up slop after helping family get down
8:11 Beerwah Peak
8:20 cache 1 "Big Bold Beautiful Beerwah"
9:00 cache 2 "Where Eagles Nest"
11:05 Back at car park.
5 hours of Up and Down over 3.5Km
Been wanting to go up Beerwah for some time (would love to go up Coonowrin one day but I digress). Got to the bottom of the serious scrambling up to find a dad and his 3 boys 10m or so further up, He'd under estimated the boys abilities to get over this 20m first section and now having decided to not go further he was in the process of working out how to get them down. The Dad had positioned himself above the two youngest and lowered a rope to assist his boys to descend. Good plan in principle but the boys needed some assistance to return to the bottom. Step in Brother Colin who quickly ascended, then tied a bunch of hand hold knots in the rope and with a bit of encouragement assisted each boy down [^] Well done Colin and now we were free to assent ourselves [^]

The bottom of the cliffs half way up are simply awesome and amazing [^] A vertical cliff that finishes in a total of about 10m overhang, wow [^]
At the top the 360 degree views that the bald top allows are simply breathtaking
Cache found easy enough and signed [^]
Thanks for bringing me up here mtbikeroz a favourite point from me [^]

I had always thought that access to this cache was forbidden, but it seems there has always been an alternate route up the mountain. A few weeks ago I was invited to join some hikers to climb this mountain. I had the day off, so why not.

In the weeks between the planning and the day of the assault the main track was re-opened, so our walk was much ore direct on the day.

After helping a dad get his three little boys back down the bottom of the slab we were soon on our way. The bottom part of the slab is the most difficult part of this hill. It did not take long for the little group to reach the overhanging cliff above. The flying ants were still in bed when we got here, but when we came back down they were out and about.

A quick stop for some pics and a squizz at the view and we were off again. More up, but only boulder scrambles form here on. Another view point along the way before reaching the top of the hill. It was a bit hazy today, but the 360 degree view was still pretty good.

Only T-Tech and I needed to find this one. The others had already found it. A bit of a fossick in the rocks and T-Tech located the cache.

I really enjoyed my walk up here today and once you are past that first slab it is not difficult at all. [^] Thanks for bringing me to this beautiful spot mtbikeroz

I climbed up here again today with Brother Colin, and we brought some others along for the fun This time we went up and down the North Track. Yet another fabulous day out with great friends.

My partner and I have been wanting to do Mt Beerwah for ages, so after a relaxing NYE at home we woke up this morning and decided today was the day!

We have done Tibro numerous times and love it, and have heard from a lot of people that Beerwah is the same, just more of it! Well from the get go, we knew we were in for a challenge! We got to the bottom of the climb and watched a couple of people slide down on their butts! We slowly made our way up, stopping for photos, water and to catch our breath. It was tough, but I really enjoyed the diversity of the terrain compared to Tibro.

We finally reached the top and cracked open a well deserved beer! After a break and some photos, we made our way to the cache. My partner almost took a slide down the mountain, and i managed to drop the film case down the hill!! But luckily it stopped a little bit down and I was able to retrieve it. Was pretty happy to be FTF for this year and to have this find as my first for the year!

Heading down was a lot easier but talk about jelly legs!! Looking forward to doing it all again soon! TFTC!

This girl was not an adventurer

Before I discovered geocaching, I had not hiked many kms, nor climbed a tree, nor paddled a kayak, nor climbed a mountain... They were all things I never thought I'd be able to do.

It's been 4 years or more now, and I have loved every minute of it! Through this crazy game I have made many friends, and somewhere along the way I have climbed many trees, paddled many kayaks, done many hundreds of kms of hard hiking, and joy, oh joy! climbed so many mountains! Being a northern Brisbane-ite, the Glasshouse Mountains have always been in my sights, and thanks to the encouragement of my friends, I have summited most of them. The greatest delight so far was going up Tibrogargan [^] I have even been to the lower reaches of Coonowrin! The only one that has not been visited was Beerwah..... And it is closed And it looked like it would never be opened again…

Brother Colin, the CO of the puzzle cache up there, is a friend, and has often said he will accompany me on the walk, but knowing that the track was closed kept me away. A while ago we heard that the East Track was not closed, so we thought some more about it, and eventually we were able to set aside today to take the hike [^] On the trip from northern Brisbane this morning we got a tad distracted by half a dozen caches, so it was after 10.30am before we actually set off from the car park. BC had not been this way before, but we had no trouble finding the track to the base of the mountain. Then the hard slog began I had quite a struggle getting up there It was extremely steep. The rock was hot. The shade was scarce. And it really was a tough climb. I needed an awful lot of stops to slow my heart rate down BC was mostly patient with me!

I loved seeing the small cave below the summit and would have liked a long rest here, but there were 2 caches calling so we continued on. The feeling of relief when I finally got to the top was amazing. SO glad to finally make it here [^] I got a few photos then went in search of this cache, and shortly had the container in hand. Now to continue on to the other one, and head down the other side. TFTC, mtbikeroz. A favourite point from me.

Continuation of log:

We slowly made our way up and over the very wet rocks and at this stage we and the surrounding area was drenched. We were now closer to GZ, about 20mtrs off. After going up the wrong the track we went back down and up the other way. From here I had a rough idea of an area that looked promising. Going from where were in the first place would have been easier but we decided to hit it from here. With a quick climb, we were soon near where I spotted. Looking around we soon found something that looked a little out of place. YAY, we found the cache after just over a year of sitting silent.

(Picture: Near GZ)

It was extremely hard to keep everything dry whilst signing the log. So using myself as a shield, I was able to get our names into the log and also a quick entry before getting everything back inside and home. I hope that it is legible enough . We were more concerned in keeping the log safe then anything else.

After the find, it was time to finish the climb. After about a 30mtr hike, we were on top and just above the cloud. Thankfully, there was no rain up top, as we were above it. Walking east across the ridge the cloud thinned and we witnessed one of the most stunning of things. The wind was whipping the clouds along the sides of the mountain flicking the cloud up at us with some real speed. After being thankful for what we had in this amazing part of the world, we decided that it was time to come back down to reality.

(Pictures: Whipping Clouds & The Tip)

We dropped back down into the rain, then onto 'The Moon', then into the forest and out to the face. It was now evident that it had rained down here whilst we were up there. This was going to make the descent very interesting. With being extremely cautious we slowly made our way down. Putting into play my 'foot and bum-slide technique' (which rips apart a pair of pants each time) and with a few slips and slides we almost off, back to the rounded section. Then I noticed some fresh scratch marks in the rock... I wonder what caused them, actually, I don't think I do if it's climbing across here.

(Picture: The Scratchings)

We were soon both on the ground and thankfully, incident free. Except, I did break a fingernail

Should we have done this today, no! Would I recommend it to anyone in the rain, defiantly not! But, it was one hell of an adventure!!!

Thanks for the hide mtbikeroz in this amazing part of the world. This lonely cache is in great order and waiting for the next adventurer to come by!

I had a Muggle mate contact me to say that he had just come back from overseas adventuring and that he was coming over to the Sunny Coast from Perth. He wanted to get out into the Mountains. One could say that this guy could be blamed for getting me hooked on altitude.

Just having done Tibro a few weeks before with some fellow GC'ers, I said to him would he be interested in hitting up Beerwah again? Without any hesitation is was a yes! We had hit-up this mountain before, though it was 2PG (2 years pre-geocaching).

After a very late night in BNE, I awoke this morning somewhat awake and got everything together and jumped in the car. I reversed down the drive then looked up... WHAT THE!? It was overcast like no tomorrow. "But, that's unfair, yesterdays weather was just awesome!", I complained to myself. So I started out for the National Park anyway. Knowing us, if it was not Beerwah, it was surely going to be something else.

We met in the carpark and had a quick chat about the situation. And after that, it was decided... We were going to 'give it a go'.

We walked along, which then turned into a jog and we were soon hopping up the stairs. Okay, this was where my body was starting to wake up and the old lungs were now in full swing (it was taking me a bit to wake-up this morning). Not before long we were experiencing that moment, no matter how many times you climb it, were everyone just goes silent with awe. We looked up and could only see half of the beast as the rest was hidden up in thick grey clouds. There was no turning around, only up and up we shall go.

(Picture: The Hiding Beast, viewed from Ngungun)

Thankfully and surprisingly, the first half of the climb was quite dry. The evidence of all the recent rain could be seen in the fine brown coloured moss that covered the rock. Getting up the first rounded section was as normal, a challenge, enough to get you warmed up for what was to follow. This was when things started to get interesting and the pace slowed. The rock was slippery in many places and one had to be strategic (and wishful) with where to venture.

(Picture: Slick Slopes)

Slowly but surely we made our way up and thankfully without anything ill to report. Just at the last part of the rock climb, before the rainforest, it got very slippery and we were also just reaching into the clouds. We shimmied our way across and into the rainforest. Whilst today was about climbing, I thought I might also try and slip in a Geocache... Honestly, how could I come this far and not give it ago. Whilst in the rain forest I asked the question, 'Have you ever heard of Geocaching?' and got a no. So after a quick intro to the addiction, he was keen for a find.

(Picture: Rainforest Clouds)

At this stage we were now inside the clouds, when looking out over the edge it was nothing but a solid off-white wall. We made our way up through the forest and onto what I call 'The Moon'. Walking along, it could be noticed that there were some newly fallen rocks (new since I was last here). We continued along and out to the last climb. This is when the rain started bucketing down, all we could do was continue up, we weren't going to turn around now! The rain was not like normal rain, you could call it thick rain, yet it was lightly falling, more just floating... If that makes sense. It is really hard to describe what we experienced, but it was surreal.

(Picture: White Walls)

Today was the day, I wasn't sure if I was more excited or terrified!

Met a friend earlier and we made our way towards my favourite mountain, finding a parking spot a short distance away so as not to arouse attention.

Standing back and taking the view of the mountain in, I wondered if I was going to regret my decision to finally climb my Big Bold Beautiful Beerwah.

We walked up the initially pathway, leading to the base of the mountain and stood at the base, looking up in awe. I've climbed almost all of the mountains in the Glasshouse region, but this one was just MASSIVE!!

Do we want to do this? There is still time to turn back. But I was determined to get to the top of this mountain!

I reached up and took hold and pulled myself up, then up and up. I kept going, trying not to look down because I may still just change my mind and go home! This trek is definitely not for the feint hearted as there is NO handgrips and even though it is not wet, it is still very slippery.

We stopped at intervals on the ascent, taking time to rest and recover and grab some pictures. The first section was quite gruelling and I was almost glad to be able to stand up and walk again!

We made our way to the tree line as we kept moving upwards. It seemed like we weren't getting anywhere, until we turn around and see the distance between us and the scenery around us.

Heading towards the cathedral, we found a pathway that led us into an area of rainforest, which struck me as quite unusual and the Poem "My Country" by Dorothea Mackellar came to mind. We stepped up and under the cathedrals and onto sand as we worked our way under and along the overhang.

Pretty soon we had headed around the cathedrals and were walking up once again. I can't believe how high up we are! Everything looks so small around us! A helicopter flew overhead and gave us a wave.

The last few steps in front of us as we exhaustedly made our way onto the spine of the mountain, where we were attacked by flying bugs!! It was the fastest ever photo opportunity, even as we were photobombed by the bugs.

We raced back along the spine and over to the safety of GZ where we made our discovery of the cache!! YAY!!! Now, the hard part, heading back down....

I had climbed most of the tourist type mountains of the sunshine coast way before I found geocaching. The only thing is, I had to climb them again as a cacher. I last went up this mountain on the last Sunday in July in 2006, and it felt no different to then. Still has the initial climb that has limited options for ascent, and even less options on the way down. Once past the initial stage, things get easier, and there seems to be a lot more lantanna than the last time I ventured up. At the base of the organ pipes it was great to level out and walk normal to the right side for the last ascent. It amazed me last time the sand on the ground of the caves, and the number of foot prints made by bare feet. I wasn't the only one up there that day that wanted to play with the ranger. Going up, I passed a couple on their way down, with the young lass happy with virgin Beerwah experience. On the way down I passed a couple of blokes participating in their afternoon exercise.

The cache is live and well. Muggles have found it since the last log, but everything else is good. Seeya next time Beerwah.

Thankyou mtbikeroz.

I had mentioned to Pagan earlier in the week that we should have a look at climbing Beerwah but the weather almost ruined our plans. Thankfully the sun made a brilliant last minute appearance and the morning looked just perfect. We both were sick with nerves approaching this one but very excited at the same time. We'll just have a look and see if we can find a suitable track... otherwise we might need to do more research... But secretly of course we were hoping we would make it and now we can say WE DID!

We met an experienced climber at the bottom who was able to tell us the state of the track - it was quite free of debris now and the main track can be followed straight up without any major complications from the rock slide. The track is still closed per DERM, however it is still a popular climb, as we met four other groups on our adventure up the moutain today.

So began the challenge! From the bottom we convinced ourselves that it didn't look that bad . Nothing for it but to get going. Loki was quite comfortable with the climb up but it was certainly a challenge for Pagan at least initially. Early on, Pagan had a bit of a panic attack and we thought it might all be over then but managed to pull it together and in short time, was back on track. From there, a few more troublesome spots but he got through them all and after a steady climb up, we finally reached some less precarious ground. Pagan was cursing Loki by this time between breaths but secretly he was glad I'm sure . The organ pipes are just phenomenal and the weathering of the rock face was beautiful to observe.

The fun didn't stop there as the path curled around and still more up - would it ever end[?] Slowly but surely, the numbers on the GPS counted down and Loki hunted down the cache in no time. We stopped for a rest at the top and of course to admire the brilliant views. So worth it! The day was a bit hazy (and very warm by this stage!) but a very beautiful place to visit. A bit apprehensive about how 'down' was going to go but we got there and would I do it again - oh yeah! All up 3 hours 40 minutes to get the two caches up here with the detour to the puzzle taking about an hour. I can think of a few more 'b' words for this big bold beautiful beast . Very much *recommended*. Thanks mtbikeroz

Part 2 on 'where eagles nest' log

Tftc, bit of a hike. Still there and in good nick

We had seen these T 5 (Big Bold Beautiful Beerwah) and D/T 5/5 (Where Eagles Nest) caches as ones we could possible do the next time we passed through but first we had to solve the puzzle the puzzle for Where Eagles Nest. We thought we had a solution but the checker said no. An email exchange with the CO and then the penny dropped. We produced a new set of numbers and the checker gave the thumbs up. A plot on Google Maps showed the location and we set about looking at various routes to get there and an email exchange the B B B B CO helped confirmed a few items. We also saw the notes about possible track closures so we had multiple calls to Derm who could not confirm the summit track or part of it was closed. We got put through a number government departments for the classic run around. Not knowing what we would find and reading Brother Colin’s and Jasenjanie logs from a little while back we worked out some alternative routes just in case.

The day had arrived when we were in the area and the weather conditioned looked favourable. We headed to the start of the summit track to indeed find it was locked shut with the closed sign. A look up and you can see why not to go up this track when wet. We had a nervous moment when our notes in the phone had not updated the co-ords but a refresh eventually pulled them up. So it was then to our Plan B path we got from some rock climbing research. The climb was hard going but we eventually linked up higher out of the danger area and found the little path just before the summit. We headed for Big Bold Beautiful Beerwah first and with a short push through the scrub quickly came across the cache hidey hole. A nice solid container and a dry cache and log inside. We completed the signing duties and re hid before claiming the summit. Great views from up top but only short lived with attack of the flying ants. We took a few photos and headed out of the ants. We can certainly see why the warning not to go south of the south track as 1 step south and it’s a long way down. A fav point from us for the climb and the view (but not for the flying ants). TFTC. Thanks mtbikeroz for placing one here.

Coming back down the summit we headed to our planned turn off bush bash spot out to Where Eagle Nest On the way back this must be the preferred spot for the route as about 5m off the track we came across some ones shirt button. We made our way out to GZ without too much difficultly and seemed to pick a good route. Once near GZ we found a nice spot to put down our packs and gear and go hunt for the cache. We saw a likely spot as it appears others have before which has good co-ords match but no cache we then went up, down (don’t do this it gets steeper!) and around. We regrouped but struggled to find the hide . It was then we retraced our steeps and looked away from the obvious spots to see a little something that had caught our eye. We swooped on it and uncovered the cache. (we had almost stood on it before). A huge sense of relieve and achievement came over us for our 5th 5/5. I guess that makes it a 5 5 5 for us. We signed the log and read the previous enteries before snapping a few photos and rehiding it. The contents are dry and in good shape. A Fav Point from us. Thanks Cooroy Scouts for the puzzle and placement and thanks Brother Colin for maintaining it. TFTC. Now to find our route back and down and seeing the Gorilla in the distance and with the notification that its cache is there it was time to get that monkey off our back.

Photos to follow

OK … first off, we all know Mt Beerwah's main summit track is off limits for now, and probably for ever . This is where my main man of mountaineering madness … Brother Colin comes on to the scene . He knew at least 1 other way up this beast.

We had talked about this mountain on the way down from our hike up Mt Tibrogargan only 2 weeks earlier , and with an undecided date of attack … i happily let my body recover over the next couple of weeks [xx(], until the phone call on Wednesday evening . 'Hows a Friday assault sound?' ….. a very nervous 'absolutely' was my response

The climb started a little steeper than i was comfortable with, but not quite as bad as Tibro was …. after 20 minutes or so, the slab started to lay over a bit … and we were making good ground . We crossed a few 'wet sections' which got the heart racing a bit, but it was nothing we couldn't handle. After a while we arrived at the stunning 'overhang' section, where B.C showed me where he had once 'camped the night' in hammocks, 100+ meters straight above our heads & hanging from tiny bolts in the rock [:o)] ... these rock climbers are most certainly a unique breed . Some of the rock structure and erosion patterns here are truly spectacular [^]

After lots more huffin'&'puffuin up a quite a steep 'rock track', we eventually made it to GZ [xx(] …. about 20m elevation from the summit, where B.C stood at 0m according to his GPS'r. I looked around nearby, and spotted a like hiding place about 7-8m uphill from him. Low and behold … there was the well hidden cache We rescued four geo-coins that have been locked away up hear for far too long, and took the time to read the logbook, before adding our own name to the list of brave/crazy souls . All is ok and dry

We re-hid the cache after some time, and made our way a little further up to the peak … My heart was pounding, my legs were aching, and my eyes were fixed on the most amazing view ever of the place i have lived for most of my life [^] … truly stunning, i must say, and very much a challenge

Thank you Brother Colin for your valuable guidance up this fantastic mountain and thank you mtbikeroz for placing this cache up here. There is no way i would have climbed this mountain just to say 'I've climbed it', but i guess that goes for any of the Glasshouse Mountains i've scaled so far… which is almost all of them now [^]

I have climbed this mountain quite a few times over the years and not always by the main track up the slabs. and not always in daylight either. So when I saw that there were caches up here I just HAD to go find them, especially after not being found for so long.

As Jason mentioned we teamed up a few weeks ago to tackle Mt Tibrogargan so I thought he might like another 'walk'. [:(!] LOL

I know a couple of ways up this mountain that do not go up the slabs and as that track is closed at the moment we had to take a scenic way up. Jason was a little worried but came along anyway. We arrived at the overhangs on the far right side so I was able to show Jason a couple of climbing routes. And where I spent the night with a few friends camped up high on the wall. I'm not sure if he was impressed but I did hear him mumbling 'crazy ba$%*&d' a few more times.

It is a shame but there is SO much lantana growing up here now after the rock fall took out all the natural vegetation a few years ago. ( The reason for the track closure).

Now we could follow the old trail to the top and this really got the thighs burning (especially after being out cycling all day yesterday). We thought there would be a big hunt for the cache but in the end it was a quick find. AND we were able to rescue a few TB's that have been here way too long. The cache itself is in great condition and dry. We sat and read the logbook. Always a good read with these type of 'out there' caches.

Today was a very clear day and we could see Brisbane and quite a few parts of the Sunshine Coast. As well as the mountains to the west. Great views.

Thanks for the cache.

Mt Beerwah summit trail closed to all visitors. For safety, Mt Beerwah summit trail including access to the cliff face are closed to all visitors until further notice.

Large amounts of rubble and large boulders (estimated up to 10 tonne) fell/shifted during heavy rains in January 2011.
Fallen rock material is extremely unstable along the summit trail and any access is considered unsafe.
The slopes will be assessed by geotechnical experts prior to any work being conducted.
Please observe all signage - penalties apply.
The picnic area and western boundary walk are unaffected and remain open.
Last updated 31 January 2011

It seems the Mt Beerwah summit climb has been re-opened at last.

*Sigh* Now the council site says 20th December... http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/park_alerts/02682.html

Hope they don't keep postponing the date inevitably... I'd love to get up there sometime!

Looks like the summit track will reopen 1st of December 2010... so less than a month to go!
Dig out those hiking boots!

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/park_alerts/02682.html

Mad cache, bit tricky to find gps was a bit off. Awesome views, last log was 08????
Anyways Tftc
Stokesy and Kilgus
26/9/10

According to this page http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/park_alerts/02682.html the trail should reopen September 1.

I hope that I will be able to visit this interesting sounding cache when I visit Down Under in a few weeks.

I heard on the Local news last night that the track is due to open in October. Cheers.

Did speak to QPWS late last year, plan is to open it sometime, somewhere, but they couldn't give any more info (or wouldn't) at that stage (Oct I think).

This also applies to the other two caches up there too.

No indications from QPWS on whether this will re-open.

The track up Mt Beerwah is closed indefinitely due to a major slip - shame about all the geocoins that have been left up there.

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 26° 53.816 E 152° 53.052
Distance From Old: 13.6 feet
Coords changed, read new clue. Container also changed - cache will now stay DRY all the time!!!! NOTE - Cache is STILL between the two tracks. Also dropped off 4 Geocoins.

ARRRRGGGHH!
Son goes up announced and calls me from the top saying the cache is wet, ie soaked. Then he tells me there are a couple of geocachers up there too who didn't let me know - so I could have sent a new container - a WATERPROOF One!
ARRRRGGGHHH.

Could anyone intending on going up PLEASE let me know asap. As I'm off-line shortly (caching in the bush), please let me know all contact details and address, I'll send it to you - THANKS.

New container, log book etc ready.
Gimma a buzz if you are going up. Ta.

UPDATE - If you are going up Before the June longweekend, gimme a call.
Otherwise, cache will be replaced by then.

[This entry was edited by mtbikeroz on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 12:38:10 AM.]