Gallery of log for Mount Cawthorn ST573

25-Apr-22
Five years ago I had a go at walking here as I was leaving home I slipped down the front steps and stubbed my toe It hurt but kept going. I managed to walk one fifth of the way over button grass and through the some thick tea tree. I stopped at a lovely beach and had lunch as I did I thought I dot feeling motivated enough to keep on going so I turned around and went back home. luckily I did as when I took my boots off half of my foot was black, a trip to the doctors and x-ray said I had broken a toe.

Earlier this week I asked my brother if he was interested in another adventure on Lake Pedder, lucky for me he was keen.

This morning I went to an ANZAC Dawn Service before my brother picked me up at 0700. We put the boat in at the boat ramp neat the canal and headed off along the extremely calm waters of the lake stopping a few time to marvel at the reflections.
Once at the base of the mountain and as the water was so calm the boat was gently driven aground and we disembarked to start our walk, it wasn't too long before some of our gear was left on a rock to be retrieved later.
As we climbed up we got into a low cloud that was covering the area and our view of the lake eventually disappeared eventually we got out on top of it and we could see the mountain for the first time. After two hours of climbing we got to the top and the cloud had gone.

After taking a few photos and sitting on a rock having a bit of a rest we headed back down, I don't know how many times we fell over missing a step or sliding down the wet rocks but it was a lot quicker only taking one hour to get back to the boat.
Another *FTF* on ANZAC Day.


Back onto the boat for lunch then the next trig on the list.

Found on Monday 25 April 2022 at 1238.