Mt Faulkner

[stu]

Except that the ascent at this time of year usually means all-day ice on the tricky 'climbing' section.
You wouldn't even consider it without climbing gear in those conditions, one slip & you're a seriously injured or worse!
I was turned back twice on this section due to ice before getting a clear, dry summers day.

[tasadam]

Except that the ascent at this time of year usually means all-day ice on the tricky 'climbing' section.
You wouldn't even consider it without climbing gear in those conditions, one slip & you're a seriously injured or worse!
I was turned back twice on this section due to ice before getting a clear, dry summers day.

And what a day it was eh Stu? You and your buddy got it lucky, you should have seen the snow on Shelf Camp a couple of days prior... (Summer)
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Adam.

EDIT.
More images including the linked one in THIS POST on the forum.

[Azza]

Except that the ascent at this time of year usually means all-day ice on the tricky 'climbing' section.
You wouldn't even consider it without climbing gear in those conditions, one slip & you're a seriously injured or worse!
I was turned back twice on this section due to ice before getting a clear, dry summers day.

yup... that sloping ledge of death covered in ice...

[ollster]

yup... that sloping ledge of death covered in ice...

I wasn't suggesting doing it tonight...

[Nuts]

You could just slip up there and get a photo of the sloping ice covered ledge of death.. that does sound interesting

[tasadam]

You could just slip up there and get a photo of the sloping ice covered ledge of death.. that does sound interesting

That would be the slope in the centre of the 2nd image in THIS POST by Pedro.
Look for the wet spot...
I've got a good image of it myself somewhere.

Contributing to a conversation nothing about Mt Faulkner....

[Nuts]

Yes, ive seen a few shots of it looking like that It would be impressive covered in snow and ice! (just thoughts, nothing to do with Mt Faulkner)

[MJD]

Back on topic: here's a look at the top of Faulkner for those who have failed to summit for various reasons.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Hahahaha YOU DA MAN MJ!!!
Well done!! shows how easy it can be huh!!

[Amanda]

But do you see the human skulls and hillbilly teeth poking out of the cairn

[ILUVSWTAS]

He must have added a few himself, he obviously passed the summit guards.....

[Amanda]

I still can't believe he lived to tell the tale...

[ILUVSWTAS]

He must be quite a warrior! Passed the test of the Faulkner guardians with ease!! Pray others can also be as brave......

[MJD]

Bravery or stupidity? Doesn't really matter if you survive.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Takes a bit of both to be a good peakbagger MJ!!

[MJD]

OK, Amanda made me confess. Here's the real top of Faulkner. I air brushed the bones out of the real picture just to sucker some of you others into going up there. You have been warned.

[ollster]

Two words - Pol Pot.

[MJD]

Is that a recipe? I'm sure they tasted nice.

[ollster]

Is that a recipe? I'm sure they tasted nice.

You're thinking of Pol Pot Pie.

[Amanda]

[frenchy_84]

we had a similar although less hardcore experience on Mt Dromedary, taking the wrong road up the mountain from the derwent side we found the road under video surveliance and then as it came to a dead end we had car right behind us chasing us down, we had a car with Vic number plates which helped our claims of being lost and we just scampered back down the road. and i also know of a surveyor in the collinsvale valley being chased off a property by an angry neighbour with a shotgun, he had to go back to finish the job with a police escort.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Thats funny Frenchie, I had a similar experience in Collins Cap. Angry bogans beating up dogs (trying to breed gaurd dogs) I was telling Stu and co about this just the other day, Had to listen to this a-hole hitting and throwing his dogs around for a day or 2 before I decided to try and film it. BAD MOVE.. got spotted, had to call the cops to help us leave the house we were sitting.

Dromedary is an interesting one, there is some speculation that the road thats labelled private is actually a public road and more a-holes have just put that sign up without persmission, I ended up doing Dromedary the same way I did Faulkner. IE stealth..... more than one walker have said to me in the past it's often easier to ask forgivness than permission when it comes to crossing private land. But of course there are quite a few peaks with landowners more than willing to let bushwalkers thru, and to them, THANKYOU!!

[Azza]

goddam bogans!

I wouldn't be suprised if some of those fire trails on Faulkner and Dromedary are public rights of way and they've just put up the signs.
However one probably doesn't want to argue their point too hard when faced with angry nervous locals.

Its like one of my neighbours got grumpy about people parking next to his driveway on the public street.
So he went out and bought a tin of yellow paint and made his own no standing area. Now I'm sure the council thinks that it was
always there and have since repainted it several times.

Seems to me that a lot of peaks about the place are on properties owned by Gunn's with some fairly nasty keep out signs.

[PeterJ]

........... on Faulkner of ascent from near Copper Snake Gulley of Lyell Hwy (correct naming?)....

I went up via Copper Alley Gully in June 1999. We had no trouble as most of the way up was (at that time anyway) bushland and the early parts rugged. A young fellow did turn up when we were on top, but just said hello. So no trouble at all that way. Possibly a different story now because you do end up arriving at a fire trail, but is bush all about at that point. So probably not easily seen from elsewhere.
My notes are:
Commences at a small gully near start of deep road cutting (near the overtaking section of the highway). This is followed up taking a left turn then ascending to rocky tors above the gully. From there an open ridge is followed until reaching a fire trail. Several trails are met but the one for the top circles onto western slope before bending back to east and leading to towers. Beyond the towers is a nice patch of bush leading to the summit.

[north-north-west]

However one probably doesn't want to argue their point too hard when faced with angry nervous locals.

No, it's amazing how quickly I became blind when the 4WDer whose rego number I was writing down (after stumbling on him unhooking a winch cable from an uprooted gate on a supposedly closed Parks road) pulled out a rifle . . .

[PeterJ]

No, it's amazing how quickly I became blind when the 4WDer whose rego number I was writing down (after stumbling on him unhooking a winch cable from an uprooted gate on a supposedly closed Parks road) pulled out a rifle . . .

I hope your vision returned enough to report the bugger.

[Macca81]

However one probably doesn't want to argue their point too hard when faced with angry nervous locals.

No, it's amazing how quickly I became blind when the 4WDer whose rego number I was writing down (after stumbling on him unhooking a winch cable from an uprooted gate on a supposedly closed Parks road) pulled out a rifle . . .

idiots like this that give us 4WDers a bad name some people really are missing something in the intellect department im sure...

[flyfisher]

Would have to agree totally with your comments there Macca 81

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[north-north-west]

No, it's amazing how quickly I became blind when the 4WDer whose rego number I was writing down (after stumbling on him unhooking a winch cable from an uprooted gate on a supposedly closed Parks road) pulled out a rifle . . .

I hope your vision returned enough to report the bugger.

I have a pretty good memory, which the armaments improved. Parks got a lot of detail on that vehicle and its driver.
Not that I ever heard back from them . . . .

Yeah, I must admit I don't have a particularly high opinion of 4WDers in general, because I've seen too much of that sort of thing, along with abandoned campfires, littered campsites and buggered bush. I know it's only a small minority who do that sort of thing, but their impact is unfortunately significant.

[craigX]

actually rode my mountain bike up skyfarm road today. was thinking of doing a runner right to the top...but didnt. I want to bike up it

did walk faulkner a few years ago. we went up skyfarm road. just before the end of the road, where you are supposed to turn around (maybe 1 km before the end) there is a corner (right hand turn). On the corner is a gate. we went through that gate and bush bashed our way straight up. it was ok, a little bit of effort. Cant remember it being too hard. Think we passed a house on our right. Were worried about dogs but it was ok. If u bush bash up and keep going a little more left then you'll miss all houses i reckon...and dogs. On our way back we just followed the road....stuff it!!!!!!!

Maybe if you walk up chigwell hill (use to walk up there a lot when a kid) and sort of follow the sort of ridge that runs parallel with the road that leads to glenlusk you'll get to the top. Ive gone a fair way along that road on me bike but ran into some hillbillies chopping wood (dont know if they are allowed to do that?...but anyway) They didnt see me and i just turned around. But i reckon you could easily dodge your way around anyone that way.

Also on the road to molesworth from glenlusk. About halfway along there is a track to your right that goes up to a powerline tower and stuff. You can look down of this cliff i believe. I reckon you could get up that way no probs...might need a to bush bash a little but you'd be fairly close to the top. Thatll bring u up the left side of the mountain.

The most interesting route is skyfarm cause of the cliffs and caves and stuff. Really need Jan cameron to buy some land right there and then whack in a track right near the cliffs somewhere. Somewhere near toffilli road (think thats what its called)...anyway!