Geryon North - Time to Climb

[DJohnson]

Quick one... How long to summit Geryon North from Lake Elysia (using the route described in the track notes of this website)?

Also a side note. To summit Du Can Range, is the best route to use the track up to the ridge (as though heading to Geryon North), then simply head North towards Du Cane rather than south to Geryon North?

[eggs]

Can't answer about Geryon North as we have not climbed it.

But we didn't follow the cairns towards Geryon as they curve around the top of Pine Valley, but basically went straight up towards the DuCane tops.
There was a grassy series of gullies and benches through the middle part and there was nothing particularly difficult about this
I suspect there would be little difficulties which ever route you chose, but it probably helps to have a clear day when plotting your way up.

There are some cairns up there. We left the ones that swing around towards Geryon, but I think there were a few that we followed which led to the base of the broad grassed gully we used. But this brings you up to the ridge north of DuCane proper [which led to where we camped], and it is an easy ramp up from there.
However, I suspect it would be equally easy if not easier to simply follow the Geryon cairns and side track up to the top when close.

[DJohnson]

Good, your description sounds similar to the route I was originally planning up du cane - straight up the gully and ignore the track heading east to the ridge towards geryon north. But like you said - probably not a significant difference between the two routes.

[stepbystep]

Not sure, but we travelled from Falling Mtn to Lake Helios via Massif/DuCane HP and Geryon North in a long day. Easy day walk from Elysia so long as you're happy with the final climb.

[Mowser]

When we were camped at Elysia last year it took us around 2 hours walking up to Geryon North. Lovely walk. Then went back over to lake helios and up Hyperion. All up the round trip back to Elysia was about 6.5hrs. Cracking weather and had a lovely swim in the lake to finish off the day!

[mjdalessa]

About 5hrs return from Lake Elysia. Very well marked until the notch- beyond there the route becomes much less defined.

[pazzar]

About 5hrs return from Lake Elysia. Very well marked until the notch- beyond there the route becomes much less defined.

I am not convinced we went the right way though!

There are regular cairns pretty well the whole way to the top though. Five hours should be heaps from Elysia. We did Hyperion, Eros, G Nth and Du Cane in a day, wasn't super long either.

[tibboh]

About 5hrs return from Lake Elysia. Very well marked until the notch- beyond there the route becomes much less defined.

I am not convinced we went the right way though!

There are regular cairns pretty well the whole way to the top though. Five hours should be heaps from Elysia. We did Hyperion, Eros, G Nth and Du Cane in a day, wasn't super long either.

now you're just bragging

[pazzar]

No it would have been bragging if I mentioned it was also in the high 30's!!

[Azza]

About 5hrs return from Lake Elysia. Very well marked until the notch- beyond there the route becomes much less defined.

I am not convinced we went the right way though!

There are regular cairns pretty well the whole way to the top though. Five hours should be heaps from Elysia. We did Hyperion, Eros, G Nth and Du Cane in a day, wasn't super long either.

We're pretty sure you turned left instead of right and followed the false lead to the base of a cliff.
From the top of first gully you go right and around a corner and then scramble up a pretty easy gully to the top.
It pops out right next to the summit slab.

[ILUVSWTAS]

About 5hrs return from Lake Elysia. Very well marked until the notch- beyond there the route becomes much less defined.

I am not convinced we went the right way though!

There are regular cairns pretty well the whole way to the top though. Five hours should be heaps from Elysia. We did Hyperion, Eros, G Nth and Du Cane in a day, wasn't super long either.

We're pretty sure you turned left instead of right and followed the false lead to the base of a cliff.
From the top of first gully you go right and around a corner and then scramble up a pretty easy gully to the top.
It pops out right next to the summit slab.

this was on your second attempt wasnt it Azza? After you and Dave....... "went the wrong way"

[tasadam]

Have you seen this?
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=190

Can't answer how long, as everyone walks at different paces and we took our time & made a day of it.

[Azza]

this was on your second attempt wasnt it Azza? After you and Dave....... "went the wrong way"

Well I wasn't up there for the points..
I probably walked 2m under the summit slab and wandered off towards the Foresight side thinking the 'highest point' was definitely over there.
Faced with a pretty dangerous looking scramble to get onto that side I decided it wasn't worth the risk and was happy with the effort for the day.

[Taurë-rana]

Hadn't seen that before Adam, I've always wanted to climb Geryon, and now even more so!

[tibboh]

Have you seen this?
http://www.bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=190

Can't answer how long, as everyone walks at different paces and we took our time & made a day of it.

Awesome........scenery and weather