Scottyk wrote:The boulders are huge and a mistake can have you taking quite a fall. If your not confident with a full gymnastic style boulder work out then stop when you reach the first peak, the views here are still great.
LoaferBread wrote:Thanks for all the tips guys. Massive boulders are a bit of a turn off at this stage considering I haven't had huge experiences with rock scrambling (I did get to do Barn Bluff and Pelion East last time though), but I guess I'll wait and see how the weather is and how intimidating those boulders look! Are the boulders generally flat-surfaced or rounded? Going along to Achilles and Thetis sounds fantastic, but daylight hours in April are only about 12 I think, compared with 14-15 throughout summer. Considering I still have some time up my sleeve I can come up with a different idea about how to tackle Pelion West, but ultimately I think the weather will be the maker of the decisions on the day.
LoaferBread wrote:I actually wondered at first whether we approach Pelion West from the East (in other words, make a beeline from the OLT just north of Frog Flats ) but according to the official map there is a huge incline on the eastern side. Maybe it would be wise to approach from the North Eastern side from Pelion Creek, then descend on the South Western side and do a circuit back to where we started.
LoaferBread wrote:Thanks again for the info y'all. I'm doing the track with a mate who's got similar experience but hasn't done the OLT before. Thanks so much for that pic actually, it really makes it clear what it looks like. Should be an awesome walk, but the weather will be the decider! I actually wondered at first whether we approach Pelion West from the East (in other words, make a beeline from the OLT just north of Frog Flats ) but according to the official map there is a huge incline on the eastern side. Maybe it would be wise to approach from the North Eastern side from Pelion Creek, then descend on the South Western side and do a circuit back to where we started. Originally I thought we'd just descend on the North East from where we came up, but walking underneath the cliffs there sounds like a great and new experience to tackle.
I've also been looking at Falling Mountain and seeing about squishing a summit walk into the day that we walk from Kia Ora to Pine Valley. But that's irrelevant to this thread anyway, thanks heaps again for the info!
LoaferBread wrote:I... but I'm a little concerned about the apparent lack of a clear-cut path that might exist between walking the OT and getting to PW...
If you don't have off-track Tassie experience, I wouldn't be looking at another route. Stick to the track and save some energy for boulder-hopping.Considering I still have some time up my sleeve I can come up with a different idea about how to tackle Pelion West,
but ultimately I think the weather will be the maker of the decisions on the day.
I've included some pics - flat-surfaced, but not too many are horizontal. (People blobbed out to protect the innocent )LoaferBread wrote: Are the boulders generally flat-surfaced or rounded?
Mainly, my concern is walking through the scrub in mid-February when a heap of snakes could be laying wherever you put your feet...! Am I being paranoid or would it actually be wise to not attempt PW during this time? Cheers!
Tortoise wrote:PPS This is all I could muster for the summit boulder, as an acrophobic dwarf. Was pretty chuffed just to be there, though.
Nuts wrote:On some occasions 'solo' can = safer!
Try here?: http://dveltkamp.customer.netspace.net. ... eserve.htm though it highlights a poor route choice as well.
Explorer_Sam wrote:Hopefully it's acceptable to leave my link in more than one thread on these forums. I posted it in the Tas Trip Reports section, but I feel it is appropriate to leave it here too. My account of a terrible day on Pelion West, separated from my team mate and unsuccessful on the summit. The mountain can be dangerous if you don't know what to expect. It was foolish to become separated, and I look forward to my next attempt.
https://sambochristie.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/olt3/
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