Mt Victoria Cross from Mt Wylly
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Southern Ranges – Third Time Lucky – February 2020

If at first you don't succeed... We were super keen to test our theory that we could complete the Southern Ranges traverse, New River Lagoon wade and South Coast Track (SCT) to Cockle Creek in four days.  Our next opportunity arose when a few days off lined up at the start of February - potentially the most stable part…
Mt La Perouse summit cairn
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Southern Ranges – November 2011

Mount La Perouse summit cairn with Pindars Peak in the distance Mount La Perouse summit cairn with Pindars Peak in the distance Day One Pre-dawn mist near Hunterston in Tasmania's central highlands The Southern Ranges and their holy grail, Precipitous Bluff, have loomed large in my consciousness since habitually poring over John Chapman's first edition of South West Tasmania…