TR- Mt Bogong Overnight

This weekend past a mate and I opted for a change of scenery. Foregoing the usual drive west to instead, traveling into the more mountainous regions to the east. The Alpine National Park makes up .... of Victoria and the highest of its peaks is Mount Bogong, colloquially known as "The Big Fella"

TR: Spiegal's Overhang

For a number of reasons, the last few months have left me unable to find much time for 'real' rock climbing, so when I had a free day yesterday I jumped at the chance to get outdoors!

We headed for the Cathedral Ranges in Victoria, Australia. This mountain range juts out of the plains like a knife edge. Steep, jagged and wild, it is home to some of the best sandstone slabs in the east.

My buddy and I had decided on Spiegal's Overhang. A relatively easy route, it is considered one of the best slab/cracks (for the grade) in Victoria. VCC give it classic status!

Heavily laden with rack, ropes and food we made our approach. Access to the Jaw Bones is via a marginally defined track which weaves its way up the mountain across boulders, scree and mud. A new layer of undergrowth has lead to the uprising of a vast majority of prickly bushes, right at body height...