This is a part of the 17.6 kilometer round trip hike up and into Crypt Lake. It was one of the more adrenalin and cardio pumping adventures we have had for quite some time.
This particular section of the hike involved crawling through the dark and small tunnel that has been blasted out of the mountain you see behind us for about 15 meters, and then very carefully making your way accross this section of track you see here which is only about 400 millimeters wide with a sheer vertical drop straight into the valley floor below...........and it is a long way down.
This shot was taken on the way down the mountain, as it was raining quite heavily on the way up which made it even more interesting. On the other side of the tunnel is a steel cable which has been anchored into the cliff to hold on to as it is an even harder section than this one. The entire hike up and down took us about 8 hours with about an hour at the top.
Six of us did the trip...myself, Wendy and Samara, and Mike, Theresa, and Kellen........Mike and Theresa are friends of mine from 25 years ago when I did Canada.
What a very special day !
2 comments:
No problem, just like walking up your frigging driveway, in fact looks safer to me!
Hey Fearnley........come to think of it, it is a bit like our driveway back home. I could have sworn that you told me you always loved the challenge of getting up that.....!
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