Category Archives: Panorama

Manatee Glacier – Polychrome Ridge – Obelia – Wahoo Tower – Oluk

22/04/1989 – 28/04/1989    Manatee Glacier – Polychrome Ridge – Obelia Peak – Wahoo Tower – Oluk Peak

                                                 Pacific Ranges (Coast Mountains)

                                                 BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Distance: 70km   Total Ascent: 8000m   Total Descent: 8000m   

Participants: Stephen Campbell, Simon Coates, Peter Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Colin Evans, Rienhart Fabish, Simon Gabbot, Klaus Haring, Craig Hollinger, Mike Thompson (Report), Tim Webb, Christina Williams, Doug Williams

Aussie Contingent: Stephen Campbell, Peter Davies, Stephen Davies, Sue Davies

Climbers and Skiers: Colin Evans, Rienhart Fabish, Klaus Haring, Craig Hollinger, Christina Williams, Doug Williams

3-day tour of Lilloet and Dalgleish Mountains: Tim Webb, Simon Coates, Simon Gabot, Mike Thompson

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Evans Lookout Road – Valley View Lookout – Cliff Top Track – Hayward Gully – Griffith Taylor Wall – Barrow Lookout – Govetts Leap Brook – Govetts Leap – Govetts Leap Lookout

Thursday 16/10/2025   Evans Lookout Road – Valley View Lookout – Cliff Top Track – Hayward Gully – Griffith Taylor Wall – Barrow Lookout – Govetts Leap Brook – Govetts Leap – Govetts Leap Lookout

                                           Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

                                           Gundungurra Country (Gundungurra people)                                 

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

This walk links Evans Head Lookout with Govetts Leap. We started after lunch on a warm afternoon with, thankfully, a gentle breeze to cool us down. 

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Grand Clifftop Walk – Blue Mountains National Park

Monday 13/10/2025   Katoomba Falls Tourist Park – Prince Henry Cliff Walk – Scenic World – Kedumba River – Katoomba Cascades

Tuesday 14/10/2025   Katoomba Falls Tourist Park – Katoomba Falls – Kedumba River – Prince Henry Cliff Track – Allambie Lookout – Lady Darley’s Lookout – Kedumba View – Echo Point Lookout – Spooners Lookout – Lady Carrington Lookout – Tallawalla Lookout – Honeymoon Lookout – Kiah lookout – Bridal Veil lookout – Leura Cascades Fern Bower Circuit – Leura Cascades Picnic Area – Tarpeian Rock – Olympian Rock – Elysian Rock Lookout – Gordon Falls Reserve – Pool of Siloam – Pool of Siloam Track – Golg Links Lookout – Grand Clifftop Walk – Willoughby Road – Sublime Point Road – Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains – Lillians Bridge Track – Valley of the Waters Track – Empress Falls – Conservation Hut – Shortcut Track – Overcliff Walk – Undercliff Track – Princes Rock Lookout – Wentworth Falls – Fletchers Lookout – Jamieson Creek – Darwins Walk – Wilson Park – Great Western Highway – Station Street – Wentworth Falls Train Station

                                            Blue Mountains National Park, NSW

                                            Gundungurra Country (Gundungurra people)                              

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

I’ve wanted to complete this walk for a while. It opened in March 2024 and is recommended as a two-day walk. With a total distance of 19km, we decided to try it as a day walk. Just to wet our appetite, we wandered down from camp and had a look around the Scenic World section on the Monday evening. 

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Sligachan Hotel – Allt Dearg Mor – Allt Dearg Beag – Coire Riabhach – Sgùrr nan Gillean

Saturday 6/08/2005   Sligachan Hotel – Allt Dearg Mor – Allt Dearg Beag – Coire Riabhach – Sgùrr nan Gillean (954m)

                                         Isle of Skye, SCOTLAND

                

Participants: Peter Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)

In August 2005, I set out with my brother Peter to tackle Sgùrr nan Gillean on the Isle of Skye—a peak whose reputation for drama and challenge absolutely lived up to the stories. We started from the Sligachan Hotel, boots becoming damp soon after we left the car park, as the heather and moorland soaked up morning drizzle. Even from a distance, Sgùrr nan Gillean towered above us, its pinnacled ridge looking impossibly sharp and untamed.

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 11

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 11  (7 days):   Days 54 – 60 to Walhalla

25/5/2025 – 31/05/2025  Mt Selma Road – Fiddlers Green – Walhalla

Distance: 91.1km   Total Ascent: 4,696m   Total Descent: 5,552m  

Time: 37 hours   Moving Time: 25 hours

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Guthega Power Station – Schlink Pass Road – Munyang River – Schlink Pass – Dicky Cooper Creek – Schlink Hut

Distance: 42km   Total Ascent: 1584m   Total Descent: 1534m   Time: 15 hours 

Participants:  Stephen Davies (Report, Photos), Tim Hagger, Paul Jennings

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 10

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)

Section 10  (3 days):   Days 51 – 53 to Food Drop 10

22/5/2025 – 24/05/2025  Jamieson-Licola Road – Fiddlers Green 

Distance: 27.9km   Total Ascent: 1,473m   Total Descent: 1,817m  

Time: 12 hours   Moving Time: 7 hours 

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 9

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 9  (9 days):   Days 42 – 50 to Food Drop 9

13/5/2025 – 21/05/2025  Selwyn Creek Road – Rumpff Saddle

Distance: 114.2km   Total Ascent: 7,981m   Total Descent: 7,623m

Time: 63 hours   Moving Time: 32 hours

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 8

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 8  (4 days):   Days 38 – 41 to Food Drop 8

9/5/2025 – 12/05/2025  Cope Hut – Selwyn Creek Road

Distance: 42.3km   Total Ascent: 2,802m   Total Descent: 3,335m

Time: 26 hours   Moving Time: 16 hours 

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 7

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 7  (3 days):   Days 35 – 37 to Food Drop 7

6/5/2025 – 8/05/2025  Omeo Highway – Falls Creek – Cope Hut

Distance: 49.1km   Total Ascent: 2,583m   Total Descent: 2,624m

Time: 20 hours   Moving Time: 13 hours 

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 6

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 6  (3 days):   Days 32 – 34 to Food Drop 6

3/5/2025 – 5/05/2025  Benambra-Corryong Road – Omeo Highway

Distance: 44.0km   Total Ascent: 2,854m   Total Descent: 1,771m

Time: 23 hours   Moving Time: 12 hours 

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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Australian Alps Walking Track – Section 5

Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)   

Section 5  (4 days):   Days 28 – 31 to Food Drop 5

29/04/2025 – 2/05/2025  Limestone Creek Campground – Benambra-Corryong Road

Distance: 67.2km   Total Ascent: 2,826m   Total Descent: 3,114m

Time: 28 hours   Moving Time: 17 hours 

Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

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