by north-north-west » Tue 25 May, 2010 7:28 pm
Re the Mt Spec 'Road': have been up there recently and, looking at the state of the section from the Staircase turnoff to the carpark, 2wd access - no matter how much torque or clearance your vehicle has - is no longer an option past Mustering Flat. The rocky bits are rougher and rockier and far more eroded, and the bogs are deeper and stickier.
In fact, I can't believe I even tried taking a 2wd up there, though the road was a bit better a few years ago when I did it. Even lost a mudflap off the Hilux on one of the rockier bits.
The Staircase, however, is now a pretty good road. Deep and steep spoon drains, but passable in the dry to anything with a bit of clearance. Although doing it at 80kmh like the moron who almost run both of us off the road is probably a wee bit iffy . . .
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."