- Ascending Mt Eliza: an innocent start
What makes a trip an epic? Does it have to be long? Off-track perhaps? Our recent Mt Anne trip wasn't really either of those, but still ended up fitting my definition of "epic".
The plan was to go towards Mt Anne via the usual Condominium Ck/Eliza Plateau route. Then we'd skirt Mt Anne to the west, and sidle around and onto N-E Ridge. We hoped to camp on Pandani Shelf (carefully, bearing in mind the delicacy of that environment) for a couple of days, before heading back to the Scotts Pk Rd via the Bombardier Track.
Years ago I think I would have found it a challenge, but nothing too difficult. But this time? A few factors turned it into an epic (for me at least). One was the weather, with the first day's climb in mid-30s heat. The others were injuries and illness.
I'm in the process of writing a fuller account. The first part can be found here
http://www.naturescribe.com/2015/01/a-mt-anne-epic-1-some-like-it-hot.htmlcheers
Peter