Just a note to anybody who might be interested. In late January I was part of a group to explore the Giblin river inorth of Port Davey. It has interested me for many years, having first walked across its mouth in 1975 when walking up the west coast, then crossing it further upstream in 2010 en route from Nye Bay to Lake Pedder via the Big Propsting.
Having considered various options for accessing the valley we settled on a route from just above Settlement Point up the De Witt Valley and into the upper Giblin. We managed to use alpaca rafts from a narrow gorge at the point where the upper Giblin meets the Big Propsting and over several days travelled down to the lower Giblin, taking a day to climb the Big Propsting on the way.
Sadly at this point our trip was interrupted by a bush fire that had started a few days earlier from one of the lightning strikes that created such carnage a month ago. After consulting the authorities via satphone they wanted us out of the area, so instead of ending at Nye Bay to be picked up by a fishing boat, we spent the day with the team from the Westpac helicopters.
Happy to provide any information to anyone interested.
Take care.
Peter Kaldor