neilmny wrote:Nicely done Sam. Your photo looking down from Briggs Bluff almost gave a vertigo moment
Thanks heaps Neil! It's such an awesome spot up there. Really incredible view, but being close to the edge could give anyone sweaty palms.
Biggles wrote:One of the most popular places for bushwalkers' first mountain experience. And the easiest place to get lost!
Almost 30 years ago I summited Briggs Bluff and Mount Difficult with a group of loonies from VNPA: we started at Trooper's Creek, and scrambled up through cliffs near Tilwinda Falls. In reflection, I'm surprised any of us survived that ordeal, chiefly me being afraid of heights and running out of water (it rained that night so that was solved neatly!). Years later (mid-1990s?) I did a solo overnight walk to Mount Difficult, again from Trooper's Creek, but got a bit disoriented and came down through cliffs and ledges,then a long walk back to Troopers Creek! No GPS in those days.
Sounds like such an awesome trip, Biggles. Very adventurous! It sounds like it's easier to get lost climbing from Troopers Creek than it is from Beehive Falls. I wonder what it would be like today walking from Troopers Creek, on the overgrown track which PV apparently no longer recognise... could be an adventure waiting to happen!
CraigVIC wrote:Thanks for the report, really enjoyed it. Did you find it more challenging than Mt Rosea? I have a vague plan to do Mt Difficult but don't want to get ahead of myself.
Thanks heaps Craig, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I definitely found it more challenging than Mount Rosea, but mostly because of the route finding - just looking for those little yellow markers. The terrain is a bit rougher IMO and there are a few steepish rocky sections to traverse. I would say that if Mount Rosea was a 4/10 challenge, Mount Difficult would be a 6 or a 7...