Ephraims Gate & Pool of Salome

[Lagaro]

This weekend i'm thinking of walking into the walls through the Golden gate a trip I have taken before, but this time I plan on walking through Ephraims gate, past the pool of Salome, then lake Salome.

Does anyone know, if the terrain is passable through Ephraims gate? From memory there was a walkers registration post (more for surveying how many people used the alternate route) and a track appeared to go of towards Ephraims gate. Has anyone ever been through this way?

Kind regards, Lagaro!

[Robbo]

I walked in that way a couple of years ago. While it is a bit overgrown on the upper section there is a rough track that can be followed. Coming out on to the Pool of Salome is something I will never forget.

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[corvus]

This weekend i'm thinking of walking into the walls through the Golden gate a trip I have taken before, but this time I plan on walking through Ephraims gate, past the pool of Salome, then lake Salome.

Does anyone know, if the terrain is passable through Ephraims gate? From memory there was a walkers registration post (more for surveying how many people used the alternate route) and a track appeared to go of towards Ephraims gate. Has anyone ever been through this way?

Kind regards, Lagaro!

You may want to check out the Snow report for this weekend if tracks are a bit indistinct.
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[Lagaro]

Thanks Robbo! That's just what I wanted to hear!

And thanks fizzygood for reminding me that it's the pool of Siloam

Corvus, very good point! But I was kind of hoping for something like this, or better (worse if snows not you're thing)

[corvus]

Good one only light covering despite my concern
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[Fizzygood]

Have fun in there this weekend Lagaro... don't forget if plans change we are going bouldering at Handsome Crag!...I'm looking forward to the King William Range too!:D

[Lagaro]

Fizzygood, bouldering sounds good if I change my mind...
I'm planning on going hard to prepare for the King Williams etc...
I'm doing the old 11:00PM start to trappers on friday then I will decide saturday morning wether to go through Golden or Herod's gate.
Either way I shouldn't have too much trouble spending saturday night at the pool of Siloam going to try and bag Mount Ophel and Zion hill on sunday if I don't have time on saturday!
Friday night will be a nice test of my new Petzl MYO XP headtorch, should be like walking in daylight!
Will take an Epirb for the first time ever on a solo walk! Thanks Daz!

[corvus]

Good one only light covering despite my concern
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Oh! I realise this is a wish list walk ,we will be in the Cradle area this weekend and don't wish for any real snow ,our last recent trip to the Walls was curtailed by a heavy snow dump and a more recent attempt at Roogoona and Meston Hut was reduced to ,on the Jacksons Greek track 500 m per hour and a retreat via Lake Bill track which in its self over Blizzard plains was not that flash.
Solo, good luck and I hope it is cruisy
Snow we are the snow bunnies you just need to search the Forum to find us:lol:
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