Mount Augustus

Eenie, meeni, miny, mo.
Which mountain did we like the most.

We have done a few in the last couple of weeks. Pick our favourite child.

Mt Bruce: precipitous bordering on dangerous bits. Lovely coverage of wildflowers. Mid level difficulty 500m elevation and almost 5k each way.

Mt Nameless: unimaginative track builders - top > bottom - straight line.
Views of Tom Price mine on one side - the town on the other. Easiest of the 3.

Mt Augustus: 650m vertical gain, 12k return. Amazing view at the top but the wind was an icy blast. Lunch up top hiding in a hollow amongst a clump of scrubby trees. Hardest by quite a bit. In summer this mountain can kill. Several hapless souls of the the last few years. We were nearby (Jimba Jimba Station near Gascoyne Junction) in November last year in 40°+ and police were chasing foolish adventurers away.

And the winner is: Mt Bruce! Augustus was close!Read more