- My climbing gully up through the second rock bluff.
- Mt Magdala in the middle distance with Mt Howitt behind from Picture Point.
Last Saturday I decided to head up to the Upper Howqua Camping Area and do a circuit over to Mt Howitt. Basically it involved climbing Helicopter Spur, heading along the high ridges over Mt Magdala to Mt Howitt, before dropping back down to the Howqua River along Howitt Spur. Over the course of the day I walked 23 kilometres and climbed a bit over 1700 metres so it was a fairly solid day. The climb up Helicopter Spur was particularly good fun, the 3 rock bluffs making things interesting. Before reaching the rock the route is more of a bushwalking pad than a track on Helicopter Spur, but once on top of Helicopter Spur the rest of the walk followed good tracks, including an excellent section of the AAWT.
There are some more photos on my blog if anyone's interested http://goinferalonedayatatime.blogspot. ... ional.html
- Looking down towards Big Hill from Mt Magdala.
- The start of the Cross Cut Saw with the Razor and the Viking in the distance.
