Mt Solitary ~ 1-2 December 2003
Party: James Bevan, Seb Brown
We were dropped off at the gate after lunch and headed down the road. A huge cairn marked the start of the track to Mt Solitary.
Kedumba Valley
Seb making sure everything's set
We stopped for a break at the Kedumba River - its a beaut spot for a dip on a hot day. If drinking, just make sure you treat the water.
Kedumba River
From there, it was up, up & more up to the Eastern Col. The erosion was pretty bad on the steepest sections, not helped, I'm sure, by many that've gone down via the bum slide.
a well earned rest
As always, the view from the top was well worth the effort.
Southern Col
The plan was initially to get to the she-oak forest on the other side. However, the plentiful supply of wood at a site on the eastern side was too good to refuse. We made camp at just before 6 and got the fire going.
Classy
The next morning we woke to a complete white out. No views to katoomba today. We made quick time down the knife-edge and around to the landslide.
landslide
Malaitia Walls
Past all the tourists near the scenic railway and some of the new "attractions". Then up the furber steps.
Katoomba Falls
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