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Lengthy Approaches 14-Jun-2008 At 10:22:56 PM Wollemi

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Hey Andrew,
my partner last Monday on the little epic out along Fortress Ridge was Michael - who was with you on the Olivine Plateau trip. Funny how he doesn't let on much detail, but slips in some throwaway lines when least expected about the challenges of your trip.

The west face of Jagungal is steepish/stepped, and I have wondered about lugging ice tools up there, to climb from that side. I have twice camped in Jagungal saddle it in summer, and have XC skiied up en-route from Derschko's hut to Adam's hut/Eucumbene (the summit was in white-out, alas). A fellow who I have skiied with in the NSW Nordic Ski Club once spoke of summitting Jagungal in a day and return to Munyang on XC metal-edged gear. Pre-dawn to post-dusk. This certainly is on my to-do list.

I have an old copy of an ANUMC publication of rock-climbing at Blue Lake - which also has a picture and brief description of climbing out of Watson's Crags in winter, using a few long ice/snow stakes.