2016 December: Afternoon climb to:
- Mt Perisher
- Back Perisher Mountain
in Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, Australia
Prolog - A2K peaks, the 33 highest peaks in Australia
I have compiled a list of all the peaks in Australia that are 2000 meters or higher. There are 33 of them, all bunched together in Kosciuszko National Park. I am calling the list Paul Ma's A2K peaks :-)
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
1 Mt Kosciuszko 2228 m 132 647
2 Mt Townsend 2209 m 128 684
3 Mt Twynam 2196 m 179 716
4 Rams Head 2190 m 128 608
5 Etheridge Ridge 2180 m 140 644
6 Rams Head North 2177 m 137 618
7 Alice Rawson Peak 2167 m 132 692
8 Byatts Camp 2159 m 118 676
9 Abbott Peak 2145 m 122 678
10 Carruthers Peak 2145 m 157 698
11 Tenison Woods Knoll 2136 m 166 719
12 Mt Northcote 2131 m 146 676
13 Little Twynam 2130 m 185 711
14 Muellers Peak 2125 m 138 673
15 Mt Clarke 2110 m 154 672
16 Mt Lee 2105 m 152 688
17 Kangaroo Ridge 2077 m 182 644
18 Mt Tate 2068 m 214 760
19 Gungartan 2068 m 258 835
20 Mt Jagungal 2062 m 248 987
21 Mt Perisher 2054 m 243 697
22 Mt Stilwell 2054 m 187 659
23 South Rams Head 2052 m 116 588
24 Kerries Ridge 2050 m 262 851
25 Little Stilwell 2030 m 190 657
26 Merritts Spur 2030 m 160 626
27 Toolong Range 2025 m 258 988
28 Watsons Crags 2021 m 161 733
29 Back Perisher Mtn 2014 m 247 708
30 Mt Anton 2010 m 191 727
31 The Foxhole 2010 m 198 661
32 Mann Bluff 2005 m 208 754
33 Dicky Cooper Bogong 2003 m 232 832
How the list is compiled:
- If a peak has a name, and is 2000 meters or higher, then include the peak in the list.
- If a range/ridge/spur has a name, and its highest point is 2000 meters plus, then include the highest point.
For more information on the list, including data source, please click on this link:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/p/paul-mas-a2k-peaks.html
Today's A2K climb: Mt Perisher, Back Perisher Mountain
Continuing my effort to climb all these A2K peaks ... This afternoon's climb with AB is to:
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
21 Mt Perisher 2054 m 243 697
29 Back Perisher Mtn 2014 m 247 708
Earlier this morning, AB and I, together with DN, went climbing around Mt Stilwell and Kangaroo Ridge area. Now, DN decides not to join us for Mt Perisher & Back Perisher Mountain ... he probably had too much of a drink yesterday and wants a rest instead :-) And besides, he had climbed these two mountains a few months ago.
Well, I've been to both of them too ... lost count the number of times I had skied all over them in the earlier years before digital cameras and before the internet. And so, I don't have any photograph to prove I have been here. Time to make amends :-)
Other A2K climbing trips
Scroll forward to the end of this trip report. There is a list, with links, to other A2K climbing trips that I have done.
Maps
1:100,000 8525 Kosciuszko
1:50,000 Kosciuszko Alpine Area map, 1st edition, by Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd
1:25,000 8525-2S Perisher Valley
The relevant part of the 1:25,000 scaled map is:
GPS tracklog file & Route
Our GPX tracklog file can be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B877-h5SCJaSUDdseXFWUHBWVlk/view?usp=sharing
Below is the same tracklog, red colour, clockwise direction, superimposed on the 1:25,000 scaled map.
The red arrow points to where my car is parked, by the side of Kosciuszko road, next to an access road to Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station.
Satellite image of the tracklog in red colour, clockwise direction:
Red arrow: Where my car is parked ... Refer to comment to the above map.
In summary, our route is:
- Park car by the side of Kosciuszko road, next to an access road to Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station.
- Walk on track to Mt Perisher
- Then off-track to Back Perisher Mountain
- Off-track return to car
Timeline & Distance
13:47 0.0 km Start at Kosciuszko Rd, next to an access road to Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station.
14:34 1.85km At Mt Perisher summit
14:46 1.9 km Leave Mt Perisher summit
15:21 3.45km At Back Perisher Mountain summit
15:28 3.45km Leave Back Perisher Mountain summit
16:03 5.4 km Back at my car by the side of Kosciuszko Rd
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Total: 2 hrs 16 mins
5.4 km Distance is from Google Earth
5.7 km Distance is from Garmin GPS
Pictures - Kosciuszko Road, where the car is parked
1) I park the car by the side of the main road (Kosciuszko Road), close to Mt Perisher chairlift, a bit south-west of the main Perisher Valley village.
- Yellow arrow: We'll walk down this access road which leads to the bottom station of the chairlift ... see photo #2.
- Left red arrow: Mt Perisher, our first destination
- Right red arrow: Back Perisher Mountain, the next destination
Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station
2) Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station ... we'll walk pass it.
The mountain in the background is Back Perisher Mountain.
To Mt Perisher summit
3) AB walking on the lower slope of Mt Perisher
4) Snow cannon on Mt Perisher slope
5) Looking back at Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station and at my car parked at the small red dot.
6) Back Perisher Mountain, its south-east face ~~~
Its summit can't be seen from here. It is behind the peak that you see in this pic.
7) Onward we walk towards Mt Perisher summit.
8) A different type of snow making machine (The other type is snow cannon, refer to photo #4.)
9) Back Perisher Mountain, its south face ~~~
Compare to photo #6, we can see its summit here, the red arrow.
10) We can almost see the summit of Mt Perisher.
- Red arrow points to an antenna, the summit is to its left, blocked by the Double Chairlift top station.
- To the right of the red arrow is the Triple Chairlift top station.
11) Now we can see the summit trig, the red arrow.
- Eyre T-Bar is on the left.
- Mt Perisher Double Chairlift top station is on the right.
12) Closer to the summit ~~~
On the left is Eyre T-Bar.
Mt Perisher summit
13) We reach the summit of Mt Perisher, 2054 meters.
14) Photo time
15) 180-degree panorama from the summit (Click on the image to enlarge it.) ~~~
- The view is from north, to east (Perisher Valley village), to south.
- Also see photo #17 for the left part of this pic.
- The structures in the middle of pic are in photos #10, #11 and #12. Also, see the lower pic of photo #17.
- The 4 arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Gungartan
2 Blue Cow Mountain
3 Summit of Back Perisher Mountain (towards north-north-east)
4 This antenna is the antenna in photo #10.
16) 180-degree Panorama from the summit ~~~
- This view is from south, to west (Kosciuszko main range), to north
- Also, see photo #18 which zooms into the Kosciuszko main range.
- The 17 arrows point to, from left to right: (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
1 Rams Head North (towards south-west)
2 Etheridge Ridge highest peak (unnamed)
3 Mt Kosciuszko
4 Mt Clarke
5 Mt Northcote
6 Mt Townsend
7 Alice Rawson Peak
8 Carruthers Peak (due west)
9 Little Twynam
10 Mt Twynam
11 Mt Anton
12 Mt Anderson
13 Mann Bluff
14 Mt Tate
15 Dicky Cooper Bogong
16 Mt Jagungal (due north)
17 Gungartan
- The peak in the mountain range in the foreground, between Mt Clarke & Mt Northcote is The Paralyser, about 1990 meters. (See also photo #18.)
- Continuation to the right of this pic is the previous one (photo #15), thus forming a 360-degree panorama.
17) Zooming into the left side of photo #15 ~~~
- Upper pic:
• The large antenna is the one in photo #10.
• The 3 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Gungartan
2 Blue Cow Mountain
3 Summit of Back Perisher Mountain (towards north-north-east)
- Lower pic (continuation to the right of the upper pic):
• This view is looking down at the top stations of chairlifts & T-Bars.
• The village in the background is Perisher Valley ... towards east.
• Small red dot: Where my car is parked, by the side of Kosciuszko Road.
• The 4 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Triple chairlift
2 Double chairlift
3 International T-Bar
4 Eyre T-Bar
18) Zooming into sections of the Kosciuszko main range in photo #16 ~~~
- Upper pic:
• The 11 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Kangaroo Ridge 2077-meter unnamed peak
2 Rams Head North (towards south-west)
3 Mt Stilwell
4 Etheridge Ridge highest peak (unnamed)
5 Mt Kosciuszko
6 Mt Clarke
7 Mt Northcote
8 Mt Townsend
9 (slanting arrow) Mt Lee
10 Alice Rawson Peak
11 Carruthers Peak (due west)
• The peak in the mountain range in the foreground, between Mt Clarke & Mt Northcote is The Paralyser, about 1990 meters.
- Middle pic (continuation to the right of the upper pic):
• The 6 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Alice Rawson Peak
2 Carruthers Peak (due west)
3 Little Twynam
4 Mt Twynam
5 Mt Anton
6 Mt Anderson
- Lower pic (continuation to the right of the middle pic):
• The 6 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Mt Anderson
2 Mann Bluff south peak
3 Mt Tate
4 Dicky Cooper Bogong
5 Mt Jagungal (due north)
6 Gungartan
- Continuation to the right of the lower pic is photo #15.
Leave Mt Perisher summit
19) We've just left Mt Perisher summit, now looking back at it.
20) Walking further away from Mt Perisher ~~~
Under the red arrow is its summit.
To Back Perisher Mountain
21) Walking towards Back Perisher Mountain ~~~
Its summit is under the red arrow.
22) As we approach the saddle between the two mountains, we can no longer see the summit of Back Perisher Mountain. What we can see here is the knoll to the south of the summit.
Looking back at Mt Perisher
23) Looking back at Mt Perisher, where we came from. The red arrow points to its summit.
24) The 9 red arrows point to, from left to right: (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
1 Is this Drift Hill ?
2 Mt Perisher summit
3 Mt Northcote
4 Mt Townsend
5 Carruthers Peak
6 Little Twynam
7 Mt Twynam
8 Mt Anton
9 Mt Anderson
Towards Back Perisher summit
25) Continuation to the right of previous pic ~~~
We can see Back Perisher's summit now - at the centre of the pic ... AB is walking towards it.
The red arrow points to Mann Bluff south peak.
26) A few steps forward is this nice panorama combining photos #24 and #25 ... It has Mt Perisher, Kosciuszko Main Range and Back Perisher Mountain all in one pic. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
The 13 arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Is this Drift Hill ?
2 Mt Perisher summit
3 Mt Kosciuszko
4 Mt Clarke
5 Mt Northcote
6 Mt Townsend, just poking its head above Mt Lee
7 Carruthers Peak
8 Little Twynam
9 Mt Twynam
10 Mt Anton
11 Mt Anderson
12 Mann Bluff south peak
13 Back Perisher Mountain
Back Perisher Summit
27) AB is almost at the summit.
28) At the summit of Back Perisher Mountain, 2014 meters
29) The 3 pics below form a 360-degree panorama from the summit of Back Perisher Mountain ~~~
- Upper pic:
• Photo #30 zooms into the left part of this pic.
• The 13 arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Mt Perisher summit (towards south-south-west)
2 North Rams Head
3 Etheridge Ridge highest peak (unnamed)
4 Mt Kosciuszko
5 Mt Clarke
6 Mt Northcote
7 Mt Lee
8 Mt Townsend
9 Carruthers Peak
10 Little Twynam (towards west)
11 Mt Twynam
12 Mt Anton
13 Mt Anderson
• The highest peak in the mountain range in the foreground, halfway between Mt Lee & Carruthers Peak is a 1987-meter peak marked as Sma 0318.
- Middle pic (continuation to the right of the upper pic):
• The 6 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Mt Anderson
2 Mann Bluff south peak
3 Mt Tate
4 Dicky Cooper Bogong
5 Gungartan (towards north)
6 Blue Cow Mountain
- Lower pic (continuation to the right of the middle pic):
• Slightly left of the centre is the village of Perisher Valley. Photo #31 zooms into it.
- Continuation to the right of the lower pic is the upper pic, thus completing a 360-degree panorama.
30) Zooming into the left part of photo #29's upper pic:
- Yellow arrow: The route we took to come down from Mt Perisher and climb up here.
- The 6 red arrows point to, from left to right:
1 Is this Drift Hill ?
2 Mt Perisher summit (towards south-south-west)
3 North Rams Head
4 (slanting up) The Paralyser, about 1990 meters
5 Etheridge Ridge highest peak (unnamed)
6 Mt Kosciuszko
31) Still at the Back Perisher summit ... zooming down at Perisher Valley village
Return to car
32) We've descended a little from Back Perisher summit. AB is walking along the yellow arrow back to our car.
- Left red arrow: Is this Drift Hill ?
- Right red arrow: Mt Perisher summit
33) Passing Olympic T-Bar on Back Perisher's southern slope.
In all the 3 pics below, the mountain in the background is Mt Perisher.
34) Perisher Valley village ~~~
I can see my car as a tiny dot. DN should to be having a rest in the car. It is good to know he hasn't taken the car for a joy ride :-)
35) Can someone please help me with the name of this flower found on the slope of Back Perisher Mountain.
36) Climbing down the slope of Back Perisher Mountain towards my car at the red arrow.
37) Not far to go to my car ~~~
The red oval is Mt Perisher chairlift bottom station, same as the one in photo #2.
Post script - Other A2K climbing trips
• 2017 November
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
20 Mt Jagungal 2062 m 248 987
27 Toolong Range 2025 m 258 988
Trip report will be written up soon ... whatever that means :-)
In the mean time, if you like to know the details, contact me.
• 2017 January with AB
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
18 Mt Tate 2068 m 214 760
32 Mann Bluff 2005 m 208 754
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/mt-tate-mann-bluff-gills-knobs.html
• 2016 December with AB
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
3 Mt Twynam 2196 m 179 716
11 Tenison Woods Knoll 2136 m 166 719
28 Watsons Crags 2021 m 161 733
30 Mt Anton 2010 m 191 727
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/tenison-woods-knoll-watsons-crags.html
• 2016 December (today) with AB & DN
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref Comment
17 Kangaroo Ridge 2077 m 182 644 Morning
22 Mt Stilwell 2054 m 187 659 Morning
25 Little Stilwell 2030 m 190 657 Morning
31 The Foxhole 2010 m 198 661 Morning
21 Mt Perisher 2054 m 243 697 Afternoon - this trip report
28 Back Perisher Mtn 2014 m 247 708 Afternoon - this trip report
Photos and trip report of this morning's climb to Kangaroo Ridge, Mt Stilwell ... etc, are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/mt-stilwell-and-kangaroo-ridge.html
• 2015 October with RZ
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
33 Dicky Cooper Bogong 2003 m 232 832
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/dicky-cooper-bogong-granite-peaks-nsw.html
• 2015 March with AB, DN & Saf
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
19 Gungartan 2068 m 258 835
24 Kerries Ridge 2050 m 262 851
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/gungartan-kerries-ridge-nsw-australia.html
• 2014 December with AB & DN
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref Comment
1 Mt Kosciuszko 2228 m 132 647
2 Mt Townsend 2209 m 128 684 Abbott Range
7 Alice Rawson Peak 2167 m 132 692 Abbott Range
8 Byatts Camp 2159 m 118 676 Abbott Range
9 Abbott Peak 2145 m 122 678 Abbott Range
10 Carruthers Peak 2145 m 157 698
12 Mt Northcote 2131 m 146 676
wrong Byatts Camp 2110 m 116 671 Abbott Range
15 Mt Clarke 2110 m 154 672
16 Mt Lee 2105 m 152 688
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/lee-northcote-clarke-abbott-range.html
• 2014 November with AB & DN
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
1 Mt Kosciuszko 2228 m 132 647
4 Rams Head 2193 m 128 608
5 Etheridge Ridge 2180 m 140 644
6 Rams Head North 2177 m 137 618
23 South Rams Head 2052 m 116 588
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/etheridge-ridge-kosciuszko-rams-head.html
• 2014 April with DH
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
1 Mt Kosciuszko 2228 m 132 647
2 Mt Townsend 2209 m 128 684
3 Mt Twynam 2196 m 179 716
10 Carruthers Peak 2145 m 157 698
13 Little Twynam 2130 m 185 711
and incidentally bagging 3 highest peaks of Australia in one day. Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/kosciuszko-townsend-twynam-carruthers.html
• 2011 April with RE
Rank Name Elev Grid Ref
1 Mt Kosciuszko 2228 m 132 647
2 Mt Townsend 2209 m 128 684
14 Muellers Peak 2125 m 138 673
Photos and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/kosciuszo-muellers-peak-townsend-nsw.html
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