Thursday 15 January 2015

Mt Field Death Crack Micro-Adventuring

Mt Field's aptly named (by me) Death Crack is a prominent feature on the slopes above Lake Seal. Is it a fault line? An eroded slot canyon? A freaky bit of geological weirdness? As far as I'm concerned it's a crack, and a damn fine one.

Death Crack in Winter

Unable to resist it's supremely rad gnarliness, I organised an expedition-style investigatory trip. Emmanuel (the only other crack cadet) and I set off from the carpark at 11AM, in weather awful enough to make a damp, dripping crack seem an inviting place to be. We navigated to the top in about an hour and a half and made an abseil anchor out of stunted King Billy Pines. The crack wasn't as steep as I had anticipated, but the combination of slippery footholds, flowing water and very loose rocks justified the rope.

Crack Addict


       
Into the manky depths we go...

Slottage




The way back up.
A must-do for any crack enthusiast. Well worth the effort of finding.


Being dirty, dirty tourists at Russell Falls on the way back.

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