We woke to another crazy beautiful day, Lake Oberon was a mirror, too lucky.
The 4 km to High Moor took us 8 hours and we never really stopped moving. It was just one long crazy jungle gym of rocks, roots and crazy verticals. The exposure is insane, and you frequently find your body in uncanny and unnatural positions, with the orographic cloud continuously drifting through from the north keeping it mystical, and the line of the ocean to our south.
The 4 km to High Moor took us 8 hours and we never really stopped moving. It was just one long crazy jungle gym of rocks, roots and crazy verticals. The exposure is insane, and you frequently find your body in uncanny and unnatural positions, with the orographic cloud continuously drifting through from the north keeping it mystical, and the line of the ocean to our south.
We had to pack haul a few times, sideways, up or down through holes in the boulders, and some moments it felt as if gravity was the only constant.
High Moor itself is stunning, with epic views over to Fed Peak.
High Moor itself is stunning, with epic views over to Fed Peak.
We only met 2 other parties the whole trip, a couple of young guys, and an amazing family with 2 daughters 16 and 12. The 12 year old girl seemed pretty keen on keeping up with my 12 year old boy… and the 16 year old girl actually had her 16th birthday on High Moor, which we joined in for candles and a song. They'd recently lost their son/brother.
The stars were extraordinary that evening, with a faint aurora.
The stars were extraordinary that evening, with a faint aurora.
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