Eastern Explorer's Range traverse (Grose)

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Has anyone traversed across Mt Dixon and Birranbali?

Was up on the Eastern side of Mt Hay this afternoon on a reccy, and have been going through trip reports that make Mt Caley sound like hell.

Dixon, on the other hand, looks like much more fun and I was wondering if there was a way up from Garrard's Gulch. Also if there are ways down to the Grose again from Birranbali?

Thanks!

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Sorry - it's Mt Barranbali

[tom_brennan]

You can definitely get up Garrad Gulch.
https://ozultimate.com/tom/bushwalking/ ... /index.htm

But finding a route down to the Grose again will be challenging (I won't say impossible, but likely to be hard to find - and probably easiest with ropes). Pretty much that entire area is ringed with clifflines, though many are fairly small. There's probably a route down not far up Carmarthen Brook, but will involve some meandering - would be easier to scout out from the bottom...

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Thanks Tom - I figure if you're not familiar with a pass, it probably doesn't exist.

When I asked if there was a way up from Garrad's, I meant is there a way right to the top of Mt Dixon. All of the trip reports I've read head west from the Gulch to Mt Strzlecki

[tom_brennan]

You'd need to explore I imagine - doubt many people have gone east!! You can probably go directly up from the saddle at the top of Garrads, but if not, you'd need to traverse north and see if there's a break. Definitely a few cliffs about.

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Well this is interesting.

It appears that the first SUBW party in Thunder Canyon climbed up onto the Explorers Range opposite Tomah Creek and then went down to the Grose via the gully under Barranbali, before crossing to Leura via Mt Hay. Hell of a trip with the gear they were using.

https://www.subw.org.au/archives/press- ... les-leura/