It was time to climb to the rim - this photo unfortunately does not give a
good impression of how steep the steps were up to the top. There were no
hand rails and just a series of steps cut into the rock, and then a ladder
up the rock face, and then further steps. I was really pleased we were
going up and not down as I would never have made it. My knees were getting
pretty sore as it was.
It was great to eventually get to the top and then take a rim walk of about
half a kilometre on flat ground back to our camping site. We had done it -
I was exhausted but what else could I expect after nearly five hours.
Not sure I will ever walk again!!!
From the top there was a wonderful view of Circular Pool far in below.
Gill and Peter like to travel. In 2011/12 they completed a trip around Australia. One of the things that they are aware of is the fact that to live your dream then you actually have to do something and that's what they did. In 2013 they decided to further explore outback Australia and crossed the Simpson Desert. Going forward they will continue to travel as they plan for the next few years. To see some of their other trips follow the links.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Starting the climb up to the top of the gorge, Dales
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