Maybe early season with snow melt.īut at 1800ms where the route crosses the ridge west of pt 1898 there is an excellent tarn and camp sites. In the description from the Pert remove the following 'where there are also campsites, with tarns, at about the 1500m contour.' WE found know tarns containing water, or sign of them. This route utilised a cage across the Perth above the Barlow confluence, but the cage has long gone.

Allow 2 going up.Īpproached from the Perth using a mostly gravel slip stream beginning at I35 105583. Time: One very big day from the Gardens to Scone Hut. Sidle at more or less this height through to the Gardens. To continue to the Garden of Eden, go a short distance to the north west along a rock rib from the summit of Great Unknown and descend north north east towards a basin at the 1800m contour. Some have had crevasse problems on the Adverse, but normally there should be no problem. Snowslopes and easy rock, including slabs, then lead to the summit of Great Unknown. The second route sidles a little to the west of pt 1684m on a shelf between 1500m and 1600m before climbing through basins for a kilometre to reach the ridge between pt 1926m and pt 2024m. Sidle under pt 2024m across shingle, easy rock slabs and snow onto what's left of the Adverse Glacier, which isnt much. Continue towards pt 1898m, crossing to the north side of the ridge at about the 1800m contour and bypassing pt 1898m itself which is a bit gnarly. Cross Elizabeth Stream and ascend the spur on the true right where there are also campsites, with tarns, at about the 1500m contour. The first route sidles steep tussock from upper Redfield Creek at about the 1200m to 1300m contour across to another spur coming off pt 1684m bordering Elizabeth Stream and descends to flats in that stream at 1200m. Climb up the ridge towards pt 1684m.įrom this ridge there are two more alternatives. Both the stream above here and an alternative using the spur out to the true left have been used. Begin up the creek, but it will be necessary to sidle past several falls, particularly above about the 800m contour. Follow the riverbank and vestiges of the old FS track up to Redfield Creek. From Scone Creek Hut, follow the track upvalley over Scone Creek bridge then cross the Perth bridge to the true right.

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