![]() I'll now let the photos to do most of the narration.ġ.) Nice scenery of the tree-lined Wee Jasper Road. It is really refreshing to wash our hot faces with the cool water. At the top of the fall there is a small pool of water. Their sharp thorns slow us down considerably.Īt 5.1 km out from the trackhead, there is a waterfall. In addition, parts of the trail is overgrown with blackberry shrubs. It takes us 3 hrs 20 minutes to reach the top. More details are in Wikipedia, )Īlthough from the trackhead, it is only 7.8 km one way to the summit, but it is not easy. ( Hume and Hovell are two Australian explorers whose expedition from Jan 1824 to Nov 1825 was one of the most important journeys of explorations undertaken in eastern Australia. You won't get lost - just walk on the trail and follow the sign (see photo #11). It is part of the 440-km long Hume & Hovell Walking Track, and is sign-posted all the way to Mt Wee Jasper. The trail starts at the west side of the picnic area. Tyrone Thomas, in his book, says it would take 6 hours 30 minutes with minimal break. Must make a mental note to take along more water in similar conditions in the future.ġ0:27 0.0 km - Start at Fitzpatrick trackheadġ3:47 7.8 km - Reach Mt Wee Jasper Summit after 3 hrs 20 mins of walkingġ7:07 15.6 km - Return to car - 2 hrs 30 mins of walkingĪs it is a hot day, hence we are not as fast as we would like. ![]() By the time we return to the car, not a drop is left. Tyrone Thomas in his book "120 Walks in NSW", has a chapter describing this walk. Our recorded trail can be downloaded from: The route is Hume & Hovell Walking Track to Mt Wee Jasper. The start of the walk is at the west side of the picnic area. The trackhead is a picnic and camping ground, with barbecue and toilet facilities. (Photo #1 below is taken near that bridge.) We park the car at Fitzpatrick Trackhead which is about 4 km south of Wee Jasper Bridge over the Goodradigbee River. Hence it is a gain of 731 meters to the top, not a height to sneer at. Mt Wee Jasper summit is at an elevation of 1121 meters.Īt the Fitzpatrick trackhead where the walk starts, the elevation is 390 meters. So from Canberra, we drive 125km west towards Yass to avoid the rain, and climb Mt Wee Jasper instead. Only Tania and I are still enthusiastic to spend the day outdoors. Unfortunately, a bad weather forecast spoiled the adventure and the climb was cancelled the day before. Today is supposed to be a looong looong day to climb Mt Kelly in ACT - 3 people from NSW, 3 from ACT, 1 from SA, 1 from WA - a multi-State effort. 2013 January: Climb Mt Wee Jasper, NSW, Australia “Pushing on into cloud and low visibility when you do not hold the appropriate rating and experience carries a significant risk of severe spatial disorientation and can affect any pilot, no matter what their level of experience. “Don’t push on,” Mitchell urged visual flight rules pilots. In 2018, following the final report release into another fatal helicopter accident involving VFR into IMC conditions, the ATSB, in conjunction with CASA and the Australian Helicopter Industry Association launched the ‘Don’t Push it, LAND IT - when it’s not right in flight’ safety campaign encouraging helicopter pilots to conduct a precautionary landing rather than push on into abnormal situations. The ATSB is also currently investigating other fatal accidents where the weather conditions are under consideration, including the collision with terrain of an Airbus Helicopters EC130 T3 near Mount Disappointment, Victoria on 31 March 2022 where a pilot and four passengers were killed. The ATSB said the investigation is the second this month into an accident where a VFR pilot likely encountered low visibility conditions, before becoming spatially disorientated leading to a loss of control of their aircraft. “However, you’re only as safe as your last decision, and the pilot’s then decision to launch again and push on - for reasons that we will never fully comprehend - put the helicopter into a dangerous environment with powerful and misleading orientation sensations and no visual cues.” “The pilot initially made the right decision and landed the helicopter,” said Mitchell. The pilot held a private pilot licence (helicopter) and did not hold an instrument rating, and the helicopter was not approved for instrument flight. The helicopter was destroyed, and both occupants were fatally injured. At about 1525, recorded data showed that the helicopter commenced a rapid climb and shortly after, entered a steep left descending turn, which continued until it impacted terrain at an elevation of 4,501 ft.Ī search was initiated the next day, with the accident site located later that evening.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |