6.14 MT TEMPLE (1913m) Face climbs are also available on the three huge rock buttresses of the West Face. This is collectively known as Temple Buttress. See the section on Alpine Rock Climbing for detail. (Grade. 2+)
6.15 MTS CASSIDY (1850m) and BLIMIT (1921m) are easy climbs from Temple Basin. Follow the Cassidy ski tow to gain the area south of Bill’s Basin. (Grade. 1)
6.16 MTS CASSIDY (1850m) and BLIMIT (1921m) can also be reached via Cons Track, which ascends on the Southwest Ridge from the Bealey River crossing on the Punchbowl Falls track. Once the bushline is reached continue ascending the ridge on loose rock. At the base of the bluffs, a rough trail sidles northwards
ascending slowly under the bluffs. After 250 metres a steep scree gully is reached. Ascend this to the easier boulder slopes of the main ridge. (Grade. 1)
6.17 MT AICKEN (1859m) is easily reached via a steep walking track that commences at the bridge over Devils Punchbowl Creek. Be careful in winter of corniced snow towards the east. (Grade. 1-)
6.18 AVALANCHE PEAK (1833m) can be reached from two directions, either by the Avalanche Peak Track (begins opposite the Public Shelter), or Scott's Track (begins opposite Devils Punchbowl Creek). Both are easy ascents. WARNING : Do not attempt to cross the basins above Avalanche Creek or Rough Creek if there is deep snow. Avalanche danger in both these basins is extreme. (Grade. 1-)
6.19 MT BEALEY (1836m) and LYELL PEAK (1828m) can be reached via the Mt Bealey Track (commences from Highway 73, just south of the Rough Creek bridge). A good days exercise is to ascend Avalanche Peak (route 6.18), then traverse Lyell Peak to Mt Bealey on their joining ridges. Descend via the "Bealey Scree" into Rough Creek from Low Bealey (1760m). (Grade. 1+)
6.20 MT BEALEY (1836m) or LYELL PEAK (1828m) can be reached by ascending Rough Creek to it’s headwaters, taking the true right stream fork. This leads to an ugly scree slope directly under Mt Bealey. Its true-right arm leads to the saddle between High & Low Bealey, while the true-left joins the Lyell - Bealey
Ridge at a steep sided saddle. All summits are easily obtained from these points. Beware that avalanches can roll for 700m down these routes in winter. (Grade. 1)
6.21 MT O'MALLEY (1703m) is reached from the basins to the south of the 1844m rise on the MT AICKEN ridge. A descent off the mountain is possible down Bretts Stream, but beware of huge loose rocks at its head. (Grade. 1)
6.22 MT STUART (1906m) can be reached via the joining ridge with HILLS PEAK (1640m). See Route 6.11 (Grade. 1)
6.23 MT AICKEN (1859m) / BLIMIT (1921m) TRAVERSE. Ascend MT AICKEN (route 6.17). From the summit the long tortuous ridge that encloses the Punchbowl Falls Creek catchment is visible. Continue along this ridge. Most obstacles tend to be gendarmes, being generally bypassed on one or other sides (mostly Punchbowl Crk side). Towards BLIMIT the ridge rock rises in 30º-60º slabs, some with extreme exposure. Protection is sparse, but the rock grades are easy (Grade 12-14). This buttress can be avoided by sidling out under its southern flank, ascending a narrow loose gully to join the South Ridge. Descend to Bill’s Basin. (Grade. 2)
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