Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Monday 29 July 2024: Mt Gingera snowshoe * – L/M. Snowshoe the Gingera Ridge from Corin Dam. Early start, slow ascent, late finish. Around 20km and 1100vm climb. Magical if enough snow.

Summary

From Garmin Connect (recorded on MAP66i) – Distance: 20.55km | Climb: 1120vm | Time: 6:27 moving +2:03 of stops =8:30 | Grading: L/M; H(12).

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Track Map

Here’s where we went.

Trip Report

I last did this snowshoe trip on 1 Jul 23.

I was going to do this trip solo, as last year. But my dear wife was concerned, so I popped it on the CBC activity list on Friday. Three great companions booked; I was just looking for one carload.

A great start – 3 ladies talking all at once in the car.

We started up the staired track to Stockyard Spur at 7.45am. It took me 1hr 21mins to do the 2.3km and 520vm climb. The ladies were waiting for me. 1hr 13mins last time.

Snow gradually got better.

The ladies were showing me clean sets of heals, so the next regroup was at Pryors Hut for smoko.

A stop for me at the Graeme Barrow named ‘Stockyard Spur Grandstand’.

A lucky find of the remnant Brumby Yard remain showed to me years ago by Matthew Higgins. Just some wire now.

The Gingera Ridge was looking a bit bare. Was I goi g to be caned due to lack of white stuff?

Not much at the Mt Franklin Road intersection.

Even less between Pryors Hut where we stopped for smoko and the Mt Gingera Walk turnoff.

Snowy Flat Creek was running merrily, some icicles.

We got up to Mt Gingera without shoes. Magic views. And sufficient snow for a shoe along the ridge.

We had a mini break and kitted up.

We set off.

Say cheese.

It got a little better.

We’d started by following the track of two other guys who were up there, but when they bent away to the NE we stayed on the crest in unsullied snow.

We made it all the way to SH1847, the northern nose of the ridge. Over the top the full cover stopped. We stopped, took off shoes and had lunch.

A helter-skelter descent to the Mt Franklin Rd.

From Pryors Hut, the return was 7.5km in 2hrs 25mins. I was last in of course.

A great day. Great company.

Party

4 walkers – Rivera M, Terrylea R, Sandra T, me.

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