Blue Breaks Walk - Easter/Anzac 1973

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Party - Bruce Parr, Graant Benett (Benge), Peter Vanamois (Moose), Dave Noble (all the way to Katoomba), Martin Halley, Moya Hibbard (day 1 only)

The walk was led and organised by Bruce Parr for the Springwood Bushwalking Club. It was about 6 days duration -

Day 1 - drive to Byrnes Gap
Day 2 - traverse of Axehead Range to Greenwattle Ck
Day 3- Greenwattle Ck
Day 4 - climb around northern Broken Rock Range to Butchers Ck
Day 5 - Bucthers Ck to Kowmung Rivervia Mt Cookem
Day 6 - White Dog, Medlow Gap, Narrow Neck, Katoomba

Martin drove the party out to Byrnes Gap in his land rover. Him and Moya only walked the first day with us - they were planning a 3 day walk. On the first day we met up with a SUBW party led by Peter Hatherly. They were walking in the Blue Breaks too and had starte from Kanangra Walls.



Above - On Axehead Mtn. Martin, Moya, Benge and Moose and a SUBW walker above



Above - Bruce looks on while Moya scambles up a small cliff. Benge enjoys the view above.



Above - On Axehead Mtn - Martin, Moya, Benge and Bruce


Above - On Axehead Mtn - a SUBW walker, Moya and Martin



Above - looking towards Vengeance Peninsula



Above - Martin on a tricky descent on Axehead Mtn



Above - Benge finds his own way down



Above - Bruce enjoys the view


Above - Greenwattle Ck Valley



Above - Moya, Bruce and Martin on Bull Island



Above - Camp in Greenwattle Ck

The next morning we left Moya and Martin and the SUBW party and continued down Greenwattle Ck.



Above - Moose, Bruce and Benge resting at the end of a small canyon section of the creek



Above - Lower Greenwattle Ck - looking up at Shoobridge Head - part of Broken Rock Range



Above - Resting under Catt Head. Our route was slow with lots of lawyer vine



Above - we climb up onto the northern end of Broken Rock Range and enjoys the view looking towards the Medlow Gap and the Wild Dog Mts



Above - Benge looking along Broken Rock Range



Above - Benge, Moose and Bruce looking into the Kowmung/Coxs Valleys



Above - Looking at White Dog



Above - Camp on the lower Kowmung



Above - The Coxs River near White Dog



Above - Benge having fun on top of White Dog