We will be exploring the mysterious labyrinth of Donkey Mountain on Sunday as part of the BME.
Here is what the fatcanyoners' blog have to say about Donkey Mountain:
"Donkey Mountain is about as close as I can imagine to what bushwalker heaven might be like. An amazing island of rock, soaring out of the valley, ringed by towering cliffs, dotted with distinctive pagodas, the rock fractured by countless cracks, canyons and caves all waiting to be explored.
It is a playground for big kids, and despite looking quite small on the map it seems to contain an endless array of new places to discover and be completely blown away by."
https://fatcanyoners.org/2012/06/02/return-to-donkey-mountain/
So prepare yourself for a day of exploration, amazement, and the occasional desolation (we might get lost, more than once, whilst exploring)!
To participate, you will need to be fit enough walk up a steep hill. (~200m ascent) and be comfortable with scrambling. NOT SUITABLE FOR FIRST TIME WALKERS.
You will need the following equipment:
- adequate footware (hiking shoes/volleys/trailing running shoes)
- day pack
- rain jacket
- something warm i.e. thermals/jumper
- whistle
- torch
- atleast 2L of water (there will be no stream to collect water on Donkey mountain)
- lunch + some food to share
- funny hat
If I haven't walked with you before, could you please write a couple of sentences about your bushwalking experience in the comments section when you sign up. Please make sure you also sign-up to the main BME trip.