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On Scotts Main Range I had trouble finding the intended ridge, which would take me directly down to Butchers creek. The fire trail was completely exposed to the hot sun and I was guzzling through my water like a thirsty camel. It was hot and I was tempted to spend more time around the river, but the Blue Breaks were calling and so, after a quick and very early lunch, I made my way up the fire trail to ScottвЂ™s main range.ДЄnd this is when the fun really startedвЂ¦ Looking out from my camp cave on the southern end of Ti Willa Plateau There were a few red-belly black snakes lazing about by the river, however this did not discourage me from stripping off and bathing in the glorious cool. View from the southern end of Ti Willa Plateau It was empty and as my water had run out, I was very happy to reach the Kowmung by 9am. I started walking at 7am and made my way quickly off Ti Willa, and then down to Little Gingra creek. It was hot, the flies were relentlessly biting and, on many occasions, the scrub seemed alive and hungry, determined to keep me from making much progress. Flowers and a view across Ti Willa Plateau I reached the end of the plateau at around 6pm and set up camp in a small cave by Compagnoni pass. The plateau offered spectacular views to the east and south, and a faint path cut through the dense shrub making movement much faster than anticipated. We reached the summit of Cloudmaker by 4pm and after hasty goodbyes, Jonno headed back along the trail to Mount Kanangra while I went down the southern side of Cloudmaker, turning east to reach Ti Willa Plateau. After quite a bit of vertical struggling (mostly on my part), we reached the top and followed a ridge south past Mount Goowong to meet with the track to Mount Cloudmaker. Once at the river we stopped to collect water and have a quick lunch and then headed up another equally steep ridge to the east, to Mount Marooba Karoo.

We reached the mountain by about 10am and, madly swatting the march flies that flew drunkenly about us, continued down the steep decent to Thunder Bend. We woke up before 6am, to avoid the heat of the day, and headed along Thurat Ridge to Mount Paralyser. Following the ridge off Mount Paralyser, towards Thunder Bend

I met up with Jonno in Katoomba on the 26th and we headed out to BoydвЂ™s Crossing to set up camp for the night.ДЄt dinner we were visited by a rare spotted-tailed quoll and I later fell asleep under a tree housing a wide-eyed sugar glider. So, when given the opportunity to get a lift out to Kanangra with Jonno for his вЂTwo PeaksвЂ™ walk, I quickly set in motion a plan for a good bit of remote solo wandering. I had never walked in the Blue Breaks before, but had heard a lot of good things, and its remoteness served as a brightly coloured lure I simply could not resist.

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Having already completed a few easy solo walks over the past year or so, and with a bit of free time over the Christmas break, I was keen to get out on something a little bit more challenging.

Party:В December 26 and 27: Jonno Downes and Emma Spencer.

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