The trip, now to be referred to as The Travese, was initially attempted in September 2008. Numerous hours were spent planning, getting equipment, and one full weekend getting to and burying a food drop on the Wirriba Ridge Fire Trail somehwere between Brick Hill and Mt Wirraba.
The food drop in prepration for the 2008 Traverse was conducted on the weekend of the 08/08/08 and involved parking near Mellong Creek on Putty Rd, walking West around Long Wheeny Farm via the L.W Creek, then along Putty Creek to where it meets Wollemi Creek, then up the old 1960s Fire Trail (keeping Dumball Creek on your left). Trick for young players: this track isn't on your new photographic topos. I found it by Google Earth and old topos.
Following research, I also found out that the Wirriba FT was built by an Army Engineering unit from 1RAR before it left for Vietnam in the early 1960's. I found unit engravings of "15PL, C Coy 1RAR" on a major rock cutting they did in building the Trail.
The food drop included 4 days food with the plan being to reach this point in 4 or 5 days from Baerami - it took 7 days! and it was only half way.
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