Mt Geryon Traverse, including a visit to the Acropolis and the Labyrinth

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Skyline of Mt Geryon and the Acropolis viewed from the lookout at the Labyrinth. https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479442

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  The cleft between the North and South peak of Geryon. The Foresight a column of rock between the 2 is not quiet visible from the angle. https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479443

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Approaching the South peak of Geryon https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479448

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  The ~55 m abseil from the South Peak. The wall on the left is the Foresight. https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479480

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Dave belaying atop the foresight. https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479481

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Atop the foresight with Pete and Garn. https://www.wikiloc.com/mountaineering-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425/photo-3479482

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Overland Track just North of Narcissus Hut. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328429/photo-3479457

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Pine Valley Track not far from the hut. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328430/photo-3479458

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Pete abseils from the North Peak of Geryon. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328433/photo-3479477

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  The ridge line between South Geryon and the Acropolis. There are a few buttock clenching moments along here. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328434/photo-3479465

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Garn Abseiling off the Foresight. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328435/photo-3479467

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  Panorama across the Acropolis South https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328436/photo-3479468

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  View South from the Acopolis https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328436/photo-3479470

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  marklav Mar 13, 2014

  View over the Labyrinth, from the cleft in Mt Geryon. https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328437/photo-3479474

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  marklav Mar 24, 2014

  Dave and Pete atop the Sorth wall, the tip of the Foresight between them and the North Peak in the background https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/mt-geryon-traverse-including-a-visit-to-the-acropolis-and-the-labyrinth-6328425#wp-6328434/photo-3479464

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  David Coulson May 18, 2020

  Hi Mark, I've had an idea (for a Tassie mini adventure) which may or may not be a good one (a traverse of the acropolis, Pine Valley Hut->Geryon Camp->Geryon/Acropolis saddle->UP THE NW RIDGE/ARETE of the acropolis?->down the usual track to Pine Valley Hut) and am asking for a little bit of feedback. (Your trip is the only one I've found the has tackled the NW ridge of the acropolis).
  How difficult is the NW RIDGE/ARETE of the acropolis? Is it doable sans ropes? To give you a bit of a feel for where I'm at: I've summitted Federation & Mt Anne a few times and perhaps something that might be familiar to you been up Barney East from the lower portals via Barney gorge and back to LP via peasants ridge, I would after a deep breath go up the Nth peak of Geryon sans ropes (but that is probably the ceiling of what I'd attempt scrambling).
  
  If you could spare a few moments to give me some feedback (dcoulson@) it would be greatly appreciated, sincerely dave coulson.

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  marklav May 25, 2020

  Hi David,
  Sounds like a great adventure,
  I don't know the area well,
  Getting up to to the Geryon/Acropolis saddle is unknown to me, the sides of the valley are heavily lined with acacia that is to low to crawl under and too high to climb over and makes for hard going,
  The NW ridge of Acropolis is very exposed but doable for experienced confident climbers,
  I had the other guys belay me, but they all climbed without ropes,
  This photo shows the SW ridge if you zoom in you'll see one of the other guys climbing and get a fair idea of the exposure,
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/133426962@N05/22928831351/in/album-72157658706481614/
  I believe the route Garn and I took was just to the left off photo and was a little less exposed,
  Below is another view of the ridge from further back along Mt Geryon
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/133426962@N05/17804782578/in/album-72157650974169673/
  
  If you pull it off let us know!
  MarkL

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