Distance: 4.2 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 760m to 1737m. Gain: 26m. Loss: 997m . Gradient: 14 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Prolonged rivers (4/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

Prolonged rivers (difficulty: 4/6)
Frequent river travel - impassible after rain, risk of getting trapped

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

Unknown

From Brabyn. From the upper basin, to avoid the waterfall and bluffs, traverse right about 100m, then take the scree slide direct to the valley floor. Rock hop the middle valley, then enter the bush, and follow your nose avoiding the river. When Brabyn did this trip prior to writing it up, the lower Discovery was a 'pleasant boulder hop', but now with being scoured out it"s pretty bouldery after a long day.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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