From Red Hills Hut to Basin below Red Hill via Red Hills Ridge
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Distance: 15.6 km (6.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 908m to 1746m. Gain: 1937m. Loss: 1288m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
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From Red Hills Hut this begins as a fairly easy walk, but becomes increasingly difficult, with it becoming necessary to scramble amongst huge and highly abrasive boulders. Nevertheless it is an amazing place, the Plateau quite something, and the views from Chrome amazing. From there negotiating the increasingly difficult ridge line requires more concentration and detracts from the views. As noted in a previous report, the ridge becomes almost impassible by about point 1770. I opted to descend the west side of this into the basin below Red Hill. As noted in a previous trip report, it is true that your boots will never look the same again, and if you accidentally scrape skin against the rocks, that is likely to leave a permanent reminder also. This ridge line is highly exposed, with a very strong south-westerly wind blowing across it when I walked it, making travel even more difficult.

Last updated by: Admin at 2022-05-29 01:39:40. Experienced: 2020-02-08
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