I hiked to the summit of Mount Bruce, Western Australia's SECOND tallest mountain peak!
This is Mount Bruce!
It's a red, dusty, rocky and hot mountain in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
It's also Western Australia's SECOND highest mountain, and I hiked right to the summit!
Why is that a challenge, I hear you ask? Surely I should be trying to climb Western Australia's highest mountain, and then write an article about that?!
Well, Western Australia's highest mountain is actually quite easy to climb, you can drive up most of it, and it's only 15 metres taller than the second highest. So that's why I'm telling you about my hike up Mount Bruce!
Mount Bruce, Western Australia's Second Highest Mountain!
Mount Bruce is 1234 metres in height. It's really quite epic as far as Australian mountains go. If you've ever been to Australia, you'll know how flat the country is, especially in Western Australia...
The hike to the top was extremely sweaty. I mean really sweaty. I had to take up a load of water, and in the Australian sun, it was relentless. I was covered in red dust and sweat before I'd even walked 100 metres.
The summit is a ten kilometre round trip walk from the start. Not too far as far as hikes go really, but in the oppressive heat of the climate I was in, it was challenging.
The summit was a long way... along rocky tracks and past a bloody annoying false summit that broke my spirits, and almost ended me. But I carried on. I powered through and marched ever upwards.
I made it to the summit, and the scenery was breathtaking! It was EPIC!
But then, it was a long way down....
All Photos and Words by Richard Collett!
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