(Photo: Frenchmans Cap (4points) seen from Clytemnestra (4points), my last 2 Abel mountains climbed.) You can read a report of the 5 day bushwalk here)
EN: I first went to Tasmania in 2004 to do a lot of hikes (bushwalks) and I climbed a few mountains as well. I then discovered the Abels. It's only recently that I understood the the concept of the Abels or Abel Mountains is a definition only for Tasmanian mountains. It's defined like: Mountains need to be higher than 1,100m above sea level and be separated from other mountains by a drop of at least 150m on all sides. There are 158 Abels and each have a point depending on various factors like hard to climb, remoteness...
The List of Abels / Abel Mountains can be found on different websites:
- Abel Mountains.
- Hobart Walking Club (maintaining and updating the list of all Mountains)
Before you ask, yes, many people have climbed all 158 Abels. And no, I don't want to be the first Belgian to do them all. I would take me perhaps 9 to 12 months depending on my current fitness. The planet is big, I love Tasmania but I'd like to visit other places like Patagonia or Canada one day. And I'm now more interested in a few mountains between 5000 and 7000m in the Andes. So I'm more interested in mountaineering for the future.
So, how many mountains and how many points do I have on my 4 visits to Tasmania, including 2 expeditions: Wild Mountains of Tasmania (2006) and Tasmania Winter Trek (2018). PS: I hope to write a book about these 2 epic expeditions.
First I should one day update my hiking CV.
For my first expedition, the archived discussion is here. The Mountains climbed in green are here.
Mountains climbed in Tasmania. Abel (A), Points.
- Ossa (highest Tasmania), 3 times, A, 4
- Cradle, 3 times, A, 4
