Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Peak bagging Abel Mountains in Tasmania

(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:

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.

  1. Ossa (highest Tasmania), 3 times, A, 4
  2. Cradle, 3 times, A, 4

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