Mt Barney day 2: Barrabool, Log Ramp Falls, Short Midget Ridge to Bippoh Peak, West Peak & descent to Yellow Pinch.

The descent from West Peak to Barrabool took only 45 minutes as the bush bashing was tame, relative to other parts of Mt Barney. Descending Short Barrabool Ridge to Barrabool Creek was comparable to North Ridge, with the end being quite unpleasant when I chose to beeline straight off the ridgeline to the creek through thick regrowth and body-height vines.

Barrabool Creek was beautiful and easy to traverse for the short section I explored at its base. Noteworthy was a picturesque swimming hole at the base of a cascade waterfall that had a log draped on top of it, like a ramp. The waterfall is unnamed, and I am not sure it has any history, so I'll be remembering it as "Log Ramp Falls". Bit of a hidden gem of Mount Barney National Park.

I then ascended from Barrabool Creek to Short Midget Ridge (the western tail Midget Ridge). Up from the creek was an unpleasant bushbash through vines, which improved after gaining the ridgeline. Midget Ridge is perhaps the easiest bush bash ascent of Mt Barney, although quite arduous. I was able to find a footpad for <20% of the ridge, so there was essentially no trail.

I made it to West Peak very late at 5:40pm. It was very long march down in the dark, although music helped. I finished at 9:46pm.