"Wilsons Peak was straightforward and has been comprehensively described by other trip reports. The steep part at Mt Clunie from around 820m to 980m elevation was a nightmare of native raspberry vine thickets and various other spikey plants interspersed with gympie gympie and stinging nettle, all on loose volcanic soil that made footing slippery. There was a faint footpad to follow most of the way up but with very low traffic on the Mt Clunie trail, the raspberry thickets were abundant and slowed our pace enormously by grabbed clothing like a kind of sinister velcro that also scratched your skin, making me wish I had some hedging shears with me. 980m elevation marked the edge of where the 2019 bushfire reached and the hike was comparatively straightforward afterwards, a similar kind of rainforest walking along the border fence to Wilsons Peak. Right before the summit, around 1030m elevation, was an enormous thicket of raspberry vines so thick which we had to circumvent them by bush bashing through the jungle to the summit. There was space for a 4-man tent at the top but barely any view through the canopy. On the way back from Mt Clunie, we went to explore the top of Watson Cr..." — jameshohl • Jan 2, 2023

"Scenic Rim Trail in 1 day: Thornton View to Cunninghams Gap with Miles. 5:04am to 7:32pm. We passed a tour group that was doing the same hike but over 4 pretty relaxed days. Highlights were the Thornton View ladder lookout, a detour to Arucaria Falls for a cold plunge, views from Bare Rock and seeing 7 Albert's lyrebirds. Hazards were nearly standing on a brown snake and python, being vigilant of gympie gympie, stinging nettle (got my hand twice), and I found a tick after getting home." — jameshohl • Dec 20, 2022

"Fantastic views, with the hardest part conveniently located at the very beginning. The main climbing route is getting rather worn down and smooth, which made for some intense and tricky sections." — stormitwa • Dec 10, 2022

"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 th..." — jameshohl • Dec 7, 2022

"Mt Barney day 1: West Peak and exploring the south face of West Peak. Exploring Bird Balcony: Descending down the chimney on the south-west side of West Peak, perhaps 80m in elevation from the summit, I detoured left off the Savages Ridge trail, following the rockface around to the south-west corner. At the corner there was a large, nearly flat platform of grass and tiny shrubs with leaning boulder that looked somewhat like a moai statue from Easter Island. Continuing around the corner to the south face of West Peak, I was greeted by another boulder, this time looking like it was giving me a "middle finger solute". Incredible, I've never had the mountain flip me off before. See the photo I've included. I continued traversing the slightly slanted ledge, which reached perhaps 3-4m at its narrowest, that skirted out along the south face of West Peak. Now properly beneath the mighty rockface, the ledge brought me to a steep ramp of loose dirt, with a little scree strewn in, held in place by the roots of grasses and half-rotten trees that had been burnt to death in the 2019 bushfire. I would be skeptical of how well the grasses and shrubs would hold the land in place if many mo..." — jameshohl • Dec 6, 2022