"Took Egan Creek up most of the way then deviated off the creek to the right straight to the bottom of the West Peak's southern rockface. Then proceeded up a "chute" (like a less steep chimney) between a rocky spur and the south face that has no name so I will refer to it as southern chute. From here, reconnected with Savages Ridge and took the savages chimney up to West Peak." — jameshohl • Feb 18, 2023

"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