Ethereal Tower

RobD wrote: Hi. I'm pretty sure Intrepid is right - it's the only free-stander of any significance off the escarpment but at the same height with a good bit of grass on the top. Located very soon after the Bilanjil walking South. Many years ago some goon had obviously climbed it, and put a "NO CAMPING" sign on it. I appreciated the humour.

@Rob: did you climb it yourself? Any beta would be appreciated.

Had a fresh look at what the Ethereal Tower could be on a recent trip to the area. The big, dominant tower we've been considering in this thread looks pretty difficult to climb, involving some very unprotected and sustained sections. If I've understood things correctly, it looms directly over the "exit gully" mentioned in the Amphitheatre Frontal climbing RDs.



Also had a look at the other pinnacle, which has been referred to as The Castle. It is much smaller and looms more or less directly over the middle of the "W" feature below, also described in the Amphitheatre RD.





Having returned with a fresher perspective, I re-examined the labelled photo found in Dodd's "Cradle of Rivers". I have marked in the "W" and labelled the bigger pinnacle too. It appears that the Ethereal Tower is in fact the smaller of the two pinnacles (ie The Castle). The map which was posted in the first post of this thread, also indicates that the Ethereal Tower is very close to Bilanjil Falls. This is very true for the smaller pinnacle, but not the bigger one. Furthermore, the "exit gully" is also discernible on this portion of the map, and it is further away from the Tower. Seems a bit disappointing, but it appears this is what the historical references are pointing to.