Injisuthi Pass
09 Sep 2014 22:51 #61765
by Dillon
Replied by Dillon on topic Injisuthi Pass
Happy to report we made it!
We set off late last Friday evening, headed for Marble Baths Cave, arrived around 8pm in just under 2 and a half hours. On Saturday we overslept a bit and started later than I would've liked, leaving the cave at 7:15am. Made it to the campsite at the bottom of Leslie's Pass in a little under 2 hours. We quickly found a suitable spot, stashed our backpacks and headed off up Injisuthi Pass with day packs and a bit of climbing gear.
The pass turned out to be a genuine test of endurance; it's incredibly sustained, steep and involves quite a bit of scrambling over large boulders and up small waterfalls. It took a bit longer than anticipated and we eventually topped out around 3pm. We then picked up the pace across the summit to the top of Leslie's Pass, stopping just briefly to admire the view once or twice. One of the guys in our party was suffering with cramp (and slight sense of humor failure
) so the trip down Leslie's was less than ideal and we ended up descending the final km, down the ridge, with headlamps. After locating our backpacks, we put up tents and got some well deserved sleep!
Legs were certainly feeling a bit tender on the return trip to the car on Sunday, but a quick swim at Marble Baths always lifts the spirits.
Will post some pics when I get a chance.
We set off late last Friday evening, headed for Marble Baths Cave, arrived around 8pm in just under 2 and a half hours. On Saturday we overslept a bit and started later than I would've liked, leaving the cave at 7:15am. Made it to the campsite at the bottom of Leslie's Pass in a little under 2 hours. We quickly found a suitable spot, stashed our backpacks and headed off up Injisuthi Pass with day packs and a bit of climbing gear.
The pass turned out to be a genuine test of endurance; it's incredibly sustained, steep and involves quite a bit of scrambling over large boulders and up small waterfalls. It took a bit longer than anticipated and we eventually topped out around 3pm. We then picked up the pace across the summit to the top of Leslie's Pass, stopping just briefly to admire the view once or twice. One of the guys in our party was suffering with cramp (and slight sense of humor failure
) so the trip down Leslie's was less than ideal and we ended up descending the final km, down the ridge, with headlamps. After locating our backpacks, we put up tents and got some well deserved sleep!Legs were certainly feeling a bit tender on the return trip to the car on Sunday, but a quick swim at Marble Baths always lifts the spirits.
Will post some pics when I get a chance.
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