Up down and around a bit in South West W.A

[Disco]

I'm not sure whether @Disco is asking about the Skywalk at Castle Rock because they have done it and are curious as to whether you have also done it, or whether they are asking seeking information about it.

If I may briefly hijack, see posts #34 & #35:

Thread 'Excursion to Esperance'

Jan 16, 2021

Righto, time to go for a drive again in the great wide WA Covid-free land of St Marko’s Own Country®. Setting off tomorrow morning for a week.

Being summer, it is PERtinent to head S. Esperance (Ultimate guide to Esperance | RAC WA) is the target for three nights, via stops in Bremer Bay (Ultimate guide to Bremer Bay | RAC WA) for one night on the way there and in the Porongorup NP (Places to visit and things to do in the Porongurups) for two nights on the way back, and passing through Collie to scope the new mural trail (Collie Mural Trail) on the run back into...

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Thanks @JohnM. See my post below

 

[JohnM]

Thanks @JohnM. See my post below

If you can get past the big boulder with the inadequate hand-holds (unless it's been improved since 2021) at the bottom, then it's easy going - and well worth it up top.

 

[Disco]

If you can get past the big boulder with the inadequate hand-holds (unless it's been improved since 2021) at the bottom, then it's easy going - and well worth it up top.

Thank you

 

[Daver6]

If you can get past the big boulder with the inadequate hand-holds (unless it's been improved since 2021) at the bottom, then it's easy going - and well worth it up top.

I saw tourists making the trek in uggs. The walk up is constant uphill but it's stepped and not overly hard. Easy enough to take a breather if need be. Well worth the walk.

My video from when I went

 

[JohnM]

I saw tourists making the trek in uggs. The walk up is constant uphill but it's stepped and not overly hard. Easy enough to take a breather if need be. Well worth the walk.

My video from when I went

Yes, the walk up from the car park is fairly long and uphill, but not difficult; quite pleasant in fact.

When I refer to the boulder at the bottom, it's at the bottom of Castle Rock itself where you need to scramble over the boulder and through a gap to access the ladder. Stretching to the few steel handholds anchored in the rocks is the challenging bit. Hopefully they have added some more to make it easier for less flexible people. It is seemingly an unnecessary barrier, given how large, superbly engineered and what a great attraction the Skywalk is. There seems to be no logical reason not to reduce the impediment, for the sake of a few more handholds bolted into the rock.

 

[Disco]

Yes, the walk up from the car park is fairly long and uphill, but not difficult; quite pleasant in fact.

When I refer to the boulder at the bottom, it's at the bottom of Castle Rock itself where you need to scramble over the boulder and through a gap to access the ladder. Stretching to the few steel handholds anchored in the rocks is the challenging bit. Hopefully they have added some more to make it easier for less flexible people. It is seemingly an unnecessary barrier, given how large, superbly engineered and what a great attraction the Skywalk is. There seems to be no logical reason not to reduce the impediment, for the sake of a few more handholds bolted into the rock.

Yes, bit odd to leave it like that if there is a skywalk above. Thanks for the details.

 

[jastel]

I assume you didnt go up the Pemberton Tree? If it is still there...

 

[OZDUCK]

I assume you didnt go up the Pemberton Tree? If it is still there...

The treetop walk was a big enough challenge for me The three trees around Pemberton are closed. The Gloucester Tree is being refurbished.