Thursday August 14 Raff and I had hoped the weather would
hold and we were keen to attempt Mt. Jerram. On the hike up Opal Creek, the
clouds got thicker and thicker and lower and lower, so we turned our attention
to the low summit of Opoca Peak (GR 368155). Opoca Peak, thusly named since it
divides Opal and Elpoca Creeks, is a short, but tough technical climb with zero
beta.
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| Mt. Jerram (l) and North and South Cat's Ears (r) |
We were hoping to ascend quickly as we knew the rain would
come soon. We slogged up to the col between Opoca Peak and East Opoca, hiked to
intersection of this col and the north ridge of Opoca Peak. Searched a variety
of locations along the steep face for the best line, geared up, rock shoes on,
then the hard rain started. We removed our rock gear and decided to hike in the
pouring rain to the low summit of East Opoca (GR 376159), about 1 kilometre to
the east.
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| View to East Opoca |
Fun and scenic hike considering the awful weather. The
driving rain stopped as we reached this little summit (2450m). We did the quick hike over to the slightly
lower eastern highpoint as well. A fun hike with great views with lots of wet
weather.
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