Day 29: 16 December 2019 (SCT Day 3)
Louisa River to Little Deadman’s Bay
Climbing the Ironbound Range is renowned as the hardest day on the SCT. The track rises steeply on both sides to an elevation of over 900 m, and walkers are advised to avoid crossing in high winds or extreme weather. We had seen the first part of the track like a vertical thread disappearing into cloud as we approached Louisa River at the foot of the mountain range the day before. The weather forecast for this day, and the next week, was for clear skies, so we were hopeful of magnificent views from the top. We were not disappointed.
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