Setting off on the first day from the Ochre Pits
Roger checking out the depth in Pioneer Pass
Alan looking for an alternate route - probably not one for the rest of the party!
Instead we find a bypass through this handy slot high on one side of the gorge
Robert in Pioneer Pass
First views of the Chewings Range, with the Giles Massif on the left and the Portals Massif on the right
Stephen crossing the Alice Valley, the Heavitree Range in the background
Crossing a low ridge in the Alice Valley
Rachel at the lush surrounds of Giles Yard Spring
In the gorge where we hope to find Frank Rigby's scoopholes
Rachel scrambling
Roger in one of the two scoopholes (see p48/49 of The MacDonnell Ranges by Frank Rigby/Henry Gold) - the other is a few metres upstream
Undulating country along the foot of the Chewings Range
Flatter country below the Portals Massif
Reflections in the waterhole at the foot of Diagonal Gorge
The "R"s at camp - Rachel, Raf, Robert and Roger
Roger and Rachel traversing into the lower part of Diagonal Gorge
Rachel above a waterfall in Diagonal Gorge
Raf and Roger clmbing a dryfall in Diagonal Gorge
Raf and Rachel take different routes around the pool
Bypassing another pool and dryfall
Robert in Diagonal Gorge
The party negotiating another bypass in the gorge
Rachel higher up in the gorge