The mission had been to get to Mt Burbidge. Despite poor weather in the lead up to our planned day the forecast made it do-able but my last venture up this particular valley for an attempt on Mt Kelly had ended in a turn-around and resulted in the birth of Abort! Abort! So with less-than-stirling weather on the radar I had jokingly stated to the team, "Well - worst-case scenario is I place 'Abort! Abort! II'. Little did I suspect that this would actually be the case!
With that in mind as I rambled about the house at 4am getting ready for our long day I did pick up a spare sistema. Did my actions jinx the day? I'm not convinced....in the end we found a great location with terrific views down the valley, some very cachey granite outcroppings, and yes - had some fun. Hopefully you will too.