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Summary
Comprehensive online guide here: http://www.thesarvo.com/confluence/display/thesarvo/Frenchmans+Cap
Description
Frenchman's Cap is a 1446 metre high mountain in Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park in the West Coast region of Tasmania.
Access issues
It's a 25km hike from the Lyell Highway.
Approach
From Lyell Hwy carpark it's a 7-9 hr hike on well marked trail to lake Tahune hut. You can break-up the approach into 2 days, staying at the Lake Vera Hut (16km). The Cap summit is 1 hr from the hut.
Where to stay
Lake Tahune Hut, newly constructed as April 2018. Or tent.
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Bryden Allen on ★★★ The Sydney Route 16 - The Devils Staircase
Rod Smith on ★★★ Tierry le Fronde 16 - Up the easy first pitch of the otherwise sustained trad classic.
Bryden Allen on ★★★ The Sydney Route 16 - Pitch 5?
Nigel Donnelly on ★★★ The Sydney Route 16 - The tiny figure on the pedestal is Nigel waiting as Mike Patterson (hidden) leads the second pitch of The Sydney Route.