The Sir Frederick Range (on the Sandy Blight Junction Track) - Video

Good Video Mick - Love your work...
I may get out that way if I'm lucky in a couple of months.

Frank Hann beat Len Beadell to the hills by 56 years, actually naming them the Sir Frederick Bedford Range. Bedford was the governor of Perth in the early 1900's.

Typically though, David Carnegie beat Hann by 7 years describing them as Low stony hills rough and scrubby, similar to your description here.

All the best.

Alan

Looks like fun :)
You have given me an idea for next years trip.

Hi Mick,

Another great and enjoyable video, its a lot steeper to get up than it looks. we did it in 2010.

You said; 'just what provoked Len to grade a road up these hills escapes me but I reckon it might have been for the view which is simply magnificent'. Nothing so romantic Mick. Len said in 'Beating about the Bush';

'When I first visited this range I determined immediately to ascertain whether or not a vehicle could reach the crest. If it could, a bulldozed spur off the main access would greatly help the follow-up survey parties from the National Mapping Council. Heavy equipment was needed at each trig station to carry forward the survey and, where time permitted and if it was at all feasible, I would endeavour to pave their way with a road. Mountains such as Leisler were out of the question for such an operation, and heavy batteries, tellurometers, theodolites, and tripods would have to be carried on their backs all the way'.

Interestingly he drove up in his Landrover before the dozer put the track in. now that was a 4WD challenge!



cheers

G/Day Mick,.. Can you imagine sitting in a 2a Landrover going up there....lol


It was a credit to them way back then.


Cheers Axle.

Hi Mick

A great video and brings back very vivid memories when we tackled it. Did you love that last wash out right near the top...

I can still hear those large rocks making contact with the Prado...lol

Cheers


Stephen

Loved the video. If I get out there would try it leaving my wife at the bottom.
The background song supported the imagery well. Now the question, Who sang it and what was it titled

Mick, great video, I always new there was some place I hadn't been and now I have to go thank you for the insight to our backyard.

Hi Mick,

Saturday night video making is time well spent, can we expect more next week?? lol

Cheers
MJ

Sensational Mick.

My skwawkometer vetoed it when we were there in 2011. Still waiting on my Lake MacKay permit - 4 weeks now...

Cheers.

Thanks for that Mick
We are now going to go and have a look for ourselves.
Should be easy as we are currently living down the road at Tjukurla managing the Community store.

Working out here in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands we get to spend a bit of time on Len's roads.

Ok... so it may have sounded like l was a bit stressed heading up what appeared to be a STEEP rocky hill on Mars, but our Lunar Rover aka Guppy only had a few hairy moment and the scene was fantastic. Loved every bit of it and hope to return again.
Great video and memories Mike.
Gabster