r/geography • u/ISwallowedABug412 • 2d ago

Question Anyone been the the beautiful Australian island paradise called Lord Howe Island off the coast of eastern Australia? Looks so inviting. Should I put this on my bucket list?

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u/thatssubjective 1d ago

Been there done that. Do it again. And again. Not many Australians even know about it. Climbing mt Gower is a must.

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u/ISwallowedABug412 1d ago

Is it a hard climb? I am a 65-year-old man who is very active and loves to hike and climb.

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u/Proud_Relief_9359 1d ago

You would have no issues. There are some sections where you have to pull yourself up steep slopes on ropes and a few places where people with vertigo or fear of heights might struggle a bit, but less active people than you were doing it when I went. The cloud forest at the top — a few acres of unique montane ecosystem on a mountain in the middle of the ocean — is utterly magical.