cradle mountain Archives

Incredible archive footage shows how hiking Tasmania’s iconic Cradle Mountain has changed over last century

One hundred years ago, what we now know as Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair NP was first declared a protected area.

Early morning on Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain.

The Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park area is one of the most popular natural areas in Tasmania. It’s not difficult to see why.

An echidna roams free atop Hanson’s Peak in Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania.

A rare light show colours the sky over Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

For some, peak bagging the Tasmanian Abels becomes an obsession, but there is always time to relax and enjoy the view from the top.

Head to the walking tracks and canyons after an insight into the history and cultural surrounding Cradle Mountain

Sunset over Barn Bluff colours the landscape in shades of pink

Christina Armstrong stumbled on a treasure trove of slides from her dad’s 1957 trek of the Overland Track

Christina Armstrong unearthed some old slides from her Dad’s trip to the Overland Track in 1957. These are some of the digitised images