Pork Chop Hill Photos Up

[Tank]

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About 2/3 of the way up I dropped the back drivers side wheel into a large hole and almost rolled it over, as I drove forward the rollover angle got worse so I ran out the winch cable to steady the Disco as I drove out, bloody hard work setting the cable and straps up, the angle of the hill does not show too well in the pics. Had to swing slightly across slope to get to the next bit, my Son (the one with the Butt crack) and his mate Bates did some counterbalancing, in the last pic you can see the angle my son is standing at and that was at the top almost.
None of the bikes that we saw made it up and there is no way I would try it again, you have to see that slope to appreciate the steepness, very scary, Regards Frank.

[discowhite]

thats a proper job in a proper S1 disco;)

oh by the way,,,where the bloody hell is pork chop hill:eek:

cheers phil

[Tank]

thats a proper job in a proper S1 disco;)

oh by the way,,,where the bloody hell is pork chop hill:eek:

cheers phil
It's about 10K's South of Batemans Bay (South Coast NSW), turn off Princes Hwy. just before Mogo into Runnyford Rd. (to the right, the Western side of hwy.) follow for 5 to 10 k's (not sure of distance) till you come to Ross Ridge Rd. Follow till you get to the top of the biggest hill, the Power Line track runs parrallel to Ross Ridge rd. Getting to the starting point at the bottom is pretty hairy as well, some bad side slopes to get the adrenaline going, Regards frank.

[Disco95]

Nice one Frank, photos don't do a hill justice do they.

[Sleepy]

Looks like a helluva climb. :oYou often don't gauge steepness from photos but on yours you can.:eek: So did you drive down again?

And how the hell did the smashed up Ford ute get' up there? Or did it roll down from the top somewhere:eek:

Edit: Also note "world first" - Father refers to son's bum crack! :p Nice one Frank we'll score that up for the dad's!

[SPROVER]

They are awesome pics:eek::eek: It looks like one steep hill and slippery too.Good to see you having a crack at it :D:D:p:p:Rolling: It would have been scary as hell having the Disco on a side slope like that.Good job getting up. :BigThumb:

[long stroke]

Mmmmmmmm looks bloody steep and hairy to me;)
One of those open hills with nothing to stop you if you decide to jump side ways:eek:
Great pics!! and a nice looking d1:cool:

CHEERS TIM.

[Tank]

Sean, here's a Pic of a Bike rider looking back down the hill, it gives some idea of the steepness, the caption was "**** is this the only way to go".
Paul, no I didn't drive back down, it would be suicide, it's so slippery, if you locked the brakes or compression locked you would go sideways and roll right to the bottom, the Falcon ute was rolled down from the top.
SPROVER, I only got slightly sideways and it was on the edge of rolling.
Tim, the only tracks are bike tracks (ruts), there are no built up sides like on a normal track that may help when you get in trouble. When I stopped because I thought I was going to roll, with handbrake on, in Park and the foot brakes on as hard as I could press I was still sliding slowly backwards, until my Son and Sean jammed some large rocks under all of the wheels, I was crapping my self.
I have been up tracks as steep as this, but never with such deep slippery shale and large rocks, Regards Frank.

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This bottom pic is looking back up to where the bike rider was looking down, just below the power line pole right at the top, it was taken a few years back, the cars are not in this pic and there was a lot more vegetation.

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[BMKal]

That's a pretty hairy looking hill there Frank - a lot worse than one we tried (and failed) to get over in a Pootrol up behind Cairns at the mine site I've been working on late last year.

I'm surprised not to see any photos of a Stage 1 flying up there too :angel:

[badnews]

looks a big hill that mate very impressive climb on a very big hill :BigThumb::BigThumb::BigThumb:

[Panda]

Great photos thanks Frank - bloody hell that's one steep hill, I wouldn't be as game. Well done! :):)

[Tank]

That's a pretty hairy looking hill there Frank - a lot worse than one we tried (and failed) to get over in a Pootrol up behind Cairns at the mine site I've been working on late last year.

I'm surprised not to see any photos of a Stage 1 flying up there too :angel:
Brian, the Stage 1 is sitting at home, Myles's new toy the Disco 300TDi Auto followed me up most of these tracks but he declined on this one, he was in the cabin with me till I dropped the back wheel into a rut and almost rolled, he couldn't get out quick enough then. He's put on some beef since you last seen him, I gave him a good workout getting the recovery gear out of the back, it took 2 of us to open the drivers door so I could get out and 3 of us to close the back door.
The scariest thing about this hill is that it is so wide with no trees to stop you rolling all the way to the bottom, if you get sideways on this hill you will roll, all the way to the bottom. That's why I used the recovery gear to stop me rolling as I drove out of the rut.
If I was ever silly enough to try it again I would only use the rear diff lock, I drove into this rut because it would not steer with the front diff locked, it was extremely hard to get going in the direction you wanted, hope everything is going well over there for you and yours, Myles may be back over there after Christmas, Regards Frank.

[fulysikdisco]

That's a pretty hairy looking hill there Frank - a lot worse than one we tried (and failed) to get over in a Pootrol up behind Cairns at the mine site I've been working on late last year.

I'm surprised not to see any photos of a Stage 1 flying up there too :angel:


Hey Brian its myles nah bugger taking the stage 1 up there the old 7.50 tyres just wouldnt be able to get the traction and i like my new disco to much to attempt rolling it

oh and the but crack thing at least i got an ass dads has dropped off hahaha gee i cant wait to get old

Regards
Myles

[Redback]

I've done that hill on the APEX rides, they still doing those rides Frank??

Oh and yes it's bloody steep Phil:eek:

I miss those rides:( last APEX ride, I did with Porky Eldridge:D

Baz.

[BMKal]

Hey Brian its myles nah bugger taking the stage 1 up there the old 7.50 tyres just wouldnt be able to get the traction and i like my new disco to much to attempt rolling it

oh and the but crack thing at least i got an ass dads has dropped off hahaha gee i cant wait to get old

Regards
Myles

I thought you were in Brisbane ??????

[Tank]

I've done that hill on the APEX rides, they still doing those rides Frank??

Oh and yes it's bloody steep Phil:eek:

I miss those rides:( last APEX ride, I did with Porky Eldridge:D

Baz.
Baz, I think the pic of the bikerider came from an Apex ride, it came off a Bike forum, Dirt Bike World, they've got big hairy ones, I wouldn't even consider it on a bike, but then again if you got sideways and dropped it at least you wouldn't roll all the way to the bottom, Regards Frank.

[Gooner]

None of my 'big' hill pictures look anything like that one. Thats some impressive driving Frank.
I suppose the chicken track is only rated as extreme then.

Craig

[Tank]

Craig, there is no Chicken track, if you look closely the tracks that are visible were made by bikes so you have to pick a line and stick to it, the one straight up the middle has shaly rock ledges that would be very hard to get over, drop down one weekend and I'll take you for a tour and you can see it first hand, it's only about 3 to 4 hours south of where you are and I have a van you could kip in overnight. I wouldn't advise anyone to try the hill though, Regards Frank.

[XSiV]

I agree, that looks like one serious hill even in the pics which normally don't do hills justice.

[Grover-98]

Very impressive drive! would be hard to keep calm going up that thing! it looks steep even in the pics! :o

:twobeers:

Good on ya mate you own that hill!

[Tank]

Very impressive drive! would be hard to keep calm going up that thing! it looks steep even in the pics! :o

:twobeers:

Good on ya mate you own that hill!
Yeah! the surface is sheets or layers of shale type rock, like dinner plates on top of one another, extremely slippery. problem is if you get sideways, which is something you do your best not to, then it's a roll right to the bottom. An acquaintance of my Son rolled a 'Lux from about halfway up to the bottom, lucky he wasn't hurt, 'Lux wasn't so lucky though, Regards Frank.