White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb So you say you want to Climb Mt Gower Well let’s see if we can get you set Let me take you on a day that you’ll never forget It’s starts with an early rise The sun has risen above the Tasman sea with blue skies Our crew of twelve has gathered up Pouring hot tea into an enamel cup White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb We put our Pushbikes in the racks we start for Little Island on the grassy track We reach the foot of the majestic mount lidgbird On a grassy patch above with seabirds heard And then a Rocky scramble To the start of the climb No preamble We’re hauling up guide rope in real short time We arrive at the cave in about twenty minutes To put on our helmets and huddle together in it Then Jack does a demo climbing a kentia palm With strap around ankles he climbs so calm White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb Now two hundred metres up we shoulder our load and a single line stretches along the lower road Turning the corner we gaze up at the sight Of mighty Mountain Gower in the morning light Spirits are high, the mountain looks steep As we come to a rest spot on a beautiful creek Resting briefly we stand at ready To challenge the climb with legs unsteady White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb The long haul begins upwards through the palms, boulders and Sallywood trees We struggle to see we sit with legs a-straddle a clear view Rocky outcrop called the saddle A honeymoon couple decide to pull the pin They say there legs are shagged With a wide eyed grin Here on this spot they will stay And rest until we return this way White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb We push on to pass mountain rose flowers It’s now been roughly around 3 hours The climbing is tough with tree root and boulder A struggle for those who claim to be older The last hurdle is the get up place Put your right foot here, your left foot across the face Just hold tight and grip the rope If you fall away your out of hope White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb And suddenly away out far in the ocean We see Balls Pyramid With our up up motion Up up up our legs are now searing Till finally we break into the mountain clearing White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb A magnificent view from the top of Mt Gower In crystal clear weather no sign of a shower Our group is happy as they take in the vistas And pull out the bandaids to fix up the blisters We break out the snacks and tuck into lunch A ragged tag group What a wonderful bunch White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb Jack lets out a call and gives a bright yell To bring in the sooty black providence petrel Then up on our feet and psyche up to go Our legs are protesting and the start down is slow We gather the couple who wait at the saddle Then over trees and boulders we jump down and straddle White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb At the base of the mountain We come to the small grassy clearing We warmly shake hands with our hearts a-cheering With over two thousand five hundred Mt Gower climbs Guide Jack gives a paper of memorable times You’ll feel such an achievement and sense of power Congratulations you’ve climbed Mt Gower White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb White clouds above Swaying palms in line You’ll find you love This mountain climb
