The Abels Explained

The Abels are a group of 158 Tasmanian mountains above 1100m and with a prominence of at least 150m.

They are listed in the books The Abels.^[1]

Climbing them all is part of the Tasmanian peakbagging movement.^[2] The Abels list was devised by Bill Wilkinson in 1994, based on the Munros in Scotland.^{[3] [4]} Many of the Abels are extremely remote, requiring a lengthy hike into the South West Wilderness, including Federation Peak and Precipitous Bluff. The first person to climb all 158 peaks was in Philip Dawson in 2011, and the first woman was Maureen Martin in 2017.^[5]

See also

• List of highest mountains of Tasmania
• South West Wilderness

References

1. Volume 2, Part A covers the mid west and the west of Tasmania. It is significantly revised from the 1st Edition published in 2011. Volume 2 (sections 6 & 7) : a comprehensive guide to Tasmania's mountains over 1100 metres high / edited by Bill Wilkinson. Second edition. Moonah, Tasmania : Tasmanian Outdoors Collection, [2022]
2. Web site: Home. The Abel Mountains.
3. Web site: Top three Tasmanian Abels to climb this weekend. Carol. Rääbus. March 11, 2017. ABC News.
4. Web site: Tasmania's greatest mountain quest. Andrew. Bain. www.bbc.com.
5. Web site: Peaks crushed in 158 climbs. May 24, 2017. The Advocate.