# The Abels

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.
Climbing them all is part of the Tasmanian peakbagging movement. The Abels list was devised by Bill Wilkinson in 1994, based on the Munros in Scotland. 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.
List Of Abels by Height :
| Rank | Height (m) | Name | Section |
| 1 | 1617 | Mt Ossa | 5 |
| 2 | 1575 | Legges Tor | 2 |
| 3 | 1560 | Mt Pelion West | 5 |
| 4 | 1559 | Barn Bluff | 1 |
| 5 | 1545 | Cradle Mtn | 1 |
| 6 | 1528 | Stacks Bluff | 2 |
| 7 | 1520+ | Du Cane Range | 5 |
| 8 | 1514 | Mt Massif | 5 |
| 9 | 1499 | King Davids Peak | 4 |
| 10 | 1485 | Mt Gould | 5 |
| 11 | 1482 | Falling Mtn | 5 |
| 12 | 1482 | Mt Thetis | 5 |
| 13 | 1481 | The Acropolis | 5 |
| 14 | 1480 | Mt Hyperion | 5 |
| 15 | 1472 | Mt Olympus | 5 |
| 16 | 1461 | Mt Pelion East | 5 |
| 17 | 1459 | Mt Jerusalem | 4 |
| 18 | 1458 | Clumner Bluff | 4 |
| 19 | 1454 | Turrana Bluff | 4 |
| 20 | 1447 | Mt Gell | 6 |
| 21 | 1446 | Frenchmans Cap | 6 |
| 22 | 1444 | Ironstone Mtn | 4 |
| 23 | 1440 | Eldon Peak | 6 |
| 24 | 1435 | Mt Field West | 3 |
| 25 | 1431 | Walled Mtn | 5 |
| 26 | 1425 | Goulds Sugarloaf | 5 |
| 27 | 1423 | Mt Anne | 9 |
| 28 | 1420+ | Mt Barrow | 2 |
| 29 | 1420+ | Mersey Crag | 4 |
| 30 | 1420+ | Perrins Bluff | 5 |
| 31 | 1420 | Western Bluff | 4 |
| 32 | 1416 | Mt Rufus | 5 |
| 33 | 1413 | Macs Mtn | 5 |
| 34 | 1410 | Mt Emmett | 1 |
| 35 | 1406 | Twin Spires | 4 |
| 36 | 1403 | Mt Hugel | 5 |
| 37 | 1401 | Sandbanks Tier | 4 |
| 38 | 1398 | Snowy South | 10 |
| 39 | 1394 | The Guardians | 5 |
| 40 | 1394 | Wild Dog Tier | 4 |
| 41 | 1393 | Rats Castle | 4 |
| 42 | 1390 | Nevada Peak | 10 |
| 43 | 1382 | Mt Manfred | 5 |
| 44 | 1378 | Mt Cuvier | 5 |
| 45 | 1377 | Rodway Range | 3 |
| 46 | 1376 | Florentine Peak | 3 |
| 47 | 1375 | Mt Byron | 5 |
| 48 | 1369 | Ragged Jack | 2 |
| 49 | 1368 | Ben Nevis | 2 |
| 50 | 1366 | High Dome | 6 |
| 51 | 1365 | Mensa Moor | 2 |
| 52 | 1363 | Mt Achilles | 5 |
| 53 | 1363 | Mt King William II | 6 |
| 54 | 1361 | Eldon Bluff | 6 |
| 55 | 1350 | Mt Rogoona | 4 |
| 56 | 1344 | Mt Weld | 10 |
| 57 | 1340+ | Black Bluff Range | 1 |
| 58 | 1340 | Drys Bluff | 4 |
| 59 | 1339 | Wylds Craig | 8 |
| 60 | 1327 | Mt Picton | 10 |
| 61 | 1326 | Mtns of Jupiter | 4 |
| 62 | 1324 | Mt King William I | 6 |
| 63 | 1321 | Eldon Crag | 6 |
| 64 | 1300 | Slatters Peak | 6 |
| 65 | 1290+ | Cheyne Range | 6 |
| 66 | 1290+ | Reeds Peak | 8 |
| 67 | 1290 | Mt Sarah Jane | 9 |
| 68 | 1286 | Mt Oakleigh | 5 |
| 69 | 1282 | Philps Peak | 6 |
| 70 | 1281 | Mt Inglis | 1 |
| 71 | 1279 | Mt Othrys | 5 |
| 72 | 1278 | Mt Murchison | 7 |
| 73 | 1274 | Mt Field East | 3 |
| 74 | 1271 | Clytemnestra | 6 |
| 75 | 1271 | Mt Wellington | 3 |
| 76 | 1270+ | Mt Pillinger | 5 |
| 77 | 1262 | Mt Lot | 9 |
| 78 | 1261 | Collins Bonnet | 3 |
| 79 | 1261 | Snowy North | 10 |
| 80 | 1260+ | Bonds Craig | 8 |
| 81 | 1260+ | Cummings Head | 4 |
| 82 | 1259 | Pyramid Mtn | 6 |
| 83 | 1256 | Mt Saddleback | 2 |
| 84 | 1254 | Hartz Peak | 10 |
| 85 | 1254 | Horizontal Hill | 5 |
| 86 | 1250+ | Pindars Peak | 10 |
| 87 | 1248 | Mt Campbell | 1 |
| 88 | 1245 | Mt Mueller | 9 |
| 89 | 1244 | Wentworth Hills | 6 |
| 90 | 1241 | Mt Ida | 5 |
| 91 | 1238 | Agamemnon | 6 |
| 92 | 1234 | Mt Roland | 1 |
| 93 | 1228 | Quamby Bluff | 4 |
| 94 | 1225 | Adamsons Peak | 10 |
| 95 | 1225 | Federation Peak | 9 |
| 96 | 1222 | Mt Hobhouse | 6 |
| 97 | 1221 | Mt Shakespeare | 8 |
| 98 | 1220 | Loddon Bluff | 6 |
| 99 | 1213 | Millers Bluff | 4 |
| 100 | 1213 | Mt Victoria | 2 |
| 101 | 1210+ | Parson and Clerk Mtn | 4 |
| 102 | 1208 | Castle Mtn | 6 |
| 103 | 1204 | The Thumbs | 8 |
| 104 | 1203 | Brewery Knob | 1 |
| 105 | 1198 | Clear Hill | 8 |
| 106 | 1198 | Mt Lord | 3 |
| 107 | 1194 | Rocky Hill | 6 |
| 108 | 1191 | Mt Geikie | 7 |
| 109 | 1187 | Mt Arthur | 2 |
| 110 | 1184 | Mt Nereus | 5 |
| 111 | 1181 | West Portal | 8 |
| 112 | 1179 | Mt Tyndall | 7 |
| 113 | 1177 | Dome Hill | 6 |
| 114 | 1172 | Camp Hill | 6 |
| 115 | 1170+ | Recondite Knob | 1 |
| 116 | 1169 | Mt Jukes | 7 |
| 117 | 1164 | Trestle Mtn | 3 |
| 118 | 1158 | Mt La Perouse | 10 |
| 119 | 1156 | Mt Kate | 1 |
| 120 | 1152 | Mt Proteus | 5 |
| 121 | 1151 | Mt Orion | 9 |
| 122 | 1151 | Mt Sirius | 9 |
| 123 | 1148 | Mt Sedgwick | 7 |
| 124 | 1148 | Mt Wedge | 9 |
| 125 | 1146 | Mt Owen | 7 |
| 126 | 1145 | Precipitous Bluff | 10 |
| 127 | 1144 | Mt Marian | 3 |
| 128 | 1144 | Mt Sorell | 7 |
| 129 | 1143 | Mt Dundas | 7 |
| 130 | 1142 | Tramontane | 6 |
| 131 | 1140 | Mt Beecroft | 1 |
| 132 | 1140 | Mt Penny West | 4 |
| 133 | 1140 | Sharlands Peak | 6 |
| 134 | 1127 | Pokana Peak | 8 |
| 135 | 1125 | Nescient Peak | 4 |
| 136 | 1124 | Conical Mtn | 8 |
| 137 | 1123 | Mt Read | 7 |
| 138 | 1122 | East Tower | 2 |
| 139 | 1122 | The Spires | 8 |
| 140 | 1121 | Mt Maurice | 2 |
| 141 | 1120+ | Mt Albert | 2 |
| 142 | 1120 | Mt Victoria Cross | 10 |
| 143 | 1119 | Mt Hayes | 9 |
| 144 | 1119 | Mt Patrick | 4 |
| 145 | 1112 | Mt Wright | 8 |
| 146 | 1111 | Mt Bobs | 10 |
| 147 | 1111 | The Chimera | 6 |
| 148 | 1111 | Stepped Hills | 8 |
| 149 | 1110+ | Mt Tor | 1 |
| 150 | 1110+ | West Tower | 2 |
| 151 | 1110 | Mt Wylly | 10 |
| 152 | 1109 | The Hippogriff | 6 |
| 153 | 1108 | The Needles | 10 |
| 154 | 1107 | Mt Aldebaran | 9 |
| 155 | 1107 | St Valentines Peak | 1 |
| 156 | 1106 | Abbotts Lookout | 3 |
| 157 | 1106 | Mt Scorpio | 9 |
| 158 | 1100+ | Marriotts Lookout | 3 |
List of Completed Abelists :
| Position | Name | Date Finished | Final Abel | Notes |
| 1 | Phil Dawson | 17 January 2011 | Tramontane | Record: first completer |
| 2 | Paul Geeves | 29 December 2012 | Tramontane | Second fastest to do a round of Abels: 17 yrs 10 mths |
| 3 | Kent Lillico | 18 May 2013 | Nescient Peak | Aged 50 on completion. Was once youngest completer |
| 4 | Tony Woolford | 22 April 2015 | Mt Proteus | Record: First family man to complete |
| 5 | Andrew Davey | 5 January 2016 | Dome Hill | |
| 6 | Malcolm Waterston | 12 January 2016 | Camp Hill | Record: first person to complete all Abels and Scottish Munroes |
| 7 | John Carswell | 30 March 2016 | Mt Geikie | Record: longest time to complete: 54 years |
| 8 | Brian O’Byrne | 9 April 2016 | Mt Tor | Aged 68 on completion |
| 9 | Mark Wright | 8 February 2017 | The Spires | |
| 10 | Martin Doran | 20 March 2017 | Tramontane | |
| 11 | David Walker | 5 April 2017 | Mt Othrys | |
| 12 | Dale Lisson | 14 April 2017 | Black Bluff Range | |
| 13 | Maureen Martin | 20 May 2017 | Mt Bobs | Record: First woman |
| 14 | David Young | 23 February 2018 | Mt Proteus | |
| 15 | Zane Robnik | 10 June 2018 | Stacks Bluff | Records: Youngest completer; second fastest round of Abels (aged 26 yrs + 2 days on completion, which took 2 years, 197 days) |
| 16 | Shelly Napier | 13 April 2019 | King Davids Peak | Second female. Second fastest female to complete. (7 yrs, 5 months, 18 days). Record: Youngest female completer; second youngest completer overall. Age at completion: 36 yrs |
| 17 | Graeme Pennicott | 02 March 2020 | Tramontane | |
| 18 | Geoff O'Hara | 11 December 2020 | Mt Nereus | |
| 19 | David Griffiths | 13 December 2020 | Mt King William II | Record for oldest completer. Aged 76 (2021). No exact data for a record supplied |
| 20 | Terry Brain | 19 March 2021 | Perrins Bluff | First Supervet. 73 yrs 10 months and 6 days old on completion |
| 21 | Louise Fairfax | 10 February 2022 | Camp Hill | Third woman to complete. Record: First person to climb all the English Wainwrights as well as the Tasmanian Abels. 10 years to complete |
| 22 | Stuart Bowling | 14 March 2022 | Eldon Crag | Aged 50. 15 yrs to complete |
| 23 | Lewis Taylor | 10 June 2022 | Mt Wellington | Record: fastest completer. 158 days |
| =24 | Emma-Jane Budarick | 27 December 2022 | Namaste Needles | Emma and William are the first couple to complete the Abels together, having done them all together. Bravo you two! (Done in 4.6 years). Emma 35, Will 37 |
| =24 | William Gregory | 27 December 2022 | Namaste Needles | Emma and William are the first couple to complete the Abels together, having done them all together. Bravo you two! (Done in 4.6 years). Emma 35, Will 37 |
| 26 | Becca Lunnon | 21 January 2023 | Tramontane | Aged 36. 11 years to complete. 5th woman |
| 27 | John Whiteley | 24 January 2023 | Mt Hobhouse | |
| 28 | Steve Griffin | 22 February 2023 | Namaste Needles | |
| =29 | Nitya Malhotra | 13 March 2023 | Namaste Needles | Second Couple to complete all Abels together. Nitya and Alex are the first couple to take their baby to their final summit: The Needles no less. Adi is 9 months old. He climbed Feder in utero |
| =29 | Alex Willows | 13 March 2023 | Namaste Needles | Second Couple to complete all Abels together. Nitya and Alex are the first couple to take their baby to their final summit: The Needles no less. Adi is 9 months old. He climbed Feder in utero |
| 31 | Kathy Cotton | 02 April 2023 | Mt Barrow | |
| =32 | Ben Wells | 17 January 2024 | Falling Mtn | |
| =32 | Tracey Orr | 17 January 2024 | Falling Mtn | |
| 34 | Jacqui Taylor | 01 April 2024 | West Portal | Record: Fastest female completer 2 yrs 3 months. Third fastest overall. Age on completion: 1 day before 42nd birthday |
| 35 | Nick Morgan | ??? | ??? | |
| =36 | Gavin Brett | 03 March 2025 | Pyramid Mountain | First Parent/Child Completers |
| =36 | Nelly Brett | 03 March 2025 | Pyramid Mountain | First Parent/Child Completers Record: Youngest completer 17 yrs |