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Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains , located in Queensland , Australia about one hour's drive north of Brisbane . The mountains are the subjects of several Aboriginal tales and Coonowrin is said to be the son of Tibrogargan and Beerwah . During a violent storm, Tibrogargan commanded his son Coonowrin to take his mother Beerwah and his siblings and help them move to safety. Being scared of the storm, Coonowrin instead ran off and when his father found him he hit him on the back of the head, resulting in Coonowrin's crooked neck. Tibrogargan was so ashamed of his son's cowardice that to this day he sits with his back to Coonowrin. Some post-settlement climbing history: The first women on Crookneck The Clark sisters and companions on the summit of Crookneck, 1912 [http://climbinghistoryoz.blogspot.com/2005/09/1st-ascent-of-east-crookneck-ron-cox.html The 1st ascent of East Crookneck] Coonowrin has been the site of a great amount of climbing historically, but this has been forbidden since 1999 due to uncertainty about slope stability. During the 1999 geological survey of the mountain, questions were raised about the general slope stability on the North and West faces, and about individual block stability on the East and South faces. The QPWS (National Parks) are considering reviewing the case during 2007-2008 under routine periodic review procedures. |
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