08/09/2026
Gog and Magog are two huge rock domes that tower over Port Pegasus. You can see them from just about everywhere down there. They've been on our list to explore for years.
It's a bit of a mission to get to Port Pegasus in its' own right, but getting to these peaks is another level on top of that. There's a trail to Magog that starts at the head of Cook Arm, but the tides down there are big. We got our two dinghy's to the trail 2 hours before high tide, giving us 4 hours to make the climb and return trip. The trail starts on the true left at the mouth of the creek feeding Cook Arm and leads you up through thick scrub to the peaks. If you've had experience in the steep stuff it's a fairly straight forward climb up Magog with a scramble at the top. With wet rock and hungover brains we opted to stop just before the last push, she's a long way down off the side. We didn't have time to try the more formidable Gog either. Guess we'll have to go back one day.
We filmed the expedition and put it in part 2 of our Port Pegasus episodes if you want a better look at the route.
