Hiking - Part 70

Bluff Knoll, Western Australia

Bluff Knoll is the highest mountain in the Stirling Range in Western Australia at 3593 feet.  There's a 3.9 mile long trail to the top that climbs 2093 feet.  The hike takes an estimated 3-4 hours round trip.

There's a nice view from the top, but Bluff Knoll has become known for something else – hikers stripping naked at the top, taking a photo of themselves, and posting it on social media.  The photo above is from 2016.

This practice became so widespread that it became known as "buff on the bluff."

Hikers got buff on the bluff in the spring, summer, fall ...

and winter.

In 2017, an indigenous Australian in the area protested that the practice was disrespectful to Native Australian culture.  However, he was against people climbing the mountain at all, while other local indigenous people had never considered that to be a problem.

Meanwhile, hikers continued to take "buff on the bluff" photos, like this one of Jason Byrne.  Click on it for a larger image.

All of the "buff on the bluff" photos that I could find were rear views, except this guy, who preserved his modesty behind a box of Coolabah white wine.

But there are unashamed males in Australia.  Here is Nudist Jeff (at right) and his boyfriend Jason atop Bluff Knoll on March 8, 2024.  Wait a minute.  Did Jeff, the Australian guy who has published hundreds of naked photos of himself, not get buff on the bluff?  Apparently not.

But not to worry.  Here's Jeff atop Mt. Toolbrunup, the second highest peak in the Sterling Range.