Are you interested in climbing Australia's highest peak outside of the main range, camping up high on alpine ridges and visiting Australia's most romantic backcountry hut? Do you feel like spending 2 nights out on an adventure full of off-track walking in a gorgeous part of Kosci NP? Sign up!
To come on this trip you need to be fit and have done a lot of hiking before. There will be a fair bit of elevation gain so keep that in mind when considering your fitness. You needn't have gone overnight before but you should be comfortable with off-track walking and bush-bashing. The distance is expected to be a bit over 40 km over the three days, and keep in mind that a fair bit of this is off-track so won't be easy.
We will be bouncing between huts the whole way, so if we have any issues we won't be far from a hut. Huts we will visit include Disappointment Spur Hut, Mawson's Hut, Valentine's Hut and Horse Camp Hut. Peaks we will bag include Gungartan, (maybe) Cup and Saucer, Tarn Bluff, Dicky Cooper Bogong. We may visit Valentine Falls if we are feeling up to it. We will have spectacular views of Mt Jagungal most of the way. We will begin the walk at Guthega Power Station.
You will need a good rain jacket, tent, sleep system (bag and matt), warm clothes, headtorch, appropriate shoes, backpack etc etc (most of which is hireable form the gear store). One might also consider bringing gaiters for bush and snake protection. Food is personal. Tents will need to be individual unless I mention otherwise (covid).
YOU MUST specify your outdoor experience and what gear you have when signing up. I will not include you if you do not specify these.
Guthega Power Station to Disappointment Spur Hut, then off-track along the ridge to Gungartan, continuing across the Kerries to Mawson's Hut, then to Valentine's Hut, then Dicky Cooper Bogong following south until cutting down to Horse Camp Hut. Back to Guthega PS.