This trip has already been planned between numerous members. If you haven't been invited, treat your registration as an expression of interest to fill numbers.
We will be Alpine Touring (AT) backcountry skiing from Guthega to set up a camp near Little Twynam for two nights. During the second day we will adventure around to Blue Lake and try some basic mountaineering, such as steep snow climbing, self-arresting, building anchors, ice-climbing etc.
This trip is also weather dependent and if it is not looking favourable I will postpone it to the following week.
Logistics and Plan: We will leave ANU Sport at 6:30am, and drive through to Guthega to arrive before 9:30. This gives some room for traffic and some skiing before we settle down at camp. The following day we can rise when people feel like it, but it would be nice to begin breaking track before 9:30am. We will skin up between Little Twynam and Mt Twynam, traverse around Mt Twynam before descending the gully down to Blue Lake. Here we can enjoy some mountaineering and skiing (both activities have great access to beginner and advanced difficulties). When we are satisfied, we can ski down toward Hedley Tarn and then around back to camp. The following day we can enjoy some skiing and then skin over to Mt Tate, then skin back to Guthega across the dam, or head back to Guthega the way we came. We should arrive at the cars before 4, and arrive back at ANU Sport at 7:30pm.
If weather turns unexpectedly bad during the trip, we will take refuge at camp. Should an event occur in which this is no longer viable, we either proceed back to Guthega on foot or dig an emergency shelter.
Gear: The correct gear on this trip is very important, and I will ensure everyone has correctly working gear at the pre-trip meeting.
Participants: Participants need to be reasonably fit, however you do not need mountaineering experience. You should have previous skiing experience and be comfortable doing easy downhill skiing. Note - most of the time is spent skinning rather than skiing. Please detail your experience in your application of interest.
A second car is also required, and if not 4wd, must carry chains.
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