Blue Mountain Hiking-(POSTPONED!)- Pierce's Pass to Victoria Falls

Hi lovelies🩵,

We are planning an overnight hiking trip to Blue Mountain on the weekend of 11th May to 12th May. There's currently 4 of us with one car. We are expecting more drivers and people with at least a bit camping and hiking experience. The amount of people we accept in the end will depend on the drivers and your previous experiences.

-About the Trials :

-Pierce's Pass to Victoria Falls on All Trails

It's a 10.0-km point-to-point trail near Blue Mountains national park. As it can be steep and challenging to follow, we will do it over 2 days. We are going to see the spectacular scenery and hike through the Blue Gum Forest, following the Grose River throughout the route.

-More details about the hiking route

https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/australia/new-south-wales/pierce-s-pass-to-victoria-falls?p=72396146&sh=bmtjky

-Our Plan:

Since it's most likely to be rainy during this weekend, it's not very recommended to drive and hike in the blue mountain area. We are postponing it to 18th-19th May!

Meet up at ANU Sport at 8:00 am on Saturday 18th May and leave Canberra at around 8:30 am. Coming back at 6 pm on Sunday 19th, (probably earlier).

We are expecting at least two cars or more, so that we could execute a car shuffle. Parking one at the beginning and the other at the end of the walk. As Victoria Falls is a must-see.

-MUST HAVES:

Hiking pack (at least 60L)
*Comfortable shoes
Sleeping bag
Sleeping mat
Tent
*Head torch (and extra batteries)
* Rain jacket
*Hiking poles ( For there's a lot of ascent and descent)
*Additional thermals and down (or synthetic down) jacket to wear at night
*Food and snacks (2 lunches + 1 dinner + snacks)
*6-3L of water and some way to purify water (water purification tablets can be bought at chemist on campus)
*Hand sanitizer and toiletries
Stove, *fuel, and *utensils (if cooking hot food)
*Wag bag or toilet paper and doggy poo bags
*Garbage bags
*Sunscreen and Hat
*Map+compass or GPS app (would recommend Gaia GPS on your phone)
* Any medication you are taking
DO NOT WEAR COTTON CLOTHING