Lots of horses. Climbed to the summit of Kosciusko. In the middle of winter 2018 my brother Andy, a Paramedic from East Gippsland, and I, an Outdoor Education Teacher from Hobart, set out to complete a 660 kilometre, south to north, winter traverse of the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT). Off to the usual 7.00am start. They finished their HSC exams and headed off to start the walk the day after. Day 21 The weather was predicted to rain later in the day so we were off to our usual 7.00am start. Met lots of other walkers heading to Canberra. Day 15 This involves a lot of driving, then hiding our buckets of food under logs, far enough into the scrub that they won’t be found. The dads were the support crew. Then dropped down to Red Jacket. The moths were cooked over coals, or ground into a paste, and have been described has having a pleasantly nutty taste. Climbed over Mt Sunday, Mt Mckinty and on to Rumpf saddle which is just below Mt Skene. © Odyssey Travel 2020 All Rights Reserved. Camped at …. A War Over Australia’s Wild Horses, Escorted small group tour of World Heritage sites and more in the Southern States, Small group tour of Victoria for Senior travellers, Questions about Australia for senior travellers, Flinders Ranges National Parks, South Australia. We climbed the Infamous Mt Buggery (250m climb) in 20 mins, it’s just another bump to us now. Someone else cooked it, and it wasn’t dehydrated. It did a lap of the tents then headed off into the scrub again. Jackie and Huw are sleeping in the hut. Then to everyone’s surprise Darryl arrived with some tape for Jackie that was missing in the drop at Camp creek. Tomorrow we are off into the wild Don’t know what phone coverage we will get or how I will go with charging the phone from my solar panel so you may not hear from me for a while. After we loaded up with 8 days food we headed up a big climb to Four Mile hut where we spent the night. It’s luxury to sit in a chair with a back on it. Day 33 pt 2 17 km all up today. Will we still get up at 5.30am and start walking by 7.00am. Historians suggest that the melancholic names given to many places here likely come from early stockmen and drovers battling terrible weather and wild, inhospitable country. Lots of climbs, about 1000m all up and 19.5km for the day. We have decided that 7.00 am is good time to start walking each day. From Mount Kosciuszko to Canberra, the walk passes 245 kilometres, through the Main Range and over Mount Jagungal. Well the walk up. The track across from the saddle to the Razor used to be a pleasant stroll through tall forest. Heavy frost as well. Only two more sleeps to go (and 45 km). He has all sorts of goodies for us, Day 31 Met a couple at the hut out for a few days on their honeymoon. Some stats: I have only ever hiked for 3-4 days at a time and I have never hiked solo before so there were some new burdens to carry and weigh up! Photos are Darryl preparing dinner (yes we are food obsessed now) and looking towards the Razor and Viking from about half way across the Crosscut Saw. Merry Xmas everyone. Did a couple of kilometers up the road, then a long climb up Trig track. Day 1 Met a solo walker going to Thredbo, she was giving herself four weeks to get there. For those that are not familiar with it, the mountain has two peaks and looks like a Viking helmet from a distance. By the time we got to Mt Buggery the cloud had started to lift. The attached photo is The Razor taken from the Viking. Got woken up at about 2.30 am by log trucks. Happily it cleared by about 7.30am to a mostly sunny day. For couples and solo  travellers interested in learning about Aboriginal  history and the colonial explorers across the states. This website documents their assault on the Australian Alps Walking Track. More good weather for the day. We are getting better at the climbing. 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