BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://mybilby.com//Activity Downloader//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The 'Aussie Ten' (well, Eleven), Kosciusko National Park UID:20251212T090000-3415@https://mybilby.com DTSTART:20251212T090000 DTEND:20251214T130000 DTSTAMP:20251212T090000 GEO:-36.43146;148.329325 DESCRIPTION:A two night hike to summit Australia's eleven highest peaks, all over 2000m in elevation and all located on and adjacent to the main range of Kosciuszko National Park. Two of the eleven are the same eleva tion, and we will climb both. This hike is rated as Grade 4 (Tracks are long, rough and very steep. Directional signage is limited). The hike is a 45+km circuit out of Charlotte Pass. Friday is BIG (up to 8 hours mov ing, approx. 25km and 1000m elevation gain) and Saturday is also a full day of climbing, albeit with day packs on. Breaks will by necessity be s hort. There is boulder scrambling and likely snow around summits. **This event will suit members with good fitness and appropriate gear. It is a slog, but spectacular. If we haven't hiked together please send me a qu ick note to outline your recent overnight hike experience.** ### **Itine rary. Peaks in the order we'll summit them, and their ranking:** ##### * *- Friday 12/12 [09:15 start]** -Morning tea at Blue Lake lookout 1. Mou nt Twynam (2209m) #3 2. Carruthers Peak (2145m) #9 -Set camp in Wilkinso ns Valley (both nights) **Afternoon excursion with a day pack:** 3. Alic e Rawson Peak (2160m) #7 4. Mount Townsend (2209m) #2 5. Abbott Peak (21 45m) #9 6. Unnamed Peak SW of Abbott Peak/AKA Byatts Camp Peak/AKA Mt Du Faur (2159m) #8 ##### **- Saturday 13/12 [08:00 start]** **Day walk fro m camp** 7. Mount Kosciuszko (2228m) #1 8. Unnamed Peak on Etheridge Rid ge (2180m) #5 9. Rams Head North (2177m) #6 10. Rams Head (2190m) #4 Bac k to camp via Cootapatamba Hut and Evan Hayes' Memorial site ##### **- S unday 14/12 [08:00 start]** **Decamp and return to the cars, via:** 11. Mt Northcote (2131m) #10 From Northcote we will head back to Charlotte P ass off-track, via Mount Clarke Though showers, frost and snow is part a nd parcel of this area at this time of year, this event will not run if the forecast looks severe (wind, rain, snow). URL:https://canberrabushwalkingclub.mybilby.com/activities/3415 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR