BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://mybilby.com//Activity Downloader//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The 'Aussie Ten' (well, Eleven...maybe Twelve), Kosciusko Nation al Park (FULL, W/L started) 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:** * Muellers Peak (2129m) - we'll do this on the way to Alice Rawson et al. Completing this will see us summit the ten highest *named* peaks, not just the ten highest pe aks. 3. Alice Rawson Peak (2160m) #7 4. Mount Townsend (2209m) #2 5. Abb ott Peak (2145m) #9 6. Unnamed Peak SW of Abbott Peak/AKA Byatts Camp Pe ak/Mt Du Faur (2159m) #8 ##### **- Saturday 13/12 [08:00 start]** **Day walk** 7. Mount Kosciuszko (2228m) #1 8. Unnamed Peak on Etheridge Ridge (2180m) #5 9. Rams Head North (2177m) #6 10. Rams Head (2190m) #4 Retur n via Cootapatamba Hut and Evan Hayes' Memorial site ##### **- Sunday 14 /12 [08:00 start]** **Decamp and return to the cars, via:** 11. Mt North cote (2131m) #10 Northcote - Charlotte Pass is off-track via Mount Clark e This event will not run if the forecast looks severe (wind, rain, snow ). URL:https://canberrabushwalkingclub.mybilby.com/activities/3415 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR