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SUMMARY:Kiandra to The Hotel Kosciusko - 100th Year Celebration of 1st S
 ki Crossing
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DESCRIPTION:In Jul 1927, Dr Herbert Schlink, Bill Hughes, Bill Gordon, D
 r John Laidley and Dr Eric Fisher completed the first winter ski crossin
 g from Kiandra to The Hotel Koscuisko. The hotel burnt down in 1951 and 
 Sponars Chalet at Diggers Creek is all that remains of the original hote
 l. This summer walk aims to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the 
 crossing by retracing the original route as close as possible. Dr Schlin
 k's party took 3 days to ski the 120km route whereas we will take up to 
 8 days starting from the old site of the Alpine Hotel, Kiandra, and fini
 shing at the Spencer's Creek Rest Area on the Kosciuszko Rd. The last 14
 km to Sponars Chalet will be completed by car. We may spend the last nig
 ht at Sponars to celebrate our achievement. This is a backpack walk, cam
 ping in remote alpine areas so members need to be fully self sufficient 
 and equipped for alpine conditions, plus carrying up to 8 days of food. 
 Note - large sections of the intended route is off-track and mostly does
  not follow the current AAWT track, Accordingly, this walk is for fit, e
 xperienced, off-track capable walkers. A description of the crossing by 
 Dr H. Schlink can be found online in The Australian Ski Year Book 1928, 
 Page 128, https://perisherhistory.org.au/asyb/
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