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Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Thu 22 Jan, 2015 8:01 pm
by Pika
Hi everyone,
My wife and I spent two days hiking the Main Range and Summit Trail circuit.
Full report can be found here:
http://walkingtheparks.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/main-range-and-summit-walk-circuit.htmlA great spot to hike.
A few photos:
Regards
Grant.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 5:16 am
by Lizzy
Great write up Grant! It's a lovely spot- you should try it with a bit of snow
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 7:43 am
by icefest
Nice! It looks so different without snow....
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 7:58 am
by Pika
Thanks icefest and lizzy.
I will have to make the trip up in snow by the sounds.
Can you recommend a month where I might miss the ski population?
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 8:10 am
by icefest
There's always skiers - except when there's a tempest - and them it's a completely different kind of fun (type 2).
IMHO, the Thredbo-Kosci-Charlotte-Perisher route has the most day tripping skiers. Townsend had less when I was there. I'm told Jagungal has very few.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 8:29 am
by Lophophaps
Grant, nice pics and words, thanks.
icefest wrote:There's always skiers - except when there's a tempest - and them it's a completely different kind of fun (type 2).
IMHO, the Thredbo-Kosci-Charlotte-Perisher route has the most day tripping skiers. Townsend had less when I was there. I'm told Jagungal has very few.
As a general rule, numbers drop on the inverse square of the distance from the road head and the inverse cube of the climb. I have no idea how the two combine, or how to factor in scrub. Anything within about three hours of the road head (or top of the lifts in winter) will have higher numbers. A few years ago I saw only a handful of people going from Round Mountain to Mt Tate, but after Twynum there were more people and once I reached the circuit walking track there were hordes. Kosciuszko summit and approaches had hundreds of people. I camped next to an unlisted rock. For most people Jagungal is not a day trip from the road head in any season .
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2015 11:12 am
by Lizzy
It changes every year of course but November can be a pretty good time with some snow still about but not many skiers.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Sun 25 Jan, 2015 8:36 am
by DarrenM
Great report Pika and co. Such a great part of the world.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Sun 25 Jan, 2015 9:16 am
by GBW
Great report and pics. Looks like you had a great time. Makes we want to go there tomorrow!
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Mon 26 Jan, 2015 1:45 pm
by Pika
Did you go GBW?
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Fri 30 Jan, 2015 3:44 pm
by Eljimberino
Im going tomorrow. Think I'll hitch to dead horse gap then take the rams head tracks to Kosi.
Ride On
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Mon 02 Feb, 2015 10:59 am
by drewmac
Hi Grant,
Looked at your blog and trip, great.
It is a truly beautiful area and could spend days there.
Seems you follow a similar tradition with the boot view, I do the same.
Was up there for around New Years over a couple of days.
A panorama of Blue Lake.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Tue 03 Feb, 2015 8:43 am
by Pika
Thanks Drew.
I love it there.
Great pano.
The boot thing is a little cliche I guess but we have done it since day one and it is a bit of a tradition now.
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Mon 23 Feb, 2015 11:07 am
by paul8
Grant,
Read your blog. Nice report.
By the way, you can do the same circuit walk and also climb Mt Twynam, Mt Townsend & Mt Kosciuszko (3 highest peaks of Australia) in one go.
See my blog
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2014/04 ... thers.html
Re: Kosciuszko National Park
Posted: Mon 23 Feb, 2015 4:40 pm
by Pika
Just read your report Paul.
Great work I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing.