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| Alpinist | Charlotte's Pass  Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2009 | |
| I hiked the road from Charlotte's Pass under blue skies and perfect weather. It was actually warmer than usual for this time of the year. I ran into a bit of snow near the summit but the track was mostly dry. It took me 4.5 hours R/T, including 30 mins to enjoy the views from the summit, which I had all to myself. It was a very enjoyable hike. The rocky tundra and views of the surrounding peaks are very scenic. (This is my 4th of the 8 7-summits.) | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2009 12:29 am | ||
| diggitee | almost tripped over it Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007 | |
| nice easy hike, did it hungover. but to be on top of australia was a good feeling. | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2009 10:23 am | ||
| Ozclimb | Standard route Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2008 | |
| Drove for 7 hours from Melbourne, hiked to summit in pouring rain. Hiked back to my car and then drove back to Melbourne!....all in a days work:-) Going to do it in Winter this year:-) | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2009 6:05 am | ||
| mthomas | Loop via Mt. Townsend Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2004 | |
| Flew the night before from Sydney (where I left my family) to Canberra, rented a car, slept a few hours at a motel on the road and was hiking at first light via Mt. Townsend and a loop back, total 6 hours, then drove back to Canberra, caught my flight back to Sydney and was having dinner with them that night. | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2009 8:14 pm | ||
| AndrewSmyth | Climbed as a kid | |
| I know I was 9 yo the first time I reached the top, in heavy snow in May School Hols I think? Went back the next year and there was no snow to speak of and it was like a walk down the road but very scenic, even for the eyes of a 10yo. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2009 1:44 am | ||
| Rob Ricks | Nice summer hike Date Climbed: Jan 25, 2009 | |
| Beautiful weather and very crowded. Took wife on the chairlift from Thredbo and walked the trail in about 90 minutes. Great scenery with about 50 folks at the summit marker. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2009 1:44 am | ||
| dpryan999 | Top of Australia Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2004 | |
| Lovely hike with spectacular views. | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2008 9:34 am | ||
| BLong | Nice trip Date Climbed: May 12, 2004 | |
| A beautiful region of Australia - certainly different from any other I visited while I lived there. I spent a couple of days around Kosciuszko and really enjoyed the area. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2008 6:01 pm | ||
| jogden | During YFU exchange Date Climbed: Apr 1, 1987 | |
| Certainly an easy hike, but enjoyable - I was on top of Australia! | ||
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 10:08 am | ||
| Ratballs | Charlotte Pass Road | |
| Rocked up to the trailhead in the late-afternoon, intending to unroll my swag on the boardwalk to the overview at Charlotte Pass, but I thought before I turned in, I'd take a quick shufti up the path leading toward Kozzie. Off I tromped into the evening. Very pleasant: nice views overlooking Blue Lake, the Main Range, and the source of the Snowy. Before I knew it, though, I was at Seaman's Hut, and there I figured, "what the heck..." and continued on up to the summit. I was back to the car and most of the way to Jindabyne before it got dark. The crux of the climb was keeping my mouth shut tightly enough to exclude the flies, which were black in the sky. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2008 12:09 am | ||
| Roel | Route Climbed: from Charlotte's Pass Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2008 | |
| Beautiful day and a good walk Ascent via Old Kosciuszko Road, descent via Main Range Track | ||
| Posted Mar 17, 2008 12:14 am | ||
| 7summits | .. then the only real route: Hannel's spur Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2008 | |
| Back again next day to follow the only vertical mile route on the Australian mainland and the only real route on Kozzie: Hannel's spur, a once popular route, but now completely overgrown, with no discernible track! Bushbashing extraordinaire from 400m to the summit at 2200m in two days, including a night camping at Moiras flats. Thanks to Lincoln, Mike and Glen for joining 'Kozzie the hard way'.. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2008 10:08 am | ||
| 7summits | First the tourist route... Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008 | |
| Nice circular trek from Charlottes pass, back via main range trek, with a sidestep to Mt Townsend's summit, total about 25km. Not really a climb, but beautiful area. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2008 10:05 am | ||
| buzzdainer | From Thredbo Base Area Date Climbed: May 18, 1991 | |
| Easy hike up from the base area; slightly dismayed to walk along a metal grate. | ||
| Posted Oct 14, 2007 4:09 pm | ||
| A Bit | Thredbo Ski Lift Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2001 | |
| Easy hike on a great day. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2007 2:03 am | ||
| alexclimb | Charlotte Pass Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| Sunny and clear morning followed the windy and snowy night. Fresh snow melted as we walked to the Summit. All way to the Summit from Charlott Pass and back took us 3,5 hours. | |
| Posted May 5, 2006 3:36 pm | ||
| Brettels | Charlotte Pass and Lakes Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2003 | |
| Have walked via the lakes in spring and have also Mountain Biked into Rawson Pass and walked to the Summit. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2006 11:30 pm | ||
| vancouver islander | Route Climbed: Charlotte Pass/Main Ridge circle, via Blue and Albina Lakes Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2006 | |
| Pleasant day out from Tar Gan Gil Lodge at Charlotte Pass. Unfortunately, "Blue" Lake wasn't. The crux was the 3km or so of interlocking paving stone down to and up from the Snowy River. Very hard on the knees. Lots of wildflowers and a nasty looking little snake while traversing Carruthers peak to provide diversion. The whole 22km circuit took a gentle 6 hours or so with lots of time out for photos and detours up neighbouring tors etc. | |
| Posted Jan 31, 2006 6:54 pm | ||
| Jason Halladay | Route Climbed: Charlotte Pass Date Climbed: 30 December 2005 | |
| Three of us enjoyed a pleasant hike up this gentle peak. Still snow in places that had been heavily corniced. The flies were super annoying but didn't detract too much from the great views. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2006 12:07 am | ||
| SiberianSayan | Route Climbed: From Charlotte's Pass Date Climbed: January 2002 | |
| High winds, cold on top. Those who took the shorter Thredbo route came up in shorts and were freezing! I loved the mountain hut -- spent some time looking through the journal of who had weathered out the storms. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2005 4:38 am | ||
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