We woke up this morning to sun streaming into the cave (aka camper) and said "Let's do it!".
The weather was forecast to worsen tomorrow so we decided today was the day to
conquer the mighty mountain! Here we go...
We sorted of cheated a little and caught the chairlift from Thredbo a part of the way up.
The higher we went the colder it got!!
We made it! In this photo we were the highest people in Australia at 2228 metres.
It was BITTERLY cold up there. We stupidly stayed up there too long eating sandwiches and making a few phone calls. By the time we left, we were both freezing. My face was numb along with my fingers, and Im sure I had frozen snot hanging out of my nose.
It was a fast descent trying to warm up, and in the last few kilometres the clouds lifted a little so we were able to see some of the stunning scenery...
God's the perfect gardener and ultimate creator!
I was surprised that Mt Kosciuszko is not actually a massive mountain that you can stand back and admire. Rather, it's the highest peak within a mountainous area. The walk, although it was 13kms return, did not seem too bad and definitely wasn't nearly as hard as the Pigeon House Mountain we climbed. We felt that we had conquered the elements though, (the icy wind and cold rain),
and can sleep well tonight!
NB. We love you waterproof hiking shoes!
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