Sunday 10/09/2017 Charlotte Pass – Kangaroo Ridge
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
An exploratory day trip skiing along and across Kangaroo Ridge, located just to the south of Charlotte Pass. It is only recommended on days of good visibility and at most light winds.
Friday 8/09/2017 Dead Horse Gap – Horse Flat – Cascade Trail
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
An exploratory day trip to the east of Dead Horse Gap. Wild brumbies are often seen in this area.
Wednesday 6/09/2017 Thredbo village – Cascade trail
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
A lovely ski through the trees up along the Thredbo River with the added bonus of wildlife including brumbies and lyrebirds.
Monday 4/09/2017 Cascade Trail Carpark – Teddys Hut
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
This day trip can be done in summer or winter (on skis or snow shoes). It follows the Cascade trail and then the Thredbo River on a scenic trip to an historic Snowy Mountains drovers hut.
Wild brumbies are often seen in this area. The easiest access to the trailhead is to drive past the Thredbo ski resort to the Cascade Trail car park below Dead Horse Gap.
Sunday 28/05/2017 Wattle Ridge – Troys Creek – Emmets Flat
Starlight Trail, Nattai National Park, NSW
Gundungurra country
Participants: Penny Ackery, Mel Ardern (Leader), Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Ron Hutchings, Max McLean
This walk is accessed via Wattle Ridge Road from the small township of Hilltop. It is a circuit partly off track with some scrambling, bushbashing and track negotiation required. There is a picturesque lookout above the valley of Troys Creek and some impressive sandstone cliffs with bellbird songs in the background along the valley floor.
30/04/2017 Yarramummun Fire Trail – Boolijah Creek
Ettrema Wilderness, NSW
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
Steve and I had decided a return trip to Boolijah Creek was in order as we had really enjoyed it when we did it four years ago. Time seemed to have dulled our memories of how tough it was!
The start of the walk is located on a small side track off the Yarramunmun Fire Trail, which is accessed via the Nerriga road. Apart from a stroll in along the fire trail the walk is completely off track with no defined path. The clamber down the creek gives good views of cascades and waterfalls, the most pleasant being the large pool at the lowest section of the creek reached on the walk. Continue reading
23/04/2017 – 25/04/2017 Long Gully – Byangee Mountain return
Morton National Park, NSW
Yuin country
Distance: 29km Total Ascent: 1400m Total Descent: 1400m Time: 10 hours
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Cristina O’Gorman, Darren Masey
The old folks (Steve and Sue) took the young ones (Beth, Cristina and Darren) on an overnight adventure, including Cristina who had never been camping before. We arrived at Long Gully campground on Sunday afternoon and set up camp ahead of the young ones who arrived to the luxury of tents erected, sleeping bags out and dinner ready. The campground was the most crowded we had seen it as after all it was a long weekend. After the day trippers left, however, we had a peaceful evening and enjoyed a campfire on a clear calm warm evening.
2/08/2016 – 6/08/2016 Southern Alps Lodge – Charlotte Pass
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Distance: 78km Total Ascent: 3150m Total Descent: 3150m Time: 25 hours
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report, Photos)
20/08/2016 – 27/08/2016 Falls Creek – Bogong Rover Chalet – Wallaces Hut – Mt Cope – Mount Jaimathang – Spion Kopje – Crows Nest – Pretty Valley Pondage – Day Trips
Bogong High Plains, VICTORIA
Jaitmatang country
Distance: 137km Total Ascent: 4910m Total Descent: 4910m
Time: 43 hours Track Info
Participants: Damien Aggio, Natalie Anderson, Jennifer Blaikie, Nicholas Chappell, Katharine Chase, Chris Cole, Stephen Davies (Photos), Charlotte Duff, Rob Galea, Brett Gardner, Darren Gardner, Bryce Gibson, Jonathan Gobin, Erica Gooley, Chris Gunther, Matt Holt, Colin Jones, Joanna Landstra, Mark Landstra, Mandy Leimann, John Litvan, Stephen O’Brian, Daniel Salmond, Mark Schammer, Heather Siebert, Michael Simpson, Lachlan Smith, Joel Stanley, Anton Steketee, Clare Williams Continue reading
4/9/2016 – 7/9/2016 Dead Horse Gap – Mount Townsend – Rams Head
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Distance: 41km Total Ascent: 2470m Total Descent: 2470m
Time: 20 hours Track Info
Participant: Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
After watching the weather for a few days, a good part of this week appeared promising. So Sunday afternoon saw me departing Dead Horse Gap just after 2:00pm with the aim of camping at the top of the ridge just north of South Rams Head. Maybe I could get really lucky and catch some Aurora Australis as last night had produced a good display in the Northern Hemisphere and it was expected to linger.
10/8/2016 – 16/8/2016 Dead Horse Gap to Mount Kosciuszko return, Rams Heads and Horse Flat area
Kosciuszko National Park
Ngarigo country
Distance: 75km Total Ascent: 4770m Total Descent: 4770m
Time: 42 hours Track Info
Participants: Damien Aggio (Leader), George Copeland (3 days), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos), Michael Mieczkowski (4 days)
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11/9/2016 – 16/9/2016 Day trips out of Southern Alps Lodge, Charlotte Pass
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Distance: 71km Total Ascent: 4100m Total Descent: 4100m Time: 28 hours Track Info
Participants: Angela Barton, Margaret Bat, Jopie Bodegraven, Derrick Brown, George Copeland (12/9-16/9), Helen Cromb, Karen Darby, Stephen Davies (Report, Photos), Trish Elmore, Bill Filson, Jaclyn Fletcher, Bill Fordyce, Geoff Kelly, Tim Hager, John Hardy, Neil Hichson, Gina Hopkins, Bob Horder, Ian & Caroline Houghton, Kathy Husselbee, Tracey Johnson, Sheila McDowall, Merilynl Metzenthen, Bill Metzenthen, Tony Murphy, Gordon Newell, Maggie Pavlou, Colin Ridley (Leader), Marianne Watt, Robert Webber, David Whittle, Peter Whittle, Graeme Wood, Rhonda Wood