Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 4 (6 days): Days 22 – 27 to Food Drop 4
23/04/2025 – 28/04/2025 Charlotte Pass Village – Cowombat Flat – Limestone Creek Campground
Distance: 84.1km Total Ascent: 3,321m Total Descent: 3,914m
Time: 40 hours Moving Time: 25 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
20/07/2018 – 24/07/2018 Dead Horse Gap – Rams Head Range
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Distance: 41km Total Ascent: 2900m Total Descent: 2900m
Time: 19 hours Track Info
Participant: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)
This solo skiing trip was my first snow camping adventure for 2018. It provided some great skiing to tune the legs for the season to come and the usual early winter variability in weather along with a couple of amazing sunsets. The greatest challenge though proved to be getting mobile phone reception to confirm my safety and report progress.
08/04/2018 – 10/04/2018 Hannels Spur – Moiras Flat – Muellers Peak – Dead Horse Gap
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Distance: 37km Total Ascent: 2870m Total Descent: 1870m
Time: 18 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)
Hannels Spur runs up from the Geehi River to the West of the Main Range up to the highest peaks in Australia. This 1,800m climb is the biggest in Australia.
Damien and I had both harboured ambitions to complete this walk for some time. However, heavy regrowth after the 2003 bushfires that devastated the area meant there had been some serious scrub bashing along the route for some time. Fortunately for us we had some inside information that National Parks were planning a work party early in 2018 to clear some of the worst of this regrowth. An opportunity too good to miss had now presently itself. 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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20/07/2012 – 25/07/2012 Dead Horse Gap – Mount Kosciusko – Swampy Plains Creek – Simkin Peak – Rams Head – Bogong Creek
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Damian Aggio, Robin Collins, Stephen Davies (Leader, Photos, Report), Frank Hartigan, Adam Lilley, Stephen Warild
8/9/2010 – 13/9/2010 Dead Horse Gap – 1770 Creek Camp – Rams Heads
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Distance: 40km Total Ascent: 2930m Total Descent: 2930m
Participants: Damien Aggio, George Copeland (1 day), Stephen Davies (Photos), Chris Simpson (2 days)
16/08/2008 – 17/08/2008 Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head Range
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Leader, Photos), Emily Whitelaw (Report), Nick “Schnick” Whitelaw
We met at Steve’s at 1700 on Friday and began the long drive down. It seemed things were against our skiing this weekend. Some people had had to pull out of the trip due to injury and other commitments, and then things continued as the weekend progressed. Just before Canberra Steve pulled over because something felt funny. Sure enough we had a flat (caused by a nail), though luckily the spare was accessible and we managed a quick change. The rest of the drive to Jindy was uneventful, reaching Nuggets Crossing at 2330, just in time to get our skis, stocks and boots from Wilderness Sports ($60 for 2 days). We continued on the last leg of the drive out to Thredbo Diggings (Bullocks Flat) where we set up the tent and were asleep by 2330.
12/9/1998 – 13/9/1998 Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head return
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Peter Davies, Stephen Davies (Report, Photos) Continue reading
14/8/1998 – 17/8/1998 Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head return
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Report, Photos), John Meehan, Mike Parkinson, Phil Roberts