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Dead Horse Gap – Rams Head Range

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.

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Sunset along Wilkinsons Creek from our camp below Muellers Peak at 2000m

Hannels Spur – Moiras Flat – Muellers Peak – Dead Horse Gap

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

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The Milky Way from South Rams Head saddle

Dead Horse Gap – Mount Townsend – Rams Head

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.

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Sunset at camp

Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head – Thredbo Ridge – Mt Kosciuszko

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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Dead Horse Gap – Rams Head Range – Simkin Peak – Mount Kosciuszko

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

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Chris climbing near South Rams Head   11/9/2010

Dead Horse Gap – Rams Head Range – Dead Horse Gap

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)

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Dead Horse Gap – Rams Head Range

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.

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Peter telemarking   12/9/1998

Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head

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

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John and Phil crossing the creek   16/8/1998

Dead Horse Gap – South Rams Head

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

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