Tag Archives: Mount Tate

Guthega – Pounds Creek – Watsons Crags – Twynam West Ridge – Mount Anderson – Verandah Creek – Watsons Creek – Mount Anton – Tate East Ridge – Gills Knobs – Guthega Pondage – Mount Tate – Mann Bluff

29/09/2019 – 4/10/2019    Guthega – Pounds Creek – Watsons Crags – Twynam West Ridge – Mount Anderson – Verandah Creek – Watsons Creek – Mount Anton – Tate East Ridge – Gills Knobs – Guthega Pondage – Mount Tate – Mann Bluff

                                               Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                              Ngarigo country

Distance: 55km   Total Ascent: 3,880m   Total Descent: 3,900m   

Time: 26 hours                                               Track Info

Participants: Damien Aggio (Leader), Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Paul Davis, Murray Gibbs

Originally I had planned to arrive at the Pounds Creek campsite Damien had organised before anyone else, as I was going to connect my Charlotte Pass trip with his and avoid a trip home. I had 11 days of food and the rest of my gear packed and ready to go. However, my Mount Townsend day had consequences in the form of blisters on both heals from being clueless on how to adjust my new boots, I also ended up with a throat infection and lower back problem from consecutive long days. My better half also had suffered a bad cold for the last two weeks and had broken her fifth metacarpal (hand) so it was certainly best I drove home. Once everything settled enough I was heading back much later than first planned to connect with Damien’s now also finished trip. As it turned out I was still somewhat before par and had a low activity trip.

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Charlotte Pass – Spencers Creek – Snowy River – Tate East Ridge – Mount Tate – Pounds Creek 

Sunday 15/9/2019   Charlotte Pass – Spencers Creek – Snowy River – Tate East Ridge – Mount Tate – Pounds Creek 

                                     Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                     Ngarigo country

Participants: Helen Cromb, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Trish Elmore, Celesta Fong, Kenn Clacher (Leader), Ian Houghton, Ken Moylan, Gordon Newell, Stephen Poole, Robert Webber, Jean, Jacque, Susie, Damien

Day one of the annual NSW Nordic Ski Club’s Southern Alps Ski Lodge week for 2019. With excellent snow cover and observing how well covered Betts and Spencer Creeks were on the trip up from Perisher Valley Kenn Clacher suggested a day trip to Mount Tate via Spencers Creek. A party of fifteen headed out at 9:00am.

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Guthega – Guthega East Ridge – Guthega

27/9/1985 – 29/9/1985    Guthega – Mount Tate area return

                                            Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                            Ngarigo country

Distance: 13km Total Ascent: 780m Total Descent: 780m

Participants: Ian Burns, Greg Christlo, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), John Eddy

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Guthega – Guthega East Ridge – Mount Tate

14/9/1985 – 15/9/1985   Guthega – Mount Tate return

                                           Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                          Ngarigo country

Distance: 11km Total Ascent: 700m Total Descent: 700m

Participants: Greg Christlo, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Graeme Hill Continue reading

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Greg brewing a hot drink

Guthega – Gills Knob – Mount Tate – Guthega

20/7/1984 – 22/7/1984   Guthega – Gills Knob – Mount Tate – Consett Stephen Pass return

                                           Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                            Ngarigo country

Distance: 13.6km Total Ascent: 780m Total Descent: 780m

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