Australia's Ten Highest Peaks

[climberman]

Tony (I think it was) mentioned in another thread recently doing a walk covering these (and they are discussed here: http://www.aussie10.com/). it's a lovely idea and a mate and I are considering a nice long day doing these in March or early April. Anyone who's done this as a single go, which route did you use ? I'm looking at starting from the CP carpark. Looks like a really wonderful construct for a day out.

Thanks in advance.

[mountnman]

I went through my archives and found my July/August 2007 Outdoor Australia Magazine, where Andrew Bain wrote an article on bagging Australias 10 highest peaks in 3 days.

He started and finished at thredbo, but the first peak he bagged was Mt Twynam, going past Charlotte Pass (which is where I would start my trip). It's a good article if you can a copy of that magazine.

It also appears he wrote and article for the SMH on this subject in 2008 for a slightly different trip: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/the-perfect-mountain-10-20081113-64nh.html?page=-1

[kcwat13]

Hi climberman,

I recently (NYE) did the ten highest peaks on the mainland in one day. Can share info if interested. PM me.

KC

[Tony]

Hi climberman,

Tony (I think it was) mentioned in another thread recently doing a walk covering these (and they are discussed here: http://www.aussie10.com/). it's a lovely idea and a mate and I are considering a nice long day doing these in March or early April. Anyone who's done this as a single go, which route did you use ? I'm looking at starting from the CP carpark. Looks like a really wonderful construct for a day out.

Thanks in advance.

We started at dead horse gap walked to the base of Rams Head Friday night where we spent the night and then did the peaks in this order Rams Head North, Ethridge Ridge, Mt Kosciuszco, Abbots peak, Byatts camp peak, Mt Townsend, Alice Rawsons Peak, Mueller's peak, Mt Northcote, Carruthers Peak, Mt Twynam (we missed Mt Dubious as we ran out of time), we camped Saturday night on the Snowy River near CP, I calculated that we walked around 33k on that day, most of that with overnight packs on. We stuffed up going between Mt Kosciuszco and Abbots Peak as we tried doing it by a direct route, going off the western side of Kosci was very steep and our highest ten peaks walk nearly ended there as my mate heart his foot, I now would do that part of the walk differently as there is a track from the Main range track to Mt Townsend, where Abbots/Byatts and Alice Rawson is very easy to do from.

My Suggestion if doing the walk from CP is to do the Mt Twynam, Mt Dubious, Carruthers, Northcote, (Muellers if time) then pick up the track to Townsend, do Alice Rawson (careful here as there are a few false peaks), Townsend, Abbotts/Byatts, back to Main range track then Mt K, the next section can be done several ways (1) Ethridge Ridge, North Rams head, Rams head, then back to the metal walk track and then back to Rawson pass and back down the road or take short cut from metal walkway to road/snowy junction (this takes a few K of the trip).

(2) once at Mt Kosci, go straight to Rams head cross country from Mt K then North rams head to Ethridge Ridge and back down the road, this would be an easy finish late in the day.

[climberman]

Thanks folks.

kcwat13 I have PM'd you.

[normclimb]

I should just like to point out that Australia's highest peak is infact Mawson Peak on Heard Island........!