Cobberas (base-camp & pack-carry options)  &  Grampians accommodated

The Cobberas are located in the part of Victoria where the straight line border with NSW ends and starts following the headwaters of the Murray River. There is much to see in this remote alpine region. At over 1800m, the Cobberas peaks provide 360° views, including Mt Kosciuskzo to the north.
The Murray is a mere creek (and drinkable) that can be straddled with a foot in each state. Adjoining the Kosciuskzo NP, this is the original Man from Snowy River country that Banjo Paterson wrote about (not the Kirk Douglas version associated with Mansfield), where herds of brumbies roaming across the alpine flats are still a common sight (majestic or verminous depending on your point of view).

Pack-carry and base-camp (meaning with tents but next to vehicles) options will be offered as part of the Easter weekend. All walks will include a conquest of the main summits; Cobberas no.1 (the highest point), Cleft Peak and Moscow Peak. The pack-carry will also visit Cobberas no. 2 and provide the opportunity to camp on the border at Cowombat Flat, once a 4WD mecca but now restored to wilderness solitude. If there is sufficient interest, a harder pack-carry option will go on an expedition into NSW for summit of The Pilot. Base campers will be able to explore some caves next to Limestone Creek.

Grading: Medium
Enquiries: Ken 9495 1350

The Grampians trip organised for Easter 2009 was heavily overbooked. Consequently, the trip is being run again for anyone who missed out or is interested in spending the Easter 2010 weekend in this rugged and picturesque area of Victoria.

The accommodation consists of cabins with bunk-beds at the Asses Ears Wilderness Lodge, with 4 or 5 people allocated per cabin.
Grampians accommodated trip

Each cabin has its own bathroom (air conditioning is expected to be installed by Easter.) The three main day walks are Mt. Rosea circuit (medium), The Fortress (medium+), and Mt. William-Briggs Bluff (medium+). An optional 1/2 day walk on the last day will be Mt. Abrupt (medium+). Walks may be change due to weather, group interest, etc. Of course, groups may instead decide to have a day in Halls Gap, etc. (subject to availability of spare transportation).

The cost of the long weekend (four nights) is $100 plus trip fees. This includes a continental breakfast. You will need to bring lunch and snacks. The plan for dinner is for a BBQ on the first night, individual preference (eat-in or eat out) on the second nigh and a restaurant or pub meal on the last night.

Grading: Medium-plus
Enquiries: David 0407 667 624