Mt Twynam – NSW Australia Main Range August 2007

JD & I Met up with Telefred and his brother at PP on Sat morning

Hiked out from Guthega (Part of Perisher Blue Resort NSW Australia) – across the creek near the Flying Fox, across the plains, over the suspension bridge (in snow shoes) (near Illawong Hut??)

then up over a couple of spurs to Twynam Creek Camp Spot (approx 2.5hrs for us unfit ones)

We dug in and set up camp while Telefred and his brother started on our camp kitchen

After a small lunch the TF & Bro went for a hike to the crags on the other side of twynam while JD waited for me to slog up to Tywnam – i was pretty shagged from the hike out – shallow breathing and blisters etc

saw some skiers put some turns in on Twynam and we soldiered on to the top

unfortunately once we go to the top the weather had set in and we ventured down from the top of Twynam in Pea Soup (a little sketchy)

hike up the ridge opp Twynam and the back to camp

Decide to build a 1/2 igloo for our packs and have a cuppa (while it started to hail little sago balls)

thought i had a bit of energy left so we hiked the small face opp our campsite where we met TF & Bro on their way back from a Pea Soup Hike

a little more wall construction around the Kitchen, cooked dinner had some Jelly and off to bed

Sunday Morning was a bit foggy to start, but then cleared to a blue bird day

TF & Bro headed to the Crags again and did 2 runs down which JD got the second on vid

we headed down twynam in nice vis so we could see what we were doing, up little twynam ridge and back to camp where we packed up the tents and started the hump out

riding with a heavy pack adds a new dimension/degree to riding difficulty

across the bridge and the snow on the other side was diabolical slush (i was post holing in snow shoes)

about 2hrs back to guthega

i must say the TF & his brothers a freaking fit and shite hot tele skiers

Mt Twynam Sat Arvo

Camp Site


Kitchen

Sat Tracks

Nice Line