Mt. Kosciuszko (7,310 feet)
Mt. Kosciuszko is the highest
mountain in Australia, which some consider to be a
continent. Others claim that Australia is part of the
larger continent of AustralAsia or Oceania. I climbed
Mt. Kosciuszko on May 6, 2006. This mountain presents
no real difficulties or challenges, at least when the
weather cooperates, which (uncharacteristically) it
did. Located in Thredbo, a ski resort, the mountain can
be accessed by taking a chair lift to a steel mesh
walking platform that crosses a marshy bog, winding and
wending its way to the summit. All-in-all, a walk in
the park. I opted to climb to the walking platform
rather than take the chair lift. I was lucky to be in
Thredbo for the annual jazz festival, which was the
highlight of the trip.
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