Multi-day hike planned for Easter: summit Mount Bogong, Victoria's highest mountain (1986m), and hike further through the Bogong high plains around Falls Creek!

Trip Leader: Cam

Time: leaving early on Good Friday (3 April), return late on Monday or Tuesday (depending on group preferences)

Experience required: Intermediate - previous experience overnight hiking and/or in alpine terrain required. We will be hiking up steep hills carrying heavy packs.

Destination: Mount Bogong

More trip details: 

Friday: drop one car at Falls Creek (4.5 hours drive from uni) and the other car at Mountain Creek Campground (1 hour drive from Falls Creek). Camp at Mountain Creek

Saturday: hike up to Mount Bogong and onwards to Cleve Cole Hut (13km / 1400m elevation)

Sunday: hike to Roper's Hut (10km / 700m elevation)

Monday: hike to Falls Creek (11km / 200m elevation), collect the other car, drive home

If we don't have enough drivers to do a car shuffle, this hike can also be done as a loop (would require an extra day or a very long final day)

Approx cost: fuel (approx $50, depending on number of people per car) + gear hire (max $15 if hired from club for weekend) + BYO food

Gear The questions below will help the trip organiser work out who may need to hire gear. Gear hire may be available in accordance with current club guidelines https://www.lumc.org.au/gear-store/

Gear list here http://www.lumc.org.au/activities/bushwalking/

Gear store can be open before the trip if gear hire needed

Trip leader contact if you have questions before you sign up: cameronjpatrick@gmail.com

It is your responsibility to ensure you have the right gear. Trip leaders can answer questions you might have. If you don't have the right gear you may get left at uni and leaders might be unwilling to take you in the future.