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kosciusko_summit_walkmount kosciusko alpine australia: "There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around..". so penned Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson in the late 1880's. The Man From Snowy River is an iconic Australian figure beautifully captured in the poem and this sprit in indelibly etched in the soul of all Australians and as such, following the Snowy River to its source near Mt Kosciusko is a pilgrimage all Australians should make. Like the Darling River to the west, the snowy is an Australian icon.

The start of the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #2

180 degree panorama of the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #2

Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #3

Kosciusko Summit Walk from Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #4

Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – along Etheridge Ridge towards Rawson’s Pass with Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #5

Mount Kosciuszko – along Etheridge Ridge towards Rawson’s Pass with Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #6

Mount Kosciusko - the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #7

Mount Kosciusko - the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Snowy Panorama #8

Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Summit Walk CP

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

The Start

Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #1

Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #2

Mount Kosciusko, Australia’s highest mountain at 2,228 metres, and can be accessed along the old road that up until 1976 was open to cars but is today is only open to pedestrian traffic. Alternatively, the Main Range track is longer but far more spectacular as it ascends and descends several ridges and traverses some spectacular Alpine country.

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #3

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #4

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #5

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #6

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #7

Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #8

Approaching the plateau where Merrits Creek joins the Snowy River beside Kangaroo Range on the middle section of the Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Range #10

Approaching the plateau where Merrits Creek joins the Snowy River beside Kangaroo Range on the middle section of the Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Kangaroo Rocks

Approaching the plateau where Merrits Creek joins the Snowy River beside Kangaroo Range on the middle section of the Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Merrits Creek #1

Approaching the plateau where Merrits Creek joins the Snowy River beside Kangaroo Range on the middle section of the Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Merrits Creek #2

The iconic Snow River near its source in the Snowy Mountains near the summit of Mt Kosciusko - Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

The Snowy River #1

The iconic Snow River near its source in the Snowy Mountains near the summit of Mt Kosciusko - Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

The Snowy River #2

The iconic Snow River near its source in the Snowy Mountains near the summit of Mt Kosciusko - Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – looking towards Main Range across the Snowy River. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

The Snowy River #3

Approaching Etheridge Ridge and Seaman’s Hut towards the end of the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – just past the Snowy River crossing. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

To Seaman's Hut

Seaman’s Hut below Etheridge provides a perfect refuge in the Snowy Mountains. The Kosciusko Summit Walk from Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko - The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia.

Seaman's Hut

Ascending the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – along Etheridge Ridge towards Rawson’s Pass with Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Etheridge Range #1

Ascending the summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko – along Etheridge Ridge towards Rawson’s Pass with Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Etheridge Range #2

Looking back towards Charlotte Pass from Etheridge Ridge (near Rawsons Pass). The Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Back Track

The cairn of Mt Kosciusko – the highest mountain in Australia – with the spectacular view the reward for the 12 km walks from Charlotte Pass. The Mt Kosciusko summit walk - Charlotte's Pass to Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

The Summit

Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Main Range Track

Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Albina Lake #1

Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Albina Lake #2

Mount Kosciuszko –with the Main Range in the distance. The Snowy Mountains – Mt Kosciusko National Park, Australian Alpine Region NSW Australia

Albina Back

 

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