How did you find Mount Kosciuszko in Australia? The reason I ask is that I did Kosi in late June this year and it was the first summit climb that I've ever done. I didn't find it too demanding although I was there early season and the snow wasn't too heavy. My question being, how did you find it in comparison to all others? I don't want to sound niave but I personally didn't find it too hard and it got me thinking about trying other peaks, although in saying that a young man was missing and most likely dead in the area when I did the climb. I went with a guide who led me via compass and he was on the search party for the man that was missing [an apparent experience climber and had military survival training] so I got a little inside scoop on the whole ordeal, although it didn't comfort me at all heading into the fog up a mountain for the first time.
EDIT: My guide also told me that because it's quite flat in comparison and significantly smaller than all others that some people underestimate the climb and that's where people have been caught out. I don't think the death rate is all that high but he told me a few people usually die in the area each year, mainly back country ski/boarders.
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How did you find Mount Kosciuszko in Australia? The reason I ask is that I did Kosi in late June this year and it was the first summit climb that I've ever done. I didn't find it too demanding although I was there early season and the snow wasn't too heavy. My question being, how did you find it in comparison to all others? I don't want to sound niave but I personally didn't find it too hard and it got me thinking about trying other peaks, although in saying that a young man was missing and most likely dead in the area when I did the climb. I went with a guide who led me via compass and he was on the search party for the man that was missing [an apparent experience climber and had military survival training] so I got a little inside scoop on the whole ordeal, although it didn't comfort me at all heading into the fog up a mountain for the first time.
EDIT: My guide also told me that because it's quite flat in comparison and significantly smaller than all others that some people underestimate the climb and that's where people have been caught out. I don't think the death rate is all that high but he told me a few people usually die in the area each year, mainly back country ski/boarders.
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