Razorback
Razorback is 22km return hike from Mt Hotham to Mt Feathertop, high country at its best, Australia showing off her best nature beauty in the extreme alpine region. We prayed and weather danced for a good day, and when we woke up on Sunday, the sun was shining through the window, and welcomed by crisp alpine morning air. Cloud coverage was good, the temperature was a little cold, and that meant we could carry less water.
With a 9 kilo pack, containing water, our usual caesar salad and fresh bread we set afoot on the harsh terrains of Razorback trail. Absolutely impressed by the great alpine region around us, where the trail crawls along ridges and summits in a sea of mountains, and wild winter flora adorns the bare mountain top. The scenery was spectacular, and I was trigger happy with my Sony V1, took about 1GB of photos this trip.
The walk wasn’t difficult, but we were walking above the treelines, above any coverage and shelter, exposed to all the elements, rain, hail and gale force wind. The information centre lady warned us repeatedly, “DO NOT GO THERE”, “GAIL FORCED WIND IS APPROACHING”, but what does a mid aged woman with thick gold chains, high hairdos and well polished finger nails know about hiking right? Well, she was right… We couldn’t open our eyes at times, and the wind made the chilliness multiply, but it was all apart of the adventure, the getting lost and experiencing the elements. When approaching Feathertop, the north summit was covered in pitch black rain clouds, rapidly descending and expanding towards us, it was something straight out of a Lord of the Rings movie, we were scared. It was fortunate that it was only pouring on the drive back, but the fear, walking on muddy, icy track, slipping off a steep climb haunts us both.
The experience was of a lifetime, it was one of the longest treks Judi has accomplished, on a harsh trail, on a cold winter day. It is experience like this, we will treasure.
posted by Glue TRF @ 5:50 PM
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