CMC SkyRunning Series: Woolshed Hill VK & Polar Range Skyrun
Continuing on from all the fun at this years previous two skyrunning trips we are back for a third! Back to last years format of a Saturday VK followed by a Sunday Skyrun.
Leaders: Liv Martin and Kate Morrison
Date: 22nd– 23 rd March
Itinerary:
Meet in at the Hawdon campsite 1pm we’ll blast out the Woolshed Hill (almost) VK – this will be a hard effort from the track start to the peak, followed by an easy group jaunt down a trap line into the hawdon valley and back round to the cars.
Saturday evening is for ice bathing in the river, stretching to release the calves/quads and fueling up for the Sunday mission with a potluck dinner.
Sunday morning 7am we’ll convene at the Hawdon track carpark, from here we will head up the Hawdon to Walker pass where we will head up the creek to Amber Col which we will use to gain the Polar Range. Just below Mt Scott we will descend the epic scree to sudden valley and return to the car. Extra for experts includes and up and back to Mt Scott and/or Wilson.
VK – 3.4 km up, 925m ascent total.
Skyrun – approx 30km 1800 m vert.
Previous experience required: For the VK no prior experience is necessary, it is essentially just fast walking. For the Skyrun you will need trail running experience, including experience scrambling and
running over technical terrain.
Gear required: Running vest or close-fitting small bag with a waterproof, thermal(s), midlayer, buff, sunhat, food, water, headtorch and first aid kit. Number of layers to be brought is up to the individual.
Trail running shoes with good grip. Some people may want poles. PLB or InReach highly recommended, though you will have phone reception for a lot of it.
Plan B: In severe weather we will cancel. Severe weather includes gale force winds, heavy snow/hail, and thunderstorms. Will assess weather 5 days prior.
Questions: If you have any questions about the trip, feel free to contact [email protected]
Resources:
No GPX for the sky run sorry team, have tramped it but didnt record it. The descent is the same as this route here on Wildthings
