9 February 2020: Amid near perfect conditions – torrential rain and cyclonic winds – we camped overnight in a nearby National Park to test our gear. We soon discovered who needed to purchase a new tent.
January 2020: With six weeks to go until our first scheduled peak we should be ramping up the length of our training walks. They should include hill climbs with increasing pack weight. However, due to family illness, bushfire smoke and work schedules training is not proceeding quite as planned.
14 December, 2019: We walked from the cafe all the way to the car park.
24 February, 2019: Occasionally we do walk a bit further.
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