Peak performance

'There's been a slight change of plan,' our guide, Glen, explains as we check our gear at the hiking headquarters at Lake Crackenback Resort. 'We'll be more or less doing the day-two part of the walk first and day one tomorrow, because the weather could turn against us by then.'

In the high country of Australia's Kosciuszko National Park the weather is an important consideration and the head guide with Kosciuszko Alpine Guided Walks makes decisions with safety in mind. So it's off to Thredbo, where we ride the chairlift up the first part before starting the hike to Australia's highest peak.

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