Unforgettable moments in the Australian Alps🏞️ ❄️ The Kosciuszko National Park is one of Australia’s most underrated landscapes. Endless alpine ridgelines, snow-dusted peaks, and wide-open wilderness made this one of the most challenging and rewarding hikes we’ve ever done. 2 newbies to outdoor adventure and one experienced brother-in-law @ll88nn @newheightsyouthoutreach In August 2023, we took on the Aussie 10 — hiking the 10 highest peaks in Australia in a single 3 day push. Only some Brutal

Footage has emerged of skiers in the Italian Alps fleeing as an avalanche rushes towards them, amid a spate of tragic skiing deaths this winter season. Eight cross-country skiers were found dead overnight and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California – the deadliest avalanche in the US in more than four decades. Details: https://bit.ly/4tHKJWv | The Australian

Australian Winter officially starts today (although a few states jumped the gun this year). Cosy up with a hot chocolate and come with us to Mount Kosciuszko, 1947. Made only a year after World War II ended, this promotional film from the National Film Board has an air of determined cheerfulness, focusing on rowdy fun like tobogganing and night frolics in the snow. The mood of the piece is fluid, switching from lyricism (‘black shadows on a field of white’) as the camera lingers on herringbone s