Richmonds - Old Man Hut

The next segment followed the Ridgeline across several ridges so that it was always possible to see where you were going if you knew where to look. The young chaps from starvall hut were leapfroging us so we usually had a fair idea. A lot of the track ran very close to quite extreme drop-off and there was a fair amount of climbing over rocky peaks involved as well which meant I had to be quite careful where I looked to prevent my head from spinning. Regardless it was the best hike so far. Absolutely stunning scenery the whole way! Until the turnoff to Old man hut where it felt like we lost all of the altitude we had gained the entire day. And a steep 30 min downhill on tired legs is almost harder than a steep 30min uphill. We were slipping and sliding the whole way down. And I think we were all and it by the end. A good wash and so.e dinner cured all ills though.Read more