Leader & scribe: Sue Henley

Nine of us, including three visitors, set off up the Pinchgut en route to Lake Angelus, in great weather and with views to match. Some individuals thought themselves quite clever in having made arrangements with Jim Hickey in advance!

Up on the ridge, tropical temperatures plummeted and wind increased with some of us smaller members of the party traversing the ridge on a sideways lean at times. We continued on at a comfortable pace, remarking on how few people seemed to be about and how the hut may be quite empty.

After some leisurely stops for views and food, plenty of humour, taking the mickey out of some individuals, and photographing ‘Sir Edmund’ on the mountain, holding his staff.

We arrived at the hut with plenty of time to spare, the hut about one third full, not long after, lots more people arrived and more and more ...
and then some more for good measure.

The hut at dinner resembled and smelt like the master chef kitchen and we were soon tucking in to culinary delights afforded by a one night tramp, and the humour at our table knew no bounds.

After a night of little sleep for many, and snoring for others, certain members of our party are reverting back to tenting. The entire hut awoke to an awful noise, courtesy of a certain individual’s cell phone alarm. Two of our party got back to sleep again while seven of our party and two strays headed up to Mt Angelus in perfect conditions with breathtaking views, photo shoots and more humour. We then headed back to the hut to pack and get some sustenance before heading back for more views and perfect conditions to Mt Robert car park.

Overall, it was a fantastic tramp with the most amazing people, thank you all! In our party were the visitors: Ian Morris, Sue Lindsay, Jill Sheppard ... and members: Mike and Deidre Glover, Dion Pont, Mike Drake, Kate Krawczyk & Sue Henley.