Pete and Dave headed up to the Blue Mountains over the easter break, with the aim of challenging Mt Solitary. With our mate Sam we headed out early in the morning from the Golden Stairs (misnomer - they were the brown from the mud) at Katoomba.
It was our luck to pick a morning where Wild Walks were holding an ultra marathon - 60 competitors running 45 kms in the bush. As runners passed us we encouraged them with comments like "you're still in it with a chance" and "go for it mate". One of them exclaimed that we were "crazy guys walking in the rain on a day like today." Yeah, and you're not crazy running 45kms in the rain on a day like this!
We booted it to the top of Mt Solitary, totally soaked by then, but happy to have made it to the top. No view to speak of, everything covered in fog and the rain still coming down. We were only able to stop for 5 minutes or so due to the cold/ wet, so decided to climb the Ruined Castle on the way back; a small side trip. We had fun clambering on the rock and watching a curious (hungry) magpie, before slogging back through the mud to the car. Overall 15km and a very enjoyable trip, despite the weather.
In other news we now have out teamspace page on the Oxfam website - donate now, our target is $1,500!!!
http://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/Sydney/teams/team/?team_id=9946
Dave, on behalf of the Toes.
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