The highlight of my trip was the overnight alpine trek. Except for walking from the top chairlift at Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko and back, I’d never walked in the Aussie Alps before. This trek was fully guided, and we didn’t have to carry more than a day pack because everything else was done for us! My favourite way to camp…

Anyway, the journey started from Dead Horse Gap, a couple of kilometres west of Thredbo. Ours was a small group of three, led by a great guide in Nick. The gap he said has probably been used as a gateway to the high country by animals and people since who knows when, including brumbies (wild horses), hence the name.

It’s a bit of an uphill trek as we climb through the strands of snowgums, with views all the way to the Victorian border.