Interesting video idea ! Future video series idea it could be interesting to hear a similar run down of peak bagging lists that aren’t necessarily embedded within the western consciousness … snow leopards come to mind as there are currently only 3 American finishers
Hi Alan, excited to see you posting again. I was wondering if you were familiar with the japanese manga "Kokou No Hito" (The Climber)? It's a psychological graphic novel about climbing with a majority of it taking place around K2. I highly recommend it.
Thredbo is the closest ski resort but it’s 7.5kms away from Kosciuszko or Kozi as us locals just call it.The walk is pretty easy however along a metal track and then a defined path up to the summit from Rawson Pass. (Even a toilet built into the hill for convenience). Can walk in from Charlottes Pass which is the old road. Back in the day you could drive to the top. Mt Townsend is the second highest mountain and is technically harder to climb than Kozi as it is a rock scramble to the top. To make Kozi more of a challenge, I would take the Hannel’s Spur route. It’s a Grade 5, 15.5km, 1800m ascent from Geehi Flats. It’s the most vertical you can do in Australia in one go. Us Aussies pronounce Kosciuszko like Koz-zee-osko or Koz-zee for short, your pronunciation was pretty good.
Thnaks for the detail. I did Kozi as my last climb and did it from Thredbo. KInd of wnated to do it from the Pass but by then, well, I just wanted to get it. :)
@@AlanArnetteClimbs ahh didn't realise you'd walked it! Only new here so I missed that part. You would have seen Mt Townsend then looking NW'ish from the top.
Not too my knowledge. The closet was on the Northeast Ridge that finishes on the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route. It was first climbed by an American team of four climbers in 1978.
Alan, I understand these names can be confusing being from all around the globe, yet I'm just letting you know how to pronounce Kosciuszko like an Aussie. We would say: Mount Kozzi - ozs - co, but fast. For sometime it was spelt without the letter 'z' in the name of the gentleman it was named after, but this has finally been corrected and the 'z' has been restored. As for my own opinion as to whether to include Kosciuszko in the Seven Summits, I think the mountain in Indonesia should be included and Kosciuszko an 'optional extra'. Unfortunately, there is no other way to include Australia due to our rather smaller alps, unless anyone wishes to include the volcano on Heard Island which is Australian Territory despite being a mere 4,000km South West of mainland Australia which is part of our Antartic Territory. As this region enjoys World Heritage Protection, I doubt this will ever be approved of. Looking forward to this series!🇦🇺
@@krisushi1 yup. I appreciate the effort to correct my pronunciation but it’s a life long struggle. Listen to me talk about Polish climbers!🤪🤪. I’m going to mention Herd Island on the Kosi episode. Thanks!!!!🙏
@@AlanArnetteClimbs Alan, you can pronounce it any which way you please, be my guest! I only wanted to tell you how the majority of us Aussies manage it. It does make it easier to skim over it as quickly as possible.😉 It was confusing when they decided to add the 'z' into the name after all of this time without it. We still skim over it just as quickly in the same way. Australia actually has the largest Territory in Antartica, making up a formidable 42% of the Antartic Continent which area covers a massive 6million square kilometres! There are two other mountains in this region. One called Mt. McClintock in the Eastern Sector at 3490m and Mt. Menzies in the Western Sector at 3355m. Both of these are considerably higher than Kosciuszko, yet would fall under being part of Antartica despite being Australian Territory, (with claims from all nations not being recognised officially and part of the Antartic Treaty). The highest ice dome in Antartica is also located in Australian Antartic Territory. It is situated 1,200km (720m) inland and said to be the highest ice feature in Antartica reaching 4,093m (13,428ft). Before rushing off to climb it, it has been reported as the coldest naturally occurring place on earth with temperatures reported as dropping to between -90 to -98°Celsius. It becomes rather tricky when working out mountains of any substantial height in our region of Oceania. We can even claim part of New Zealand to belong to the Australian Continental Plate and which ever mountains they have that are on the Australian side. New Zealand sits astride two continental plates which is why it is prone to quite a number of earthquakes. I can't name which mountains are part of the section of New Zealand belonging to the Australian Continental Plate as I'm not sure exactly where the division occurs. I'm sorry if I'm making this more confusing for you, although it's interesting to see just how far our territories stretch. FYI, the volcano on Heard Island is called Mawson Peak and is part of the Big Ben massif on the island. These two main islands of Heard and McDonald Islands each contain Australia's only active volcanoes. Mawson Peak has been climbed, the last time by the Australian Army back in 2000. Getting itchy feet? I do hope that this information can assist you during this series. I'm quite looking forward to this series and how each of us view where these mountains should be that would encompass climbing the highest mountain in each continent. I must say that including Kosciuszko is rather embarrassing compared to the mighty heights of the other mountains. It's like taking a leisurely stroll than truly exerting oneself to obtain what would be viewed as a serious climb. Thank you for responding and for including Heard Island in your series. I do hope the other information may be of assistance too, Kris.💖
Great detail. I cover these nuances on my website and will give it a go in the Podcast, but as you note, it can be confusing. I'm already getting notice that I left New Zealand off!!! :0 By the way, to anyone interested, I didnt make this stuff up ) I'm only the messenger! lol :) :)
@@AlanArnetteClimbs You're right, confusion is rife as to territorial claims in Antartica, yet I can confirm the Heard and McDonald Islands are officially Australian. It's not so much the Kiwis that you should watch out for, if you ever neglect Tasmania when referring to Australia, they will zoom straight in. I'm actually near the base of the Australian Alps in the State of Victoria. Part of my ancestry is Tasmanian due to being of Convict stock, a one-way ticket to Van Diemen's Land from the gracious Engish Court System. It's always better to have convict roots than those of the British Guards who took pleasure in torturing convicts. If you want a rather quick rundown of Australian History, listen to the song 'I Am Australian' by the Seekers. Over time, other verses have been made up, yet the orginal is the best. Each verse contains a part of our history starting with the Indigenous people, the 2nd verse about Convicts, 3rd about the Gold Rush etc. We desperately wish that this song would become our National Anthem instead of what we're stuck with now. I'll quit with any more history now. I've probably overwhelmed you already and the Australian continent is just one part of the series!
@@krisushi1 I’ve visited Australia several times and toured the prison where the “convicts “ were held. Took a look at the “residents “ book for any Arnette’s. There were none much to my surprise!!!
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Oh hello Mr. Alan! Glad you’re back 😊 Have missed seeing your videos!
Thanks! I hope you enjoy the 7S series.
Great to see you back Alan
Thanks! Needed a break.
I'm excited to hear more.
So excited you're back! Looking forward to this new series of videos. Thanks for sharing.
@@ann2450 thanks!
Always balanced and well informed.
Appreciate this. I give it my best.
This is a great idea, Alan! I'm looking forward to this series.
Hope you enjoy them. I'm sure to mispronouce the name of every mountain! :)
Sounds like a lot of fun!
Great to see you posting again!!!
Hey, thanks! More to come.
Great seeing you again, Alan! Thank you for this wonderful gift!💙
Thanks for listening!
Thanks Alan, I've been watching for a long time. I can't wait to watch your videos for the next 9 weeks.
Glad you like them!
Interesting video idea ! Future video series idea it could be interesting to hear a similar run down of peak bagging lists that aren’t necessarily embedded within the western consciousness … snow leopards come to mind as there are currently only 3 American finishers
Thanks for the idea!
Looking forward to this series!
Appreicte this, Fiona.
Hi Alan, excited to see you posting again.
I was wondering if you were familiar with the japanese manga "Kokou No Hito" (The Climber)? It's a psychological graphic novel about climbing with a majority of it taking place around K2. I highly recommend it.
Interesting. I'll look into it. Thnaks.
Thredbo is the closest ski resort but it’s 7.5kms away from Kosciuszko or Kozi as us locals just call it.The walk is pretty easy however along a metal track and then a defined path up to the summit from Rawson Pass. (Even a toilet built into the hill for convenience).
Can walk in from Charlottes Pass which is the old road. Back in the day you could drive to the top.
Mt Townsend is the second highest mountain and is technically harder to climb than Kozi as it is a rock scramble to the top.
To make Kozi more of a challenge, I would take the Hannel’s Spur route. It’s a Grade 5, 15.5km, 1800m ascent from Geehi Flats. It’s the most vertical you can do in Australia in one go.
Us Aussies pronounce Kosciuszko like Koz-zee-osko or Koz-zee for short, your pronunciation was pretty good.
Thnaks for the detail. I did Kozi as my last climb and did it from Thredbo. KInd of wnated to do it from the Pass but by then, well, I just wanted to get it. :)
@@AlanArnetteClimbs ahh didn't realise you'd walked it! Only new here so I missed that part. You would have seen Mt Townsend then looking NW'ish from the top.
@@rastan49 yes. Had a beautiful day.
great idea for a series far too expensive to climb them all if you were to climb only one which would you choose and why
@@michaelcameron2292 Vinson. Antarctica is impressive, inspiring and unique. I’d go back in a heartbeat, buts it’s silly expensive.
Hey Alan. Logistically extremely difficult ......but what about Antarctica (Vinson Massif)?
It’s in the list!
Everest, Nepal - 29,035/8850m
Aconcagua, Argentina - 22,902/6960m
Denali, Alaska - 20,320/6194m
Kilimanjaro, Africa - 19,340/5896m
Elbrus, Russia - 18,513/5642m
Vinson, Antarctica - 16,067/4897m
Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), New Guinea - 16,023/4884m
Mt. Blanc, France/Italy - 15,771’/4807m
Mt. Kosciuszko, Australia - 7,310/2228m
Has anyone tried the E face of k2 recently
Not too my knowledge. The closet was on the Northeast Ridge that finishes on the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route. It was first climbed by an American team of four climbers in 1978.
Alan, I understand these names can be confusing being from all around the globe, yet I'm just letting you know how to pronounce Kosciuszko like an Aussie. We would say: Mount Kozzi - ozs - co, but fast. For sometime it was spelt without the letter 'z' in the name of the gentleman it was named after, but this has finally been corrected and the 'z' has been restored.
As for my own opinion as to whether to include Kosciuszko in the Seven Summits, I think the mountain in Indonesia should be included and Kosciuszko an 'optional extra'. Unfortunately, there is no other way to include Australia due to our rather smaller alps, unless anyone wishes to include the volcano on Heard Island which is Australian Territory despite being a mere 4,000km South West of mainland Australia which is part of our Antartic Territory. As this region enjoys World Heritage Protection, I doubt this will ever be approved of. Looking forward to this series!🇦🇺
@@krisushi1 yup. I appreciate the effort to correct my pronunciation but it’s a life long struggle. Listen to me talk about Polish climbers!🤪🤪. I’m going to mention Herd Island on the Kosi episode. Thanks!!!!🙏
@@AlanArnetteClimbs Alan, you can pronounce it any which way you please, be my guest! I only wanted to tell you how the majority of us Aussies manage it. It does make it easier to skim over it as quickly as possible.😉 It was confusing when they decided to add the 'z' into the name after all of this time without it. We still skim over it just as quickly in the same way.
Australia actually has the largest Territory in Antartica, making up a formidable 42% of the Antartic Continent which area covers a massive 6million square kilometres! There are two other mountains in this region. One called Mt. McClintock in the Eastern Sector at 3490m and Mt. Menzies in the Western Sector at 3355m. Both of these are considerably higher than Kosciuszko, yet would fall under being part of Antartica despite being Australian Territory, (with claims from all nations not being recognised officially and part of the Antartic Treaty). The highest ice dome in Antartica is also located in Australian Antartic Territory. It is situated 1,200km (720m) inland and said to be the highest ice feature in Antartica reaching 4,093m (13,428ft). Before rushing off to climb it, it has been reported as the coldest naturally occurring place on earth with temperatures reported as dropping to between -90 to -98°Celsius.
It becomes rather tricky when working out mountains of any substantial height in our region of Oceania. We can even claim part of New Zealand to belong to the Australian Continental Plate and which ever mountains they have that are on the Australian side. New Zealand sits astride two continental plates which is why it is prone to quite a number of earthquakes. I can't name which mountains are part of the section of New Zealand belonging to the Australian Continental Plate as I'm not sure exactly where the division occurs. I'm sorry if I'm making this more confusing for you, although it's interesting to see just how far our territories stretch.
FYI, the volcano on Heard Island is called Mawson Peak and is part of the Big Ben massif on the island. These two main islands of Heard and McDonald Islands each contain Australia's only active volcanoes. Mawson Peak has been climbed, the last time by the Australian Army back in 2000. Getting itchy feet? I do hope that this information can assist you during this series. I'm quite looking forward to this series and how each of us view where these mountains should be that would encompass climbing the highest mountain in each continent. I must say that including Kosciuszko is rather embarrassing compared to the mighty heights of the other mountains. It's like taking a leisurely stroll than truly exerting oneself to obtain what would be viewed as a serious climb. Thank you for responding and for including Heard Island in your series. I do hope the other information may be of assistance too, Kris.💖
Great detail. I cover these nuances on my website and will give it a go in the Podcast, but as you note, it can be confusing. I'm already getting notice that I left New Zealand off!!! :0 By the way, to anyone interested, I didnt make this stuff up ) I'm only the messenger! lol :) :)
@@AlanArnetteClimbs You're right, confusion is rife as to territorial claims in Antartica, yet I can confirm the Heard and McDonald Islands are officially Australian. It's not so much the Kiwis that you should watch out for, if you ever neglect Tasmania when referring to Australia, they will zoom straight in. I'm actually near the base of the Australian Alps in the State of Victoria. Part of my ancestry is Tasmanian due to being of Convict stock, a one-way ticket to Van Diemen's Land from the gracious Engish Court System. It's always better to have convict roots than those of the British Guards who took pleasure in torturing convicts. If you want a rather quick rundown of Australian History, listen to the song 'I Am Australian' by the Seekers. Over time, other verses have been made up, yet the orginal is the best. Each verse contains a part of our history starting with the Indigenous people, the 2nd verse about Convicts, 3rd about the Gold Rush etc. We desperately wish that this song would become our National Anthem instead of what we're stuck with now. I'll quit with any more history now. I've probably overwhelmed you already and the Australian continent is just one part of the series!
@@krisushi1 I’ve visited Australia several times and toured the prison where the “convicts “ were held. Took a look at the “residents “ book for any Arnette’s. There were none much to my surprise!!!