Another check on the list

Mark's dad, Tim, and his friend, Sharon, visited us in Australia last week providing a good excuse to cross something off our list of things to see.

We drove about seven hours across the border into New South Wales and into the Snowy Mountains with the goal of climbing the highest peak in Australia - Mt. Kosciuszko, at a mere 7,310 feet. Mountaineers, wishing to complete the Seven Summits challenge, debate whether to tackle the 2.5 hour walk to the top of Kosciuszko or to rock climb their way 16,024 feet up Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia. We chose the former to complement Mark's Kilimanjaro summit, our joint Mt. Elbrus summit, and our hearty try at Aconcagua.