Frenchmans Cap 1997

This was my second trip to 'The Cap' with good mate Beggsy. We had just finished first year uni and thought a trek would be a nice way to finish the year off. We took 2 nights and headed into Lake Vera the first night, did a day trip up Frenchmans Cap in beautiful weather on day 2, then headed back out on day 3. These were the days of the notorious 'Sodden Loddons'! Which made a trip into Frenchmans a real mission!

Mowser on The Sodden Loddons with Frenchmans Cap behind

Final run up to the summit

Beggsy pointing out the obvious

Mowser on the summit. Having now done 6 trips to the summit over 25 years this is still the only clear day on the summit he has had

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