Mt. Kosciuszko the quick and easy way - also not the highest point in Austraila!

In the first video of a new series, we visit the High Country. Travelling out to the far NSW side, our first goal is to climb Mt. Kosciuszko, detailing all the different ways it can be done, some easier than others. And at the same time, explore exactly how this was named after a key figure in Polish history with seemingly no relation to Australia.
And although this is the highest point on the Australian mainland, it's far from the highest in Australian territory. We explore how the other high points compare - but they are a lot harder to get to.

[@outandabout_oz]

great video, I'd totally forgotten about Strzelecki naming it and all that history, seems a little odd these days. Glad I stumbled on your channel, good luck with it, I know it's a lot of work. Subscribed ✌🏻

[@robzyb]

Interesting bit of history about the naming, thanks for sharing! Entertaining video to watch, too.

[@DropTableAdventures]

Thanks! It is somewhat strange that it's named after a thing due to how it looks - with the thing being named after a person...
There's also a Mt. Kosciusko (no Z, although ours didn't either until 1997) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciusko_(Antarctica) in Antarctica that maybe I should have mentioned. Though that's named after Captain Henry M. Kosciusko of the US Navy - maybe he's some distant relative of Tadeusz? :P

[@masoncramp9876]

nice video mate. Thanks for sharing the history of the name, i had wrongly assumed it was an aboriginal word.

[@DropTableAdventures]

Thanks! Speaking of such, Thredbo is named after an Aboriginal word, and I originally thought that was named after a person...

[@muchardika]

Where did you park your car? Also if i want to hike the mountain in winter is there any rental for boots and snowshoes? Thanks

[@DropTableAdventures]

For the chairlift up Kosciusko? We just parked in Thredbo, there's a big car park just down Friday Drive.
The ski rental shop at Thredbo claims to have snow shoes for rental: www.thredbo.com.au/ski-snowboard-rental/ - maybe give them a call to confirm.

[@TorchHacker]

0:26 Any rogue radiosondes? 😛

[@DropTableAdventures]

Not this time :)