Outdoor Ed News

By Imogen and Abbie

Reflections of VCE Outdoor Ed Camp

On the 14 - 16 May the Unit 1 Outdoor Ed class went to the Grampians National Park. The aim of the camp was to improve our camping skills, such as cooking on Trangia’s, being safe on hikes, and looking after the land that we were on. We experienced nice weather, with no rain and warm weather while we were hiking and rock climbing.

On the first day we arrived at Mt Stayplton campground where we set up our tents ready for the nights ahead. We then started our first hike which was 12.1kms around the Mt Stapylton loop. This involved some flat terrain but also some steep bits, but it was all worth it when we reached the top to look out to the view! The hike took around 4-5 hours before we got back and got ready for dinner.

On the 2nd day we drove around 45 minutes to Halls Gap where we started our second hike up the Pinnacle. It was 10kms long and we passed the Venus baths and the Grand Canyon. The walk was so fun as it had lots of different terrains including steps, steep ascents and downhill parts. Surrounding it also had lots of flora which made it very calming and tranquil. Once we got back to Halls Gap, we had the famous ice cream at the bottom! We then drove to Mackenzie Falls before we headed back to the camp. 

Mackenzie falls was stunning, and it was so cool seeing such an amazing waterfall, the walk to and from the waterfalls was fun but difficult as there were 260 steps one way.