May 04, 2021
Over the Anzac weekend the family and I took a walk in the Snowy Mountains. The minus 8ºC overnight tested my Helium 600 sleeping bag, but adding Mont Flashpoint Pants and Zero Down Jacket over Power Dry Silk Weight Thermals I was cozy. The little alpine tarn near our tents froze over to about 2cm thick; starting to look and feel wintry!

Leann is the Mont Shop Canberra manager and an experienced multi-day bushwalker with first-hand advice on the right gear and best practice for hiking, lightweight camping and climbing. Contact us or visit Mont in Canberra for all your adventure gear needs, expert advice and local knowledge.
Photos by Jasper Geach



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August 27, 2026
An idea germinated a couple of weeks ago to walk the track in winter, something I hadn’t done before.
June 05, 2026 1 Comment
This trip into the Budawang National Park began as a mission to photograph new product releases, but beneath the brief sat a much more personal objective.
May 04, 2026
Probably the most important thing to pack though is a good amount of respect for the environment, commonsense and experience