• Friday 23rd – Arrival, no training
• Saturday 24th – Dawn training at Mt Hotham summit, morning and afternoon training
• Sunday 25th – Morning and afternoon training, sunset training at the Razorback
• Monday 26th – Morning training, lodge clean up, and departure

• Attendance at Mountain Training counts as a TTC for the purposes of grading days.
• Negative RAT results are required for each day, including Friday.
• You are expected to provide or organise main meals for yourself and/or any guests you are bringing. The kitchen, pantry, cold room and freezer facilities are shared.
• As the event is self-catered, all attendees will also be expected to clean up after themselves in the kitchen and shared spaces.
• All attendees are required to clean their own rooms.
• There will be a general chore list for cleaning the lodge on Monday. We ask that you please volunteer for jobs and don’t wait to be volunteered.

• Bedding and Linen
  • Top/bottom sheet – you will be advised whether to bring a double or single size when rooms are allocated
  • Pillowcase
  • Towel
  • Note: Pillows and doonas (duvets/quilts) are provided. No sleeping bags are allowed.
• Training Gear
  • Gi – at least two sets are highly recommended.
  • Hakama for dan grades.
  • Bokken, Jo and Tanto in a carry bag. If you need to borrow some, please note this in your registration.
• Clothing and Footwear
  • Suitable warm clothing (multiple layers are strongly advised, even in January, due to potential wind chill).
  • Clothing for cool and/or damp conditions.
  • Suitable indoor footwear (outdoor shoes are not permitted inside the lodge).
  • Suitable footwear for hiking up the summit trail.
• Personal Items and Protection
  • Food, drinks, personal medications. Remember this event is self-catered.
  • Sun hat and sunglasses
  • Sunscreen (UV is higher in alpine areas).
  • Insect repellant (March flies may be active).
  • Flashlight for the summit (we recommend not only relying on your phone flashlight)

EIGER ALPINE LODGE is a modern, spacious lodge with spectacular valley views. The lodge is centrally heated, family friendly, smoke free and accommodates up to 30 guests in spacious rooms for 4, 5 or 6 guests. Eiger has a sauna, wood fire, fully equipped kitchen, full laundry and a large drying room. Eiger Lodge is situated in the Davenport Estate.

Each bedroom has an ensuite and all beds have doonas and pillows supplied. Each bedroom has one double bed and the remainder are single bunk beds. Clean up and other chores will be assigned on a roster basis.

Non-training guests will find plenty to do with bushwalking, bike trails, and other activities (see Mt Hotham’s Things to Do page).

Please note on your registration if you are interested in carpooling or joining a convoy of other people who are attending the training.

There will most likely be two convoys, one coming via Harrietville and one via Omeo. Convoy leaders have been to Eiger before and are familar with the roads and conditions.

Getting there by yourself
Head up the Hume Hwy, take the turn-off to Milawa after the BP service station. Follow signs to Milawa, Myrtleford & then through Bright to Mt Hotham. Petrol is available at Myrtleford & Bright until 5pm.

Alternately, take Monash Fwy/Princes Hwy, turn left at Bruthen (half hour past Bairnsdale). Follow Great Alpine Road through Omeo, past Dinner Plain. Turn left at Davenport Drive. If going this route, it is best to fuel up at Bairnsdale.

Electric vehicle charging

Please check Plugshare for information on electric vehicle chargers as there are not many available to the public. The Tesla supercharger at Bright is open to other vehicles that can use CCS2.

We expect that the General Store and one restaurant will be open, but cannot guarantee what else may be available on the mountain.