Start this incredible youth leadership program by travelling to the starting point of your 21-day expedition. A bus will drop you off at the corner of Tooma Road and Round Mountain Road, where you will say goodbye to your last mode of motor vehicle transportation until you are back on the bus and heading home.

Complete a short 2 km hike to your first destination, Round Mountain Hut Campground. Explore your first high-country hut and set up camp for your first night in the Kosciuszko National Park.

Wake to your first alpine morning and fire up your stove for a hot breakfast. It’s time for your first full day of hiking!

Starting on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT), you’ll enter the Jagungal Wilderness as you trek 13 km to your next hut, Derschkos Tut. Witness your first alpine panoramic views, filled with mountain ash and unique green mosses, as you continue down to Derschkos Hut. Set up camp again and look out to Mt Jagungal as the sun’s rays set on the mountain.

Wake to the view of the sun rising over Mt Jagungal and continue your trek through Kosciuszko National Park. Hiking from Derschkos Hut to Grey Mare Hut (10 km), today is a shorter day, so there is a real opportunity to take in the views of the national park!

Take in the fragile moss ecosystems, home to the endangered corroboree frog and in the evenings watch for the pygmy possum as it emerges from its hollows in search of food. This mystical alpine environment is full of hidden surprises!

Today is another short day as we hike from Grey Mare Hut to Valentine Hut. Take your time as you continue to slowly ascent up through the alpine region and reward yourself by cooling off in Valentine Creek.

Take a short walk to the nearby Valentine Falls and bathe under its chilly flow. While it may be cold, this will be one of your few opportunities to wash yourself, so take advantage! Enjoy another stove-cooked meal before you fall asleep to the sounds of the nearby creek flowing.

Continue hiking south through the park towards Disappointment Spur Hut. Today, you will pass Schlinks Hut and be up on the ridgeline through what’s known as Schlinks Pass. Here you will be rewarded with a spectacular 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding alpine range.

Enjoy the view as you eat lunch, before continuing to Disappointment Spur Hut, where you will set up camp for the night. Rest up, tomorrow will be your biggest day of hiking during this youth leadership program!

Start your big day by descending to a river that is iconic to your journey: the Snowy River. Here, you will trek past Guthega Power Station, a hydroelectric power station that uses the flow of water to create electricity and power nearby homes.

Continue past the river on your way to Mount Kosciuszko and through the Perisher Valley. Camping at 1800 metres, you’ll be at the brink of the tree line. Take in the magic of camping in such a high, alpine environment.

Rest up, tomorrow you continue your ascent of Mt Kosciusko!

This is another short day continuing your ascent of Mt Kosciusko. Today, your team will have a choice. You can either hike the shorter route and earn a longer rest, or, you can take a slight detour and be rewarded with a view of Lake Albina, which is 1920 metres above sea level. Which will you choose?

After stopping here for lunch, your group will continue to a safe location in the saddle of 2 knolls.

Set up camp and have an early night, because tomorrow you will be up before the sun to start your ascent to the summit!

Wake up to the silence of the national park, put on your head torches and pack up your belongings: it’s time to get to the summit of Mt Kosciusko!

Beginning before sunrise, you will continue to ascend until you reach a junction that symbolises the final stretch to the summit. Here, you can drop your packs, rug up nice and warm, grab your breakfast and head to the summit of Mt Kosciusko!

Sit with friends and enjoy the sunrise as it appears over the mountain range. At 2,228 metres above sea level, savour your breakfast at the highest point in Australia! Well done, you’ve made it to the summit! After plenty of photos and a celebration, it’s time to begin your descent - all the way to sea level! Grab your bags, and continue descending 700 metres to the AAWT Camping Area.

After today’s big achievement, we guarantee that you’ll sleep well tonight!

Now that you’re back amongst the snow gum and mountain ash, it’s time to test your navigating skills!

With a brief from your Infuse Program Leaders, it’s time to leave the Australian Alps Walking Track and navigate to a hut, buried amongst the trees. Using the creek as a guide, make your way to Teddy’s Hut, where you will set up camp in a location buried in the alpine wilderness.

Congratulations, you have made it to your last day of hiking on this youth leadership program! Time to pack up your wilderness camp and head off.

Starting off-track, continue testing your navigational skills before finding a final trail that will provide a path to your last destination, Moonbah Hut.

Arrive at camp, drop your pack and celebrate completing the hiking leg of your expedition. Rest up by the fire, tomorrow you begin bike riding!

After a night of resting and reminiscing on your hike, it’s time to prepare for the bike-riding leg of your journey.

Meet your experienced bike-riding instructors who will help you for the next 5 days of this youth leadership program. Today’s ride is an undulating ride, with uphills and downhills and is sure to get you comfortable riding in the alpine environment. Ride 31 km to Bella Vista Campsite, where you will set up camp for the night.

Today will be your biggest day of bike riding, but don’t let the distance scare you off, you will be riding downhill for most of the day!

Cruise on down the track as you head towards the night’s campground, Willis Campground. Stop off at Pinch River Campground, where you will soon realise you are back next to the river you crossed on day 7, the Snowy River!

Swim and cool off in its slow-flowing water, as you reconnect with the river that will be your guiding feature for the remainder of your journey. Jump back on your bike and finish off your ride to Willis Campground, where you will set up camp right next to the border of Victoria and New South Wales.

Wake to another incredible alpine sunrise and go for an early morning swim to wake up the body and mind and get the blood pumping!

Today will mark a milestone in crossing the Victoria and New South Wales state borders and in doing so, stepping out of Kosciuszko National Park.

Continue to ride on undulating trails through to Suggan Buggan Schoolhouse where you will again set up camp for the night. Enjoy a hard-earned delicious meal!

Pack up your campsite and continue riding down through the alpine area, before entering cleared surrounding farmland.

Ride on through and be treated to a landscape not yet seen on your bike ride.

Arrive at Goodwin Creek Bushland Reserve and set up camp before tomorrow’s final bike ride to your white water rafting location.

Wake up to the realisation that today is your last day of bike riding and the start of a new adventure on this youth leadership program!

Pack up camp one last time before you begin the downhill ride to McKillops Bridge Campground. Stop in at Little River Falls for a well-deserved break and continue to Little River Gorge to take in the breathtaking views of the gorge below.

Continue down to McKillops Bridge Campground, where you will say goodbye to your bikes and hello again to the amazing Snowy River.

Wake up to the sounds of the Snowy River flowing and prepare for your first day on your raft!

Meet your expert river guides, who will take you through the process of preparing for a rafting expedition and teach you the essential skills.

Once our rafts are all loaded up, it’s time to get paddling. With your expert guides at the helm, head down the Snowy River, camping at campsites that will be decided on the day, depending on water levels and distance paddled. Enjoy your first night at your riverside campsite and celebrate your achievements so far with a hot chocolate!

Over the next 4 days, your raft guides will safely guide you down the river. Learn about the intricate skills of white water rafting, the history of the Snowy River and every night pull up at a new location under the stars.

Cook, laugh and enjoy your time with your friends as the Snowy River continues to guide you to the sea over the final leg of this youth leadership program.

On the last day on the Snowy River, you will journey into the small coastal town of Marlo.

By now, the water won’t be flowing as strongly, so some strong paddle strokes are needed to get you to the end!

Start to smell the ocean with gulls overhead as you realise you are coming to the finish point of your journey, the sea. Pull up your rafts, put on your walking shoes and finish the short walk across to the ocean.

Congratulations! You have just completed an incredible youth leadership program that is going to create memories that last a lifetime.

Sit with your friends on the sand and look out to the ocean, taking in all the sights, sounds and smells. Come together to reflect on your experience, sharing highlights and moments, before cementing these memories through an Infuse Ties ceremony.