Tent (with snow stakes where the ground is snow) on Kosciuszko
Also called: Private Base Camp tent, Snow stakes, Stakes for the tents, Storm-proof tents, Tent
What it is for
Your shelter on the mountain. A mountain tent has to stand up to strong wind and the weight of snow; on snow it is anchored with snow stakes instead of pegs.
What Kosciuszko asks for
Standard
Only if you camp: a tent that stands up to wind; in summer three-season, in winter four-season with snow pegs; your own, or your operator's on a guided camping trip. Pitch it only where camping is allowed; the huts are for emergencies, not for sleeping in
Day walk: not neededoptional
Camping in summer: a tent that stands up to strong wind
Camping in winter: a four-season tent with snow pegs: hire from K7 or MONT in Jindabyne
⚖Camp only where camping is allowed. Not within the catchments of Lake Albina, Blue Lake, Club Lake, Lake Cootapatamba and Hedley Tarn (or the resorts' drinking-water catchments), not within 30 m of any river, stream or lake, and not within 200 m of the summit and Rawson Pass, the chairlift-to-summit walkway, Charlotte Pass or the other track heads. Keep groups under 8. Camping outside the permitted areas is an offence (clause 12: 30 penalty units).
Source
NPWS, "Remote camping in Kosciuszko National Park" — https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/alpine-safety/kosciuszko-back-country-camping; National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019 (NSW), Internet Archive copy of 2026-05-18 of https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2019-0408 (the live site answered 403 to automated reads on 2026-09-27), clause 12
What to look for
- Season rating
- Three-season tents suit trekking camps; four-season and expedition tents are built to stand snow load and high wind.
- Sleeps
- How many people the maker says it sleeps, usually a tight fit once expedition kit is inside.
Kinds
- Expedition Tents
- Four-Season Tents
- Three-Season Tents
- Snow Stakes and Pegs
Other mountains
- Standard on: Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Vinson, Kosciuszko, Carstensz Pyramid
- Team equipment on: Aconcagua, Elbrus
