23-26 NOVEMBER 2023 – GRAMPIANS, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: It’s Stage 1 – 49.5km, from Mt Zero to Halls Gap. An elevation of 2,000m+/2,040m-.
At a glacial pace, I edged with trepidation beneath the starting gantry of the inaugural GPT100 stage run. Immediately I stepped into the jaws of the foremost of many ascents to be undertaken over the coming four days. Step by step, stair by stair.
The late spring morning light sharpened the vivid oranges and stately greys of the daunting and majestic western face of Mt Staplyton, as we sidled along its ominous rocky flank.dramatic views of Lake Wartook.
