A DETERMINED band of RAAF locals have struck a blow in the fight against Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), scaling the nation’s highest mountain in a symbolic show of strength.
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A group of 70 staff and trainees from the RAAF School of Technical Training, based in Wagga, climbed from Thredbo to the summit of Mt Kosciusko on Saturday in an effort to raise awareness of PTSD in the Australian Defence Force and to raise money for Legacy.
Inspiration for the climb came from Corporal Andy Summers from the training school, an Iraq veteran, who has campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of PTSD and depression.
“This event was using Mt Kosciusko as a metaphor for mental health – facing a mountain that stands before us that we need to overcome,” he said.
