Bridging The Snowy

"Roan stood quite still. Straight ahead of him was a bridge. But this bridge was only a few handheld ropes and footholds. The bridge connected one side of a deep gully in the Snowy Mountains to the other. Twenty meters under the footholds, frothy water gushed over jagged rocks.

Roan turned slightly. He saw his cousin Zach smile, heard him yell, 'Bet you’re too sissy.'
"Who says?"
'Yah... Cos you’re woos...'
Roan cried 'Sez you...' only his voice came out as a squeak, Not that it mattered. Hands clinging onto the side ropes, Zach was already halfway across the bridge."

Aussie Aussie Aussie 2nd series

Publisher: Blake Education 2008
ISBN: 9781921255137

Every summer, Rowan and his cousin Zach camp in the Snowy Mountains with their families. The adults love the annual reunion, but Rowan dreads having to spend time with Zach. Zach is taller and stronger than Rowan, and loves to take risks. He also loves to tease Rowan. But when disaster strikes while the boys are on a hike, it is Rowan who must risk his life to save Zach.