Category Archives: Canyoning

Hat Hill Canyon – 24 March 2013

Stacey had organised a trip down Hat Hill Canyon at Blackheath. With her were Asaph, Martin, Pepe, Dave W and myself. It was a nice warm day in the mountains – bright and sunny. Nice conditions temperature wise – but … Continue reading

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Mt Hay Canyon – 10 March 2013

Dave Williams had organised a trip to Mt Hay Canyon and had invited Su Li, Stacey and myself to join him. It was a beautiful day – perfect warm weather for canyoning.

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Festival of Canyons – 16-17 February 2013 – Visits to Claustral and Geronimo Canyons

The Festival of Canyons is an annual event organised by UTS Outdoor Adventure Club. The club invites other university clubs and keen canyoners to a weekend of canyoning and socialising. This year, the Festival was held at Mt Wilson. Ellen … Continue reading

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Canyoning at Newnes – 9-10 February 2013

It was Dan’s birthday and he had organised for a big group to join him in celebrating at Newnes in the Wolgan Valley. Both days of the weekend we visited nearby canyons. On Saturday, we broke into smaller groups and … Continue reading

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More Summer Canyoning

The weather forecast for last weekend was not the best for canyoning. Rain on Friday night and then two cool days. But the Blue Mountains offers a great diversity of canyon experiences and it is not too hard to choose … Continue reading

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Canyoning on the Australia Day Long Weekend

A long weekend is a good time to head out and visit some of the more remote canyons of the Northern Blue Mountains. Rik had organised a trip and and had invited Wendy, Rob and myself. We were joined by … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Blue Mountains – 24 January 2013

Bob and myself headed up the mountains where we met up with Chris and Suzie and headed out to our canyon. Early on the walk out to the canyon, we crossed an open rocky area and found a nice rock … Continue reading

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Clatterteeth Canyon – 18 January 2013

The 18th of January 2013 has gone down in history as (so far) the hottest day on record in Sydney which had a temperature maximum of 45.8°C. It was a good day to be down a canyon. The party was … Continue reading

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More Canyoning – Rocky Creek, River Caves and Deep Pass

Last week, myself and Digi Dave joined Chris and Suzie, who were on a visit from Germany, for some canyons in Wollemi National Park. At first it looked like our plans could go awry, since Wollemi National Park, was marked … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains – Climbing and Canyoning – 3-4 January 2013

John and Chuin Nee (and their baby Jasper) invited me to join them and Sarah for a few days in the mountains. We started with some climbing at the Zig Zag crag at Mt Victoria. I had only climbed there … Continue reading

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