Exploratory Canyoning - Northern Blue Mountains - 26 - 31 December
2010
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After our first canyon, we climbed out of a deep gorge and dropped into
another creek. None of us had been down this one before.
Above - Rik on the first abseil. The creek did not look too promising
for canyon potential. Soon after this abseil - the slot ended and the
creek opened up. Was that all? Further down was another abseil into
what looked like a very deep slot.
Above - Rik starting down the second abseil. This one was slightly
longer than 30m - deep for a sandstone canyon in the Blue Mts
Above - looking up from the bottom of the second abseil
Above - James at the bottom of the second abseil
Above - Another drop is below. We have to construct a thread belay point
Above - Looking down the third abseil - another 30m drop
Above - Chuin Nee on the third abseil
Above - looking up the third abseil
Above - John on the third abseil
Above - looking up the third abseil
Above - At the bottom of the third abseil
Above - Looking up the third abseil
Above - Sarah on the third abseil
Above - Sarah on the third abseil
Above - Sarah on the third abseil
Above - Rik part way down the fourth abseil
Above - Looking down the fourth abseil
Above - Sarah on the fourth abseil
Above - Rob on the fourth abseil
Above - Rob on the fourth abseil
Above - looking down the canyon below the fourth abseil. It still looks
good!
Above - We have to set up another thread belay for the fifth abseil
Above - Sarah and Rik
Above - Chuin Nee bridges down
Above - Looking down the canyon - more big drops!
Above - Rob on the 30m fifth abseil
Above - James on the fifth abseil
Above - Rob on the short sixth abseil
Above - Chuin Nee on the sixth abseil
Below this was another short abseil. This was the end of a very
spectacular and exciting canyon.
Above - a canyon snake
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