Welcome to david-noble.net

This is the home page of David Noble

Above - Me abseiling at Malatia Wall (photo by Christian)

My other (older) home page is located here. This new website is mainly a repository of photos.

This page was created on 31 December 2004. Last revision - 3 May 2008

You can email me at dnoble (at) ozemail.com.au

So far this website has the following sections that reflect my interests -

• Bushwalking

• My Essay - A Peakbaggers Guide to the Reserve. Useful if you are walking in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania

• A photographic essay - The Arthur Range. Photos taken in the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges, Tasmania

• I am a member of SUBW - Sydney University Bushwalkers
  

• Photos of trips during

  • 1975

    • Photos taken on a 23 day walk in South West Tasmania. I have divided the photos in three parts -
      • Part 1 - Southern Ranges to Precipitous Bluff, South Coast and Port Davey Tracks to Junction Creek
      • Part 2 - Western Arthurs Traverse
      • Part 3 - Eastern Arthurs Traverse
      
      

  • 1976

  • A Winter Traverse of the Western Arthur Range in August 1976
    

  • 1976 - 78 (Mainly)

    • Photos taken in the Yodellers Area of Widden Valley - Far northern Blue Mts

  • 1977

  • Photos taken on a 20 day walk in South West Tasmania. A traverse of the King William, Spires and Prince of Wales Ranges in January - February 1977
    

  • 1979

  • Four Walks in New Zealand - Copeland Pass, The Three Passes, Traverse of the Princess Mountains, Routeburn Track

  • 1981

  • A Traverse of the Prince of Wales Range in South West Tasmania during January 1981
    

  • 1985 - 86

  • Two trips in New Zealand - The traverse of the Cameron Mountains and a trip to the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers
    

  • 1987-88

  • Photos taken on a trip to Patagonia, South America
    

  • 1989-90

  • Photos taken on a trip to Kenya and Uganda, Africa

  • 2000

  • Photos taken on an Easter walk across the Tasmanian Highlands (from HIggs Track to the Du Cane Range)
    

  • 2001
    

    • Photos taken on Three Tasmanian Walks - Jan 2001 and Easter 2001
    • Photos taken on a walk to Lovers Leap near the Yodellers in the Widden Valley are of the Northern Blue Mts
      

  • 2002

    • A Traverse of the Frankland Range in Jan 2002
    • A Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania in January 2002
    • A Walk through the Reserve (Cradle Mt to Lake St Clair) in Tasmania in April 2002

  • 2003

    • Photos taken on a Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania - January 2003
    • Photos taken on a Traverse of the Arthur Range - Tasmania - January 2003

  • 2004

    • Three Walks in New Zealand in January
      • Walk 1 - Dragons Teeth
      • Walk 2 - Travers - Sabine Circuit
      • Walk 3 - Traverse of the Arthur Range
    • An Easter walk in Cradle Mountain National Park
    • Three Walks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
    • Trip to the Red Rocks
    • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River
    • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River

  • 2005

    • A Traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania in April 2005
    • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Red Rocks
    • July - A six day walk in the Blue Breaks, Southern Blue Mountains
    • July - A daywalk to Red Ledge Pass and the Devils Hole (Blue Mts)
    • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River
    • Return to the Yodellers in the Widden Valley. October 2005
    • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
    
    

  • 2006

  • Tasmania - The Southern Reserve - January 2006
  • Tasmania - Traverse of the Arthur Range (Western and Eastern Arthurs) - January 2006
  • Blue Mts - Mt Solitary Traverse - May 2006
  • Blue Mts - Red Rocks Traverse - June Long Weekend
  • Blue Mts - Katoomba to Picton - July 2006
  • A walk to the Kowmung River to celebrate Ashley's birthday
  • A walk from Mt Victoria to Blackheath via the Grose Valley - August 2006
  • Two walks in Europe - the Walkers Haute Route from Chamonix ( France) to Zermatt (Switzerland) and the GR20 In Corsica
  • SUBW 60th Anniversary - Dinner and Daywalk in Royal National Park, October 2006
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River

  • 2007

  • New Zealand - walking near Lewis Pass, Mt Cook, Cascade Saddle and the Dart River and near Arthurs Pass
    
  • Blue Mts - Coxs River Walk - May 2007
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to the Red Rocks, Northern Blue Mts
  • June/July - Another walk to the Red Rocks - this time Tarrin's Farewell Walk
  • September - A birthday walk to the Red Rocks
  • The SUBW PBT walk to the Kowmung River - October long weekend
  • The SUBW Xmas Walk to the Coxs River
  
  

  • 2008

  • Tasmania - Traverse of the Western Arthur Range
  • A wet Easter Walk to the Kowmung River
  • A traverse of the Central Plateau of Tasmania - April
  • June Long Weekend - Walk to Baal Bone Tops - Pantoneys Crown and the Blue Rocks
  • June 21-22 - Another Baal Bone Walk - this time on the Wolgan Tops
  • July 19 - 20 - More walking on the Wolgan Tops - this time to the Red Rocks
    
  
  

• Canyoning

Above - Me in a canyon near the Wolgan River (photo - David Forbes)

Photos of Particular Canyons

• Claustral Canyon
• King George Canyon
• Wollangambe Canyon (Tourist Section) - in 1992 - when we saw a platypus in the canyon

Photos of exploratory canyoning trips in the South Wolgan Area

• Part 1 (1974 - 76)
• Part 2 (1977 - 79)
  

Photos from trips during

• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
  

Above - Me in a new canyon in the Coorongooba area of Wollemi National Park (photo - Rik Deveridge)

• Climbing

Above - Me on "Tombstone Wall" - Mt Piddington, Blue Mts

Photos of some crags -

• Wolgan
  

Photos from trips during

• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
  

• Cycling - including mountain biking

  • Rides

• Cross Country Skiing

• Ski Trips

• Caving

• Caving Trips
  

Friends Home Pages

• Chris Collier has a website called Gerkin Press
• Tom Brennan's Website
• Audrey Michiels Site