The 200 Man Cave

Posted on May 11, 2025 by marilyn

WOLLEMI NP – 10-11 May 2025
In Kanangra there’s the 100 Man Cave and the 1,000 Man Cave, both overnight walk venues regularly appearing on bushwalking club calendars.  So, when I was looking around for a cave/overhang for us to shelter in with a wet weekend forecasted, a cave that reportedly could accommodate 200 men sounded perfect.  All I can say is that I’m thankful that only four of us were on this walk, if there had been 5, we would have been stuffed. Continue reading →

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All Trails – a love hate relationship

Posted on May 4, 2025 by marilyn

WHEENY CREEK – May 4, 2025
Most people I bushwalk with these days use an app to get details of walks, sometimes downloading the actual track.  One of the popular apps is AllTrails.  AllTrails irritates the shit out of me, they post the tracks and next thing you know everyone, and their mother (or dog) is out there Instagramming.  However, on this rare occasion I was happy to see a very well-defined track to our destination thanks I’m sure to All Trails. Continue reading →

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How NOT to …

Posted on April 21, 2025 by marilyn

BORENORE & GLENROCK – April 2025
I love the HowNOT2 social media posts – mainly focusing on how not to kill yourself when doing ropework.  When I coordinated some Introduction to Caving weekends for MSS to introduce those who haven’t caved before to caving, I felt like I was doing all the things the HowNOT2 crew would definitely say was a bad idea.  I didn’t kill anyone, but I may have scared the s#*t out of them! Continue reading →

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Breaking every single (personal) rule I have

Posted on March 25, 2025 by marilyn

BIMBERI WILDERNESS AREA – 25 March 2025
I pride myself on this blog being authentic, whenever I make a mistake, it’s published. So, here’s a story about me breaking ever single rule I have when bushwalking – it’s a story about being complacent and falling into several heuristic traps.  It’s embarrassing, but thankfully I dodged a bullet (actually 2 or 3). Continue reading →

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The best laid plans – or how many vehicle events can you have on one trip?

Posted on March 2, 2025 by marilyn

NEWNES – 1-2 March 2025
Jim and I cobbled together a weekend of canyoning on the Newnes Plateau.  We had a few beginners, a couple of unknown canyoners and the idea that we’d do some easy fun canyons.  Not everything went to plan!

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