Author Archives: marilyn

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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading →

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The Panty Hose Trip

Posted on February 23, 2025 by marilyn

GLOUCESTER – 22 & 23 February 2025 After a request (at the last Calendar Planning Meeting) from Jim to do some multi pitch creeks in the Gloucester region … aka Leech Country.  I reached out to some BWOC members so … Continue reading →

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