Author Archives: marilyn

SRT with Bailey

Posted on May 28, 2017 by marilyn

CASTLE HILL – 28 May 2017 If you want to canyon or do vertical caves, you have to know how to self-rescue.  I’ve been restricted from taking Bailey canyoning because up until now, all he’d done was abseil down the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abseiling, Caving, Family, MSS | 2 Comments

Chocolate Truffles – to go with the Red Wine

Posted on May 22, 2017 by marilyn

When you’re sitting around the campfire, there’s nothing better than chocolate to go with the Red Wine.  Yes, you could go out and buy a block of chocolate, but where’s the fun in that.  Plus one or two pieces is … Continue reading →

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How do you know you’re an optimist?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by marilyn

SPRING CREEK – Kings Tableland – May 13 & 14, 2017 You know you’re an optimist when someone says “nah nothing there” and still you go looking for a canyon!  Following on from the great abseil trip down Blue Drum … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushwalking, BWOC, Canyoning | 4 Comments

Wild Women on Ropes

Posted on May 9, 2017 by marilyn

BLUE DRUM CREEK – Kings Tableland –  7 May, 2017 The pre-trip rider from the leader stated the trip was “quite challenging … involves a few hairy scrambles … some tricky abseils … challenging scramble to exit”, so, it was with some trepidation … Continue reading →

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In search of Watagan “canyons”

Posted on April 25, 2017 by marilyn

WATAGAN MOUNTAINS – Unnamed side creek of Gap Creek – 25 April 2017 Pretty much everyone up this way knows about the mini canyon section of Gap Creek, but sometime ago, the late Dug Floyd posted a comment on FB that … Continue reading →

Posted in Abseiling, Bushwalking, BWOC, Canyoning | 6 Comments