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It’s winter – there aren’t supposed to be snakes around

MOGO AREA – JUNE 12 2016 I didn’t bother to put on gaiters because it was winter, snakes aren’t supposed to be out, at least that’s the urban myth.  I was walking along, luckily looking down and there it was, … Continue reading

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10 Caves in 4 days – I’m officially stuffed!

YARRANGOBILLY – JUNE 2016 When the Yarrangobilly trip went on the MSS calendar, it was too good an opportunity to pass up. MSS had (figuratively) put its hand up to guide pre-conference caving trips at Yarrangobilly (“Yagby”) for the ISS Conference … Continue reading

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We wish you were with us Nat

MIRROR BALL ABSEIL – MAY 2016 Julie B, Aine G and I had intended going out to the Mirror Ball abseil to scatter some of Natalie’s ashes.  She had already been blasted out of a cannon at IronFest, scattered by … Continue reading

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How could there be two identical caves?

WOOLPACK ROCKS  #3 – MAY 2016 Unnamed pass > Newnes Plateau > Collett Gap > Red Rocks Creek > Woolpack Gap >  Collett Gap This was our 3rd or 4th trip to Woolpack Rocks (depending on what you counted) and our … Continue reading

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What if the overhang collapses on us while we’re asleep?

ETTREMA THREE CAVES WALK – APRIL 2016 Sassafras > Ettrema Tops > Waterfall Cave > Discovery Cave > Bollards Cave > Sassafras Three camp caves, waterfalls, stunning creeks and The Passages of Time rock formations … all in an area I’d not … Continue reading

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