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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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Revisiting the scene of Martin’s heli-evac

COLO RIVER – APRIL 2016 Caloul Ridge > Crawfords Pass > Wollemi Creek > Colo River > Pass 6  (Slot Pass) > Caloul Ridge Martin D and his wife Jenny were walking down Pass 6 about five years ago and … Continue reading

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Why is it called Alcatraz?

ALCATRAZ CANYON – APRIL 2016 I had decided that I just wasn’t up to mountain biking to the start of another canyon in the Northern Wollemi with the guys, too much potential for me to break something, so, I planned … Continue reading

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