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How could there be two identical caves?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by marilyn

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?

Posted on April 23, 2016 by marilyn

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

Posted on April 16, 2016 by marilyn

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?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by marilyn

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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Canyoning with the Legends in Middle Earth

Posted on April 10, 2016 by marilyn

CANYONING NORTHERN WOLLEMI – APRIL 2016 When Rod S said he was planning a weekend canyoning in the Northern Wollemi, I jumped at the chance to go along. The opportunity to canyon with a couple of canyoning’s legends doesn’t happen very … Continue reading →