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Surefire Canyon – from the track notes it didn’t look like it would be a 14 hour day!

SUREFIRE CANYON – DECEMBER 2013 My first mistake was agreeing to do a one day canyon on the Newnes Plateau, and not driving up the night before, and driving home the day after.  What is it with Lindsay and these … Continue reading

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Nullarbor – Mullamullang Cave – September 2013

This was our last cave for the expedition, and Nat saved the best for last, 12.3k of caving, if you have the stamina.  You walk down into the doline and then underground.  At first we had to clamber over rocks … Continue reading

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Nullarbor – Thampana Rockhole – September 2013

THAMPANANA ROCKHOLE was our next cave, for this one you had to abseil down a massive hole and then prussic out.  From a distance, you wouldn’t even realise that the rockhole was there, the ground was so flat and there was … Continue reading

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Nullarbor – Old Homestead Cave – September 2013

After leaving Forrest we drove down to Old Homestead Cave.  After the road between Weebubbie and Forrest, we found ourselves on a veritable super highway, flat, no rocks but still dusty.  Nothing much to see, just MMBA, I took a … Continue reading

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Nullarbor – Abrakurrie Cave – September 2013

ABRAKURRIE CAVE is about 50k north west of Eucla and is reported to have the largest single cave chamber in the southern hemisphere and aboriginal hand stencils which are evidence of the deepest penetration of aboriginal art in any cave system. … Continue reading

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