Category Archives: Abseiling

40 days and 40 nights – almost

Posted on January 29, 2021 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 29 January 2021 I had a great weekend planned, an off track adventure for Friday, then 2 days of canyoning with Rod S.  And then it started raining AGAIN.  By Thursday I was starting to be … Continue reading →

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How not to drown in high-flow waterfalls

Posted on January 23, 2021 by marilyn

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS – 16 – 17 & 23 January 2021 This started out as a simple weekend away abseiling Macquarie Pass and a new creek called The Cascades, but then it morphed into a SRT workshop on the Saturday and … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Colliery?

Posted on January 10, 2021 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS – 9 & 10 January 2021 Our first day canyoning in Corkscrew wasn’t all that blog-worthy (apart from some nice pics) and our add on trip into a smaller canyon.  It was cold and wet! Koombanda was blog-worthy … Continue reading →

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Definitely “Bang for Bucks”

Posted on January 9, 2021 by marilyn

MT WILSON – 20 May 2019 and 9 January 2021 Pretty much every single trip I’ve gone on (well, that’s probably a slight exaggeration), I say I’m going to see everything there is to see “so I never have to … Continue reading →

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The upside of lots of rain

Posted on January 6, 2021 by marilyn

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN – 6 January 2021 After almost 2 weeks of off and on rain (about 60mm at Mangrove Mountain), it seemed like a good time to check out one of our local waterfalls.  The goal was to practice some … Continue reading →

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