Category Archives: Caving

Mammoth Caves Rock Pile

JENOLAN CAVES – Mammoth & Wiburd’s Cave – June 17 & 18, 2017 My fourth time through the Mammoth Rock Pile over the last 10 years was possibly one trip too many, or maybe I’m just getting to old for squeezing through … Continue reading

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SRT with Bailey

CASTLE HILL – 28 May 2017 If you want to canyon or do vertical caves, you have to know how to self-rescue.  I’ve been restricted from taking Bailey canyoning because up until now, all he’d done was abseil down the … Continue reading

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Small, Squeezy and Vertical – caving at Glenrock

CAVING – GLENROCK STATION – 21 – 23 April, 2017 Caving expeditions to Glenrock Station happen infrequently, and access is highly regulated by the land owners.  So far 150+ caves and potential caves have been discovered, most of them vertical.

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Squeezy caving with Bailey

PILCHERS MOUNTAIN – 5 March 2017 Due to too much rain, the planned trip canyoning with Bailey and David was canned.  So, when a trip to Pilchers Mountain with Newcastle / Hunter Valley Speleos (NHVSS) came up, Bailey and I decided to … Continue reading

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Caving in the Philippines – #6 Subterranian River Cave, Palawan (or drama on the high seas)

El Nido > Puerto Princesa > Manila > Sydney – 21 – 25 January 2017 The final instalment!  We arrived in Puerto Princesa around mid afternoon and checked into Subli, a property with five or six small cottages.  The garden … Continue reading

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