Category Archives: Caving

SRT with Bailey

Posted on May 28, 2017 by marilyn

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

Posted on April 23, 2017 by marilyn

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

Posted on March 5, 2017 by marilyn

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)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by marilyn

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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Caving in the Philippines – #4 Biliran Island

Posted on January 17, 2017 by marilyn

Catbalogan > Tacloban > Biliran Island 15 – 17 January 2017 After our caving adventure, the Jeepney took us back to Catbalogan where we packed up all our stuff and Joni organised a van to take all of us (plus … Continue reading →

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