Category Archives: MSS

I really do have to lift my game

Posted on August 28, 2020 by marilyn

BOOLIJAH CREEK, ETTREMA WILDERNESS – 28 August 2020 One could be forgiven for thinking I was just starting out in the business of leading trips – you know pouring over maps and plotting routes – I well and truly stuffed … Continue reading →

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Who would have thought climbing would be my thing?

Posted on August 22, 2020 by marilyn

YELLOMUNDEE REGIONAL PARK – 22 August 2020 For those who regularly walk (or cave or canyon) with me the comment “I hate f*%#ing climbing” is regularly heard! And I don’t usually swear.  So, I was really going outside my comfort … Continue reading →

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Hiding in plain sight in the mountains

Posted on August 9, 2020 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 8 & 9 August 2020 This was supposed to be a full weekend in the mountains, a car rally (like a treasure hunt) on the first day and then a great little canyon on the second … Continue reading →

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The day I took my best friend into the wilderness

Posted on August 1, 2020 by marilyn

KU-RING-GAI CHASE NATIONAL PARK – 1 August 2020 You would think I’d learn wouldn’t you.  I thought I was going to do a nice easy walk so invited along my best friend as, from what I’d seen of the walk … Continue reading →

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Warning people about the exposure might have been a good idea

Posted on July 11, 2020 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 11 July 2020 I’d forgotten how exposed some of these abseil trips could be.  I was introducing some people to canyoning (a nice easy trip – Whore’s Bed) and as it’s a short day, I added … Continue reading →

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