Return to Glenrock

Posted on June 12, 2023 by marilyn

GLENROCK STATION, NSW – 9-12 June 2023
In the past, each time I’ve visited Glenrock I’ve said “pretty sure I wont be going back again”, but then I find myself on yet another trip there.  This time I think I’ve finally come to realise that this is a really good place to go, yes the caves are small, but they’re pretty much all vertical, and I SHOULD be doing more vertical caves. Plus, it’s a nice place to just chill out. Continue reading →

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Were four bottles enough?

Posted on May 24, 2023 by marilyn

SOUTH COAST, NSW – 21 – 24 May 2023
None of us had bothered to look at the weather forecast beyond our Murramarang walk. Basically, we hit the bottle shop at Batemans Bay, with Cathy notably asking “do you think four bottles will be enough?”  And then we drove non-stop further down the coast to Eden (roughly 400k), on our way to the Light to Light walk.    Continue reading →

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An adventure with Trish

Posted on May 21, 2023 by marilyn

SOUTH COAST, NSW – 18 – 21 May 2023
When Trish put the Murramarang South Coast Walk on the calendar a couple of months ago, it sounded like a good idea, I’d always wanted to explore further down the NSW coast.  The walk started inauspiciously with me saying “I don’t really like walking on sand” and from Trish “What do you mean? It’s almost all on beaches!” … “Ah, yes, well, I’m sure it will be fine I’ll be able to walk on the hard packed sand!”  Amazingly, I didn’t mind the sand! Continue reading →

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Next level caving!

Posted on April 27, 2023 by marilyn

OLD HOMESTEAD CAVE, NULLARBOR – 27 April 2023
One of the activities during the 2023 ASF Post Conference Caving Week was a rescue scenario, so that some of the participants could practise the skills needed to rescue an injured person from a remote cave.  It’s important to note that in a place such as the Nullarbor, if there was an injury and the person couldn’t physically get themselves out, it might be days that they’d be waiting for the cavalry (a specially trained Cave Rescue Team) to turn up! Continue reading →

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The Nullarbor – Take #2

Posted on April 27, 2023 by marilyn

NULLARBOR, SA & WA – 22 – 27 April 2023
Last time I visited the Nullarbor caves was 2013.  I, like many in the caving community have been waiting for this ASF Conference and its post-conference caving trips for three years now.  And here we are, finally.   So, Nullarbor Caves here we come!  Continue reading →

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