Bull Ant – another canyon off the wish list

Posted on October 29, 2019 by marilyn

WOLLEMI NP – 29 October 2019
I’d seen lots of photos of Bull Ant but had been put off by photos of an exposed looking climb (we all know I’m not fond of climbs), but John G reassured me with “I don’t remember any climbs other than what we’ve done to get up to Drowned Rat Canyon”.  So, with our adventure up Coorongooba Creek cut short with a fire on Gospers Mountain, we decided that Tuesday we’d go and do Bull Ant. Continue reading →

Posted in Canyoning, MSS | 6 Comments

The Fabulous Falls Abseil Trip

Posted on October 20, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 20 October 2019
A new off the beaten track abseil trip pioneered by Mike B and Lozz C of Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club.  I felt so fortunate … I was on a trip with the pioneers, the waterfall was stunning and the weather was perfect … doesn’t get much better than that. Continue reading →

Posted in Abseiling, UBMBC | Leave a comment

Sharing the Love

Posted on October 19, 2019 by marilyn

BLAXLAND – 19 October 2019
As Kenneth Grahame said in The Wind in the Willows “believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about” well,  it was “in a boat”, but just substitute on a rope!  As most of you know, I love canyoning and abseiling and hanging off a rope. Continue reading →

Posted in Abseiling, Canyoning, MSS | 2 Comments

Rafting the Snowy River

Posted on October 5, 2019 by marilyn

McKILLOP’S BRIDGE to BUCHAN – 2 – 5 October 2019
I’d always wanted to raft the Franklin River, but just lately I’d been thinking that maybe I was “past” such a big adventure.  So, when Daniel B proposed a three night/four day white water rafting trip on the Snowy River, it seemed like a safer (softer) option.  Although, once they described how you could fall out and be washed downstream (chin up/feet up!), I was then stressing about falling out! How was I going to manage paddling plus holding onto something so I didn’t fall out at the same time? Continue reading →

Posted in MSS, NHVSS | 5 Comments

Making up for M’s Folly

Posted on September 15, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 15 September 2019
Our second day’s canyoning was a canyon I’d wanted to do for over four years but just never had the opportunity.  It’s an unpublished canyon, but for this post we’ll call it Portal Canyon.  Mind you, it’s been done to death lately, so everyone seems to know about it, but still probably a good idea for it to be “relatively” unknown. Continue reading →

Posted in Abseiling, Canyoning, MSS | 2 Comments