Wild Women on Ropes

Posted on May 9, 2017 by marilyn

BLUE DRUM CREEK – Kings Tableland –  7 May, 2017
The pre-trip rider from the leader stated the trip was “quite challenging … involves a few hairy scrambles … some tricky abseils … challenging scramble to exit”, so, it was with some trepidation that I turned up at the meeting place at 8.00am.  I was so ambivalent that I even considered calling in sick, it didn’t help that I was slightly hung-over and had eaten the equivalent of a four course banquet the night before. Continue reading →

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In search of Watagan “canyons”

Posted on April 25, 2017 by marilyn

WATAGAN MOUNTAINS – Unnamed side creek of Gap Creek – 25 April 2017
Pretty much everyone up this way knows about the mini canyon section of Gap Creek, but sometime ago, the late Dug Floyd posted a comment on FB that there were other “canyons” in the Watagans.  So, with a free day, I put together an exploratory trip to check out a likely looking side creek. 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. Continue reading →

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Kites over Kosci

Posted on April 17, 2017 by marilyn

KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK – 14 – 17 April 2017
Thredbo > Crackenback > Mt Kosciuszko > Wilkinson Valley > Strzelecki Creek > Charlottes Pass > Rawson’s Pass > Thredbo
This was a David S Adventure over the Easter long weekend.  Many years ago, Johan V came up with the idea, going up to the top of Kosci and flying kites each day, and it became a regular event on the MSS calendar for a few years.  And so with only a little encouragement, David agreed to run the trip this Easter. Continue reading →

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Dug’s Canyon

Posted on April 11, 2017 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS – Unpublished Canyon 9 April 2017
On Sunday morning we woke to perfect autumn weather at Mt Wilson, brilliant sunshine, and plenty of autumn colour on the trees.  So, what was our adventure for the day … for a couple of years now, Steve had told me of an unpublished canyon in the Mt Bell area that he’d visited and had promised to take me there one day, so, today was the day. Continue reading →

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