I’ve finally abseiled Kilimanjaro

Posted on July 11, 2016 by marilyn

thumbnailABSEILING – BLUE MOUNTAINS – 9 July 2016
I’d known about these abseils for some time but didn’t quite know where they were.  When a trip came up on the calendar for Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club, combining Africa Walls, Kilimanjaro, Skinny and Moss Pit, I jumped at the opportunity to do these abseils.  I would be leaving home around 7am to make it to the rendezvous point by 9.30am. Continue reading →

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Kanangra – the only thing missing was snow

Posted on July 4, 2016 by marilyn

P1050986KANANGRA – 2 & 3 JULY 2016
It was the birthday weekend for three of the Heaphy Group – all Cancerians, their birthdays fell within 4 days of each other.  We met up at Kanangra Walls on Saturday morning, as Anne and I drove from Oberon towards Kanangra Walls, we kept seeing piles of unmelted snow on the side of the road.  Not an auspicious start.  Continue reading →

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Winter Magic – Katoomba

Posted on June 27, 2016 by marilyn

thumbnailWHORE’S BED CANYON & DEVIL’S HOLE, KATOOMBA – JUNE 25, 2016
A half-day canyon and a longish abseil at Devil’s Hole wouldn’t usually be blog worthy,  but snow the day before at Katoomba and the forecast of near zero temperatures sounded like an adventure, so, Trish, Greg, Rod and I rugged up and headed to the Blue Mountains (aka hills in most other countries). Continue reading →

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Caving with Bailey and David

Posted on June 20, 2016 by marilyn

David coming through a holeJENOLAN CAVES – JUNE 18 & 19, 2016
Bailey has wanted to go caving with me for some time now, so I booked David and Bailey on a MSS trip to Jenolan Caves.  It’s always touch and go when you take people into their first wild cave, it’s nothing like a tourist cave! Continue reading →

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It’s winter – there aren’t supposed to be snakes around

Posted on June 16, 2016 by marilyn

A little bit slopey on the way down to the creekMOGO AREA – JUNE 12 2016
I didn’t bother to put on gaiters because it was winter, snakes aren’t supposed to be out, at least that’s the urban myth.  I was walking along, luckily looking down and there it was, had to be 6 foot long (curled up) and was as thick as my wrist – maybe even thicker! Up until this point, the trip wasn’t even blog-worthy, but now it was!   Continue reading →

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