Gourmet Walk & nailing King Pin Mountain

Posted on November 15, 2015 by marilyn

champagneSHOALHAVEN RIVER – NOVEMBER 2015
Long Point Lookout > King Pin Mountain > McCullum’s Selection > Shoalhaven River > Long Point Tourist Track > Long Point Lookout
Sometimes you just have to go back and “do it right the next time” … I’d had a shocker of a trip a few years ago when instead of taking some beginners up the Long Point Tourist track I inadvertently dragged them up King Pin Mountain and by the time I realised that we were in trouble it was too late to rectify the situation (but that’s a whole other story). Continue reading →

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Shark’s Ridge – another epic day walk

Posted on November 8, 2015 by marilyn

Heather in the guts of the SharkSHARK RIDGE – NOVEMBER 2015
Cowan Station > sidling around the M1 > Shark Ridge > Folly Spur > Jerusalem Bay Tourist Track >  Berowra Station
Shark Ridge had been on the Wish List for a while, I had attempted it a few years ago but hadn’t gotten as far as I had intended and then were navigationally challenged on the walk out, we were scratched and exhausted Continue reading →

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Malita Point by Moonlight

Posted on October 25, 2015 by marilyn

As Brad M and I were driving home (at 1am) last night, we considered that most people would think we were nuts, we’d just driven a 5 hour round trip for 3 hours of abseiling and a 50 minute walk out.  BUT, it was worth it, abseiling by moonlight is spectacular. Continue reading →

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In search of a Grassy Meadow #2

Posted on October 11, 2015 by marilyn

The wildflowers were amazingMOGO CREEK – OCTOBER 2015
Mogo Creek Campground > Unnamed spurs > Mogo Creek > Unnamed Ridges, Creeks, Spurs > Mogo Creek > Mogo Creek Campground
We had heard of another club walking in this area, and they seemed to go back to it quite frequently.  One of their leaders kindly told me where they went, plus gave me directions to some aboriginal art, Continue reading →

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A dry walk on the Plateau

Posted on October 7, 2015 by marilyn

Geoff on the Hughes Defile climb downWOOLPACK ROCKS TRAVERSE – OCTOBER LWE 2015
Newnes Valley > Newnes Plateau > Collett Gap > Red Rock Creek > Woolpack Rocks > Hughes Defile > The Pondage > McLean’s Pass > Cape Horn
So, was it a dry walk because the coal mines have drained off all our water? Probably not, we’d done the recce walks, planned the trip, got together a great team, but failed Continue reading →

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