A night at “Everest Base Camp” with an Aldi Tent

Posted on August 15, 2016 by marilyn

P1060215Well, maybe not Everest Base Camp but it felt that way with the winds during the night and I wasn’t sure the Aldi tent would survive.  But more about that later!  This was a David S Adventure and he’d invited me along and I’d invited Gl M.  We were going to try snow-shoeing with him at Perisher Valley and camp out in the snow.  None of us had snow-shoed in the past, but how hard could it be?  Sounded like a great adventure, right? Continue reading →

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In Search of The Folly #3

Posted on July 23, 2016 by marilyn

IMG_4707SOUTHERN WOLLEMI – 23 July 2016
After two failed attempts, the repeat offenders agreed to come out with me yet again to find this unpublished canyon.  Jeff, Trish N and I met up with Beth L, Andre M, Rod S and Heather R at the meeting spot.  None of us wanted to get out of our warm cars, it wasn’t looking at all attractive, bitingly cold gale force winds.  We shouldn’t have been surprised though, the wind was forecast and it was after all July! Continue reading →

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Honing my navigation skills

Posted on July 18, 2016 by marilyn

MOGO CREEK – 16 & 17 JULY 2016
Mogo Creek Campground > Unnamed spurs > Mogo Creek > Unnamed Ridges > Boree Track > Little Boree Creek > Unnamed Ridges > Mogo Creek > Mogo Creek Campground
When I didn’t get any novices on what was to be an easy overnight walk, I decided to ramp it up a bit and make it a little more challenging,  plus, I’d be doing the navigation this weekend (I don’t like navigating with novices on a trip, they get cranky when you have to backtrack).   The Plan was to check out a couple of places that I’ve not been to before. Continue reading →

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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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