Benighted on the Grose

GROSE RIVER – JUNE 2012
Mt Hay > Shaw Creek > Byles Pass > Grose River > exit Lockley’s Pylon
I had read about Mary Byles Pass and a walk she and a friend had done in the early 1900s, I figured if they could do it in 2 days then surely we could!  Although it was exploratory, it should be a walk in the Park, right? Continue reading

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Kanangra can be challenging, particularly for a novice bushwalker

100 MAN CAVE & GINGRA RANGE – JUNE 2012
Kanangra Walls > Mt Cloudmaker > TiWilla Plateau > 100 Man Cave > Campagnoni Pass > Willa Butress > Kowmung > Orange Bluff > Brumby Spur > Gingra Track > Kanangra Walls.
Len S had put this three day walk on the BWOC calendar mainly because I’d convinced him it was a good walk, neither of us had been to 100 Man Cave before, and he loves Kanangra.  He ended up with 11 other people that wanted to do the walk, many of whom were first time walkers.  The group was a bit larger than what I’d recommend for walking in Kanangra, but Len was sure everything would be fine. Continue reading

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The Pondage with a metre of water, you don’t see that often

Woolpack Rocks from Blue Rocks passPANTONEYS CROWN – APRIL 2012
Baal Bone Gap > Baal Bone Point > Crown Creek > Pantoneys Crown > Crown Creek > Hughes Defile > Blue Rocks Pass > The Pondage > McLeans Pass > Baal Bone Gap
This walk didn’t have much about it that warranted a blog post, except for what we found at The Pondage.  Continue reading

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Yarramun Cave – can the scrub really get that bad in 10 months?

Geoff eating breakfastYARRAMUN CREEK – OCTOBER 2011
Mt Wilson > Wollangambe River > unnamed spur & ridge > Yarramun Creek > Yarramun Cave > unnamed side creek > unnamed spur and ridges > Wollangambe River > Unnamed fire trail > Mt Wilson
Oliver C had talked about going back to Yarramun Cave for quite a while now and Jeff and I said that we’d go with him, Geoff S joined us for the trip. Continue reading

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Jenolan Caves – Mammoth Cave August 2010

This is my first trip into Mammoth Cave – another Adventure Caves experiences through Jenolan Caves guides with 10 BWOC members, the trip was all that we expected, dark chasms to cross, tunnels to squeeze through and lots of decoration to admire! Continue reading

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