Can you chew your way through lawyer vine?

Posted on April 1, 2006 by marilyn

EXPLORATORY MULTI PITCH ABSEIL – CAMP CAVE CREEK – APRIL 2006
(AKA Waterfall Creek).  This was a Lindsay B idea and Peter T and I thought it was worth a shot, it was on the Kings Tableland so we could go up there for just the day.  There were a scant two lines of information on this canyon in the guide book, so it was well and truly exploratory.  We took 2 vehicles and did a long car shuffle, but we’d appreciate it at the end of the day. And yes, if you need to, I reckon a person could chew their way through it, wouldn’t be tasty though. Continue reading →

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To Gell (Hell) & Back – abandoned at the airstrip!

Posted on January 26, 2006 by marilyn

Denison RangesTASMANIA – DENISON RANGES TO KING WILLIAM RANGES – JANUARY 2006
This trip was a repeat of the same trip that the leader Peter G had done a couple of years previously with Geoff S.  It’s a walk that is written up in the John Chapman book on great walks in Tasmania.  Continue reading →

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Waterfall Way … a six-day walk in the Otways

Posted on January 3, 2004 by marilyn

OTWAYS NATIONAL PARK – DEC/JAN 2004
Six day walks, covering 110k using 7 year old track notes of the Geelong Bushwalking Club and the Otways & Shipwreck Coast map.  We had a support vehicle (thanks Bob) which was supposed to meet up with us each night so we didn’t have to lug around our overnight gear – luxury! But as it turned out, we ended up taking our own vehicles from campsite to campsite (plans change!). Continue reading →

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How you can cram a 5 day Main Range Walk into 3 days

Posted on December 15, 2001 by marilyn

Seaman's HutMT KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK – DECEMBER 2001
Thredbo > Mueller’s Pass > Mt Townsend > The Sentinel > Watsons Crags > Blue Lake > Charlottes Pass > Mt Kosciuszko > Thredbo
Right from the beginning, we should have known that this would be No Ordinary Trip.

 

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Lady Northcote’s & Siren’s Song, they sounded so benign

Posted on April 16, 2001 by marilyn

CANYONING – SNOWY MOUNTAINS – EASTER (APRIL) 2001

Well, not really canyoning as such, no abseils and no constrictions but it is called Lady Northcote Canyon.  Lady Northcote and Sirens Song, they sounded so benign but this turned into an adventure of epic proportions! Continue reading →

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