Tag:Abseil
KING GEORGE BROOK 30 June 2023 King George Brook has a “dry” section. Neither of us had been there so we took the chance! We decided to navigate using map and compass only. Having recovered from a few navigational errors, we eventually arrived above the side creek of interest that we wanted to explore. Unfortunately the vegetation was horrendous! So we contoured to the intersection of the side creek with King George Brook. Two small abseils, the last one into […]
CASTLE HEAD ABSEIL 10 June 2023 I had waited for the vegetation to regrow and rocks to fall down after the bushfires and heavy rains before contemplating abseiling Castle Head. When the club put it on the program, I took the chance! I was pleasantly surprised to see how the vegetation had reclaimed the area. The six abseils are not difficult but getting to some of them can be delicate due to the exposure: the fire-damaged small trees are not […]
JUGGLERS CANYON 2 June 2023 Kevin was in the mood for a canyon! I was in the mood for something dry: Jugglers Canyon fitted the bill! We drove on Pilcher Point Fire Trail to find the gate closed at the airfield! A quick check on the National Parks website: cars were not welcome but humans were! So we walked to the head of the Jugglers track. We were soon at the first (optional) abseil near the waterfall. Kevin indulged me […]
MALAITA POINT 15 April 2023 Wet canyons are over for me in April: it is too cold! Malaita Point is a nice multi-pitch abseil: not technical and with little exposure! The day was glorious with barely any wind. The views on the Jamison Valley and Mount Solitary were outstanding! I would not be anywhere!
GALAH CANYON 23 February 2023 Galah is a lovely albeit short canyon.We were prepared for a long day and it was indeed. The 2019-20 fires and subsequent floods damaged the creek section: lots of climbing, avoiding and burrowing… Once in the “canyoniferous” section, Galah Canyon worked its magic and all the hard work getting there was forgotten!
GERONIMO CANYON 7 February 2023 The weather forecast promised a hot day. It had been several years since I had been to Geronimo Canyon so it seemed like a good idea although I was not looking forward to two steep climbs! After an uneventful descent to the Wollangambe and a climb through the cliff line, we were soon in the coolness of the canyon. Although not very long, it is a lovely canyon and we took our time admiring the […]
