Tag:Creek
Scrubby, Slippery, Nightmarish! 28 April 2025 The gully looked promising on paper… but we got into snags straight away! The proposed entry was possible without a nuisance abseil and getting wet. So we followed the cliffline but could not find anything until the end of the creek… The descent was slippery and steep: we snugged against the cliff and eventually came level with a small creek. It had looked scrubby from the top and it did not disappoint! We made […]
Three Stone Arrows 12 December 2024 Another hot day, another creek! Today: Explorers Brook! The ridge we followed must have been a fire trail a long time ago: two tracks were visible in one spot but it was mostly covered with vegetation. The views were fantastic! The trifecta: Mount Hay, Mount Tomah and Mount Banks. We found an old campsite with rusty metal parts and further along a cairn in the shape of an arrow! We continued to the end […]
XXXXX 5 December 2024 This creek had been on my wish list for a long time. The upper section is nice and enclosed by cliffs. I was curious about the lower section… A few 100 metres in and the creek opened up, inviting the sun and the vegetation. There were a few interesting sections but nothing outstanding. In any case it was the right place to be on a hot sunny day!
A Nice Creek 30 December 2023 It was a grey day perfect for photography! Six brave souls set out along the bed of a creek. I dutifully gave a blood offering to the canyoning gods: I don’t think I can do a canyon without falling at least once!Everything was slippery: the leaves, the ground, the rocks… but it was nice being there. I had walked there before and had been stopped by a drop! So I was looking forward to […]
