Author Archives: Dave Noble

Splendour Rock Walk – 22-23 September 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was good. Wendy and Rik were keen for a walk. Wendy hadn’t been to Splendour Rock before so it seemed like a good place to go. Splendour Rock is the Bushwalkers War Memorial. It juts out from … Continue reading →

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Hawkesbury River Loop – Bike Ride – 16 September 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dave Noble

A beautiful day! I joined Sarah for a nice ride out from Windsor along the Hawkesbury River to Wisemans Ferry and then up the big hill to Maroota and then back to Windsor. The total loop was about 92 km. … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – 8 – 9 September 2012

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dave Noble

Su Li had organised a weekend to welcome back Stacey. She had recently returned from a long overseas trip. A walk was planned on the Asgard Plateau at Mt Victoria and after that we would meet others and camp at … Continue reading →

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Sydney Climbing Guide – Now Available for iPhone

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dave Noble

Stu has finished the iPhone version of the Sydney Climbing Guide that he has been working on. Years ago, Peter Monks from the Sydney Rockclimbing Club started an online guide to the crags of Sydney called “Sun, Surf and Sandstone”. … Continue reading →

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Wild Blue Mountains Calendar 2013 – Available

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dave Noble

Blue Mountains based photographer, bushwalker and climber, Ian Brown, has produced another very nice calendar for next year. The RRP is $35 and it is available from various outlets in the Blue Mountains or from Ian directly. He also has … Continue reading →

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Blue Gum Forest – 80th Anniversary 1-2 September 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dave Noble

This was a walk I organised for SUBW. Here is part of the trip report – Blue Gum Forest was saved 80 years ago on the 2nd September 1932. This majestic forest lies at the intersection of the Grose River … Continue reading →

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Prospect Loop Bike Ride

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dave Noble

Late August was a nice time for a ride on the road bike. The route I chose was mainly on city cycleways – a loop of nearly 100km. It went from Dulwich Hill out along the off-road M5 Cycleway and … Continue reading →

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Photo-Pfaffing in the Blue Mountains

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Dave Noble

Photo-pfaffing – a term used to describe a situation where there is a photographer in the party, and where plenty of photographic stops are made – which usually involve tripods, changing lenses, screwing on filters, waiting for the right light … Continue reading →

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Mountain Biking at Kentlyn

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dave Noble

Chris, Clare and myself went on a nice ride yesterday at Kentlyn. We started by doing the long loop to the east of Boronia Road. Bob the Builder has been busy adding a few more sections to his track and … Continue reading →

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More Gardens of Stone National Park Canyoning

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dave Noble

Last weekend I went on what was more or less a repeat of a trip I did in late May to some canyons in the Gardens of Stone National Park. Some friends hadn’t been to these canyons and given the … Continue reading →

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