Author Archives: Dave Noble

Hornsby Daywalk – Waitara and Berowra Creeks – 24 February 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dave Noble

It had been a wet weekend – other activities had been cancelled. But on Sunday morning the weather didn’t look too bad so I headed up to Hornsby and walked down to the Great North Walk Track near the Fishponds. … Continue reading →

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Festival of Canyons – 16-17 February 2013 – Visits to Claustral and Geronimo Canyons

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dave Noble

The Festival of Canyons is an annual event organised by UTS Outdoor Adventure Club. The club invites other university clubs and keen canyoners to a weekend of canyoning and socialising. This year, the Festival was held at Mt Wilson. Ellen … Continue reading →

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Canyoning at Newnes – 9-10 February 2013

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

It was Dan’s birthday and he had organised for a big group to join him in celebrating at Newnes in the Wolgan Valley. Both days of the weekend we visited nearby canyons. On Saturday, we broke into smaller groups and … Continue reading →

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More Summer Canyoning

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast for last weekend was not the best for canyoning. Rain on Friday night and then two cool days. But the Blue Mountains offers a great diversity of canyon experiences and it is not too hard to choose … Continue reading →

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Canyoning on the Australia Day Long Weekend

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dave Noble

A long weekend is a good time to head out and visit some of the more remote canyons of the Northern Blue Mountains. Rik had organised a trip and and had invited Wendy, Rob and myself. We were joined by … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in the Blue Mountains – 24 January 2013

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself headed up the mountains where we met up with Chris and Suzie and headed out to our canyon. Early on the walk out to the canyon, we crossed an open rocky area and found a nice rock … Continue reading →

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Overland Track – Tasmania – New Usage Policy

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Dave Noble

This was recently posted on the bushwalk.com forum by a representative of the Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania – A copy of Parks’ new “OVERLAND TRACK USAGE POLICY” – August 2012. ===================================================== This policy provides rules designed to manage … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Gorge Walk – 20 January 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Noble

Glenbrook Gorge was a place I often visited as a kid – on family bushwalks. I remember wandering around in bare feet on the slabs and some great swimming holes. Later I can remember visiting the gorge for some rock … Continue reading →

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Clatterteeth Canyon – 18 January 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Noble

The 18th of January 2013 has gone down in history as (so far) the hottest day on record in Sydney which had a temperature maximum of 45.8°C. It was a good day to be down a canyon. The party was … Continue reading →

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Climbing at the Land of the Giants and Mt York – 17 January 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Noble

Chris and Suzie had been camping at Mt York and they invited Chuin Nee, John (and their baby, Jasper) and me to join them for some climbing nearby at the Land of the Giants crag, which is located close to … Continue reading →

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