Author Archives: Dave Noble

Riding Around The Block

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dave Noble

Now that the daylight hours are lengthening, its good to go for a late afternoon/early evening ride around the “block”. For me that is a ride out along the Cooks River Cycleway and then to Homebush Bay and a loop … Continue reading →

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MTB Ride at Kentlyn

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dave Noble

It was forecast to be a wet weekend – but the weather was not too bad and on Saturday evening Chris called up and suggested a ride at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens for Sunday with him and Clare. It sounded … Continue reading →

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Grose River Walk

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Dave Noble

Last weekend I did a nice walk from Mt Victoria to Blackheath via the Grose Valley. This is a relatively easy and quite delightful walk that can be done utilising public transport. I caught a train to Mt Victoria and … Continue reading →

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The Caves of Narrow Neck

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Dave Noble

In the literature, both in books and online, a lot has been written on the many passes of Narrow Neck. I was wondering how many know about the caves found on the Plateau? Narrow Neck is a peninsula shaped plateau … Continue reading →

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Climbing at The Cathedral

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

The Cathedral is a crag located near the Woronora River in the Shire. The closest town is Bangor. I had previously been to the small but very fine crag at Bangor (known as “Bangor West). This was the first time … Continue reading →

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Indoor Climbing

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

If you live in a city – then a good activity during the weekday evenings is indoor climbing. I am fortunate to live close to the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym at St Peters. It is an excellent place to go … Continue reading →

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Wild Blue Mountains Calendar 2012

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dave Noble

For nice images of the wild parts of the Blue Mountains – may I suggest Ian Brown’s calendar. His 2012 calendar will be available mid August. You should be able to get details from his website – www.windycliff.com.au. At the time … Continue reading →

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A Solitary Walk

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dave Noble

Mt Solitary borders the south side of the Jamison Valley. It is an easy bushwalk – and can be traversed both as a daywalk and a weekend walk. There are four passes onto the mountain – two are well known … Continue reading →

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Yopyop

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Dave Noble

“Yopyop” was the name that, according to a story, either Olegas Truchanus or Reg Williams gave to the Southern Spur of the Prince Of Wales Range in Tasmania. Chris Cosgrove of SUBW tells this story – At the southern extremity … Continue reading →

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Plastic Bottles!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Dave Noble

Not too long ago, “The Onion” had a good headline – How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?’ 30 Million People Wonder What do you think? This afternoon was a nice time to ride home … Continue reading →

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