Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Keep Radiata Plateau Wild

Here is a short video that focuses on conservation and recreation aspects of Radiata Plateau. It is well worth watching – Leave Radiata Plateau Wild – Conservation and Recreation from BMCSNSW on Vimeo.

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Save The Blue Mountains Wild Rivers – Campaign Launch – Monday 26 March, Springwood Community Hub

Wilderness supporters are invited to attend the launch of the campaign to save many of the Blue Mountains wild rivers from inundation due to the proposed raising of Warragamba Dam. This launch will be held at the Springwood Community Hub … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon – 18 February 2018

Stacey was keen on a canyon trip and had suggested the Grand Canyon at Blackheath. I like this canyon – it is quite spectacular and not too hard to get to, but I had so far visited it three times … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 15 February 2018

This was a nice visit to Claustral Canyon with Bob. We arrived at the carpark on the Bell Road nice and early, around 9:30 am, but were discouraged to see a lot of vehicles parked there. At least 3 other … Continue reading →

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Hat Hill Canyon – 11 February 2018

This was our second canyon of the weekend. Albert and myself headed into Hat Hill Creek on Sunday morning to visit and photograph the canyon. We had a nice day. The canyon is very pleasant and relatively easy. It has … Continue reading →

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Dargans Creek Canyon – 10 February 2018

Albert was keen on another canyoning photographic weekend and didn’t need to do much convincing to talk me into joining him. We discussed a list of possible canyons and decided on Dargans Creek and the Hat Hill Canyon. We were … Continue reading →

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Bell Creek Canyon – 7 February 2018

I spent a very pleasant day with Bob visiting Bell Creek Canyon near Mt Wilson. We entered the canyon via the usual route – from the RFS building at Mt Wilson, along the fire road and then crossing Du Faurs … Continue reading →

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Hobnail Canyon – 31 January 2018

Hobnail Canyon lies in Range Creek, a small tributary of the South Branch of Bowens Creek. It was first descended by members of the Hobnail Club – probably in the late 1960’s.  The Hobnails were one of several bushwalking clubs … Continue reading →

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Hole in the Wall Canyon – 28 January 2018

This was the third canyon I visited with Albert over the long weekend. The Sunday was a cooler day and it started out with some light rain. But overall it turned out to be a good day for canyoning photography. … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 27 January 2018

On the second day of the long weekend, Albert and myself took our cameras down a section of Wollangambe Canyon at Mt Wilson. We visited the “Greg Section”, which allowed us to also photograph the lower part of Whungee Wheengee … Continue reading →

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