Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Banks and Rocky Creek Canyons – 3-4 December 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent weekend of canyoning in the Northern Blue Mountains. On the Saturday I was in a group that visited Banks Canyon in the Wollangambe Wilderness and then we camped overnight at Barcoo Swamp. On Sunday, I joined … Continue reading →

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October Creek and the Zig Zag Walk – 26 – 27 November 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

John and Chuin Nee and invited me to join them and their boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a camping trip up the Blue Mountains. We discussed places to camp and decided to visit the campsite at October Creek. October Creek … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 23 November 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob planning to do a canyon near Mt Wilson. We had ropes and abseiling gear and also lilos – so had the flexibility to do a range of canyons depending on the conditions. We … Continue reading →

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The Pterodactyl Cave and a Short Canyon – 16 November 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had recently seen some photos of The Pterodactyl Cave on social media (such as this one taken by climbing photographer Kamil Sustiak) and it was featured in a story in Vertical Life online climbing magazine. But it didn’t seem to match any … Continue reading →

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Erskine Creek Walk – 12 November 2016

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

Bob was back from a trip overseas and was keen on a walk. He had Saturday free, so we met at Glenbrook and then headed into the national park. It was quite a hot day, and our plan was to … Continue reading →

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Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock 9 – 10 November 2016

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my second attempt in recent weeks to try and get some good photographs of Hanging Rock and the cliffs of the Grose Valley near Burramoko Head. My earlier trip to the head had been during very fine weather. … Continue reading →

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Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock Walk – 23-24 October 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant walk to the cliffs above the Grose Valley, mainly to photograph the spectacular Hanging Rock. I caught the train to Blackheath, arrived around 1:30 pm, and then started on the walk. It took about 20 minutes to … Continue reading →

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The Waterfalls of Box Creek – 12-14 October 2016

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

David Hufton had suggested a photographic trip to the Boyd Plateau. I always enjoy that area. Some thoughts were to go to either or both of Morong Falls or Box Creek. We ended up going to Box Creek and spent … Continue reading →

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2016 SUBW – PBT – October Long Weekend

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

Last weekend I went on the 43rd PBT, the annual President’s Bludge Trip held by Sydney University Bushwalkers on the October long weekend. This year the trip was co-led by Ashley as well as by Joy, the 2016 president. By … Continue reading →

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Red Rocks Walk – 24 – 25 September 2016

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Dave Noble

I joined several groups of friends and we headed up to the Red Rocks on the weekend to celebrate some birthdays. In the party were John, Chuin Nee, Jasper, Sebastian, Keith, Rob, Martin, Steffy, Stu, Su Li, Brent, Rik, Talia, Michael, Dan … Continue reading →

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