Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Canyon Grades – Quality and Difficulty

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

Here is a list of fairly popular sandstone canyons giving what I think is grading for quality (1 – 5 with 5 highest quality) and technical difficulty (E = Easy, M = Medium, H = Hard)

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Bowens Creek Canyon – 31 January 2016

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

After visiting Hole in the Wall Canyon the day before, Dan was keen to visit Bowens Creek – South Branch on the Sunday. I had visited this canyon, not that long before, so suggested we enter it part way down … Continue reading →

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Hole in the Wall Canyon – 30 January 2016

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

Dan and friends were coming up from Canberra for a weekend of canyoning. Wendy and myself joined him. The party was – Dan, Lauren, Sharon, Gabriel, Bridget, Wendy and Dave. The first canyon Dan wanted to visit was Hole in the … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains – Canyons and a Walk – 26-27 January 2016

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised two days of canyoning in the Blue Mountains. Digi Dave and myself joined her. On the first day, Jan was also along. As the weather forecast was for cool and wet weather, we chose some drier canyons. … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook to Grey Hat Falls Walk – 24 January 2016

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was hoping before setting out on this walk, that the water levels in Kanuka Brook would be higher than on a previous visit to Grey Hat Falls so I could obtain some better photos. Also, it was an overcast … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – 22 January 2016

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had only been 4 days since my last visit to Sassafras Gully, but this was an opportunist trip, organised at the last minute with the main objective to try and photograph Clarinda and Numantia Falls. Both these waterfalls are … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 20 January 2016

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another nice day of canyoning in the Blue Mountains with Bob. It was sure nice to be down a canyon on a hot summers day. We started off abseiling into a scrubby gully and found ourselves in a … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Orchids, Fungi and Cascades – 17 – 18 January 2016

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully is a very pleasant and popular place for daywalks. But at the junction of Sassafras Gully and Glenbrook Creek there is a very nice campsite, next to a large swimming hole. I had been there plenty of times … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in the Blue Mountains – 13 January 2016

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Last year, I had visited been on a trip to a new canyon first descended by Tom Brennan and party. My friends Bob and Doug were keen to visit this canyon and I was happy to visit it again. It was … Continue reading →

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Coxs River Packrafting – 9-10 January 2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Recent heavy rain in the greater Sydney area meant that a lot of the river were running high. Dan was keen to come up from Canberra for either a canyoning trip or for some packrafting. One of his suggestions was … Continue reading →

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