Category Archives: Canyoning

Vale – John Davis

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

It was a very bad accident. John Davis was travelling back from a coal mine protest in the helicopter of Richard Green and his wife. For some reason, on their way back to Sydney the helicopter crashed in the Wattagan … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 25 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

We had camped at Victoria Falls Lookout at Mt Victoria. Although there were quite a few cars in the carpark, we had the campground at the lookout to ourselves. There are good views at the lookout of the Grose Valley … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe River – Pollution Disaster!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

The recent news of a pollution spill from the Clarence Colliery into the headwaters of the Wollangambe River is most alarming. The Wollangambe River flows through long sections of canyon – Wollangambe Canyon, near Mt Wilson. These are the most … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Stone – More Photography – 7 July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob. Our objective was to visit a canyon in the Gardens of Stone area. It was a canyon that I had visited quite a few years earlier, and one that I thought may provide … Continue reading →

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Dry Canyon Weekend – 13 – 15 June 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Dave Noble

We had two birthdays to celebrate – Jasper’s and Digi Dave’s, so we headed up to the Blue Mountains and out into Wollemi National Park to set up camp at the head of the Dry Canyon. There is a nice … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 4 March 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

Claustral Canyon is always a pleasant day out. This visit was with Bob Sault and Tom Williams. Tom had been on my first visit to Claustral Canyon, sometime in late 1973. It was my second canyon trip and his first. … Continue reading →

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Mt Hay Canyon – 3 February 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

Bob and I headed up the mountains for a trip through Mt Hay Canyon. At the carpark, near Mt Hay, we were surprised to see two other cars there – we thought we would have the canyon to ourselves on … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – Strange Bugs, Pink Flannel Flowers, a Crater and Canyon – 31 January – 1 February 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting and pleasant weekend in the Blue Mountains. I headed up with John and Chuin Nee and their young son Jasper. At Blackheath we met up with Su Li and Brent and then headed out to Bung … Continue reading →

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Canyoning at Newnes on the Long Weekend 24 – 26 January 2015

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a trip to Newnes for some canyoning. She planned to head up there on the Saturday afternoon – so some of us went up early with the intention of visiting an easy canyon. In the first group … Continue reading →

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Canyoning Safety and Ethics

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Dave Noble

Caro Ryan has posted a good video on canyoning safety and ethics on her Youtube channel –

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