Category Archives: Canyoning

Dalpura Canyon, Dargan Arch and The Catacombs – 21 January 2015

I went up the mountains yesterday with Bob and Doug for some canyoning. The weather forecast was for rain so we planned to do the short and easy Dalpura Canyon near Bell. As it turned out, the weather was quite … Continue reading

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Visit to a New Canyon – 17 January 2015

Tom Brennan, together with Caoimhin, had recently descended what appears to be a new canyon in the Blue Mountains. On his website, he does not say where it is, but there are a few clues in the photos. It looked … Continue reading

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Hat Hill Canyon – 13 January 2015

Keith had organised a trip to Hat Hill Canyon at Blackheath. I had last been down this canyon only a few weeks before. Keith was on that trip too, but this time he wanted to show some others what the … Continue reading

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Hole in the Wall Canyon – 10 January 2015

Dan and a group of friends – Gabe, Sharon and Bridget were coming up for a weekend of canyoning and asked Rik and myself to join them. His plan was to visit Hole in the Wall Canyon and then Banks … Continue reading

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Hat Hill Canyon – 26 December 2014

Wendy had organised this trip to Hat Hill Canyon at Blackheath on Boxing Day. We were joined by Keith and Steph. It is a short walk in to the start of the canyon – the first constriction. This is short … Continue reading

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Hole in the Wall Canyon – 21 December 2014

After our visit to Rocky Creek the day before both Albert and myself were keen to visit another showcase canyon and continue our canyon photography. So we set off for Hole in the Wall Canyon. This would be my first … Continue reading

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Two Canyons and One Comet – 20 December 2014

I headed up the mountains with Albert – our aim was to visit some showcase canyons and concentrate on photography. Our plan was to first visit Rocky Creek Canyon. We arrived at the carpark at Galah Mountain and were surprised … Continue reading

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The Grand Canyon – Blackheath – 13 December 2014

I was heading up the mountains with a big group to go to the Sydney University Bushwalkers annual christmas walk to the Coxs River. On the way up – we met at Blackheath and headed to the Grand Canyon. In the party … Continue reading

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South Wolgan Canyoning 10-11 December 2014

I spent two pleasant days canyoning with Bob Sault up in the South Wolgan area. The weather forecast was for rain and storms so we chose canyons with small catchments. On the first day, we set off from the Old Coach … Continue reading

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Claustral Canyon – 5 December 2014

Scroll down my blog and you will see that I visited Claustral Canyon not very long ago – on the 25th November. I remember many years ago visiting Claustral Canyon three times in as many weekends. The purpose was to try … Continue reading

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