Category Archives: Canyoning

Grand Canyon – 30 November 2014

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant trip through the Grand Canyon with Chuin Nee and Keith. The Grand Canyon is a very beautiful canyon and can be very nice to photograph. So I took my camera and tripod with me on the … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 25 November 2014

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Dave Noble

John had organised  a trip to Claustral Canyon and invited me to join the group. In the party were John, a second John, Stephen, Keith, Carl, Alex, Sierra and myself. A fairly large party for the canyon – but this gave … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend 25-26 October 2014

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Dave Noble

Su Li wanted to take her cousin Michelle down a canyon, and she chose Empress Canyon at the head of the Valley of the Waters at Wentworth Falls. I had travelled up the mountains with John, Chuin Nee and their … Continue reading →

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Vale – Graant Benett

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Dave Noble

Graant Benett was riding his bike last week on one of his usual training rides when he was knocked down by a turning car. He had nasty injuries including major brain damage and he sadly he passed away a few days … Continue reading →

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Deep Pass – Birthday Weekend 11-12 October 2014

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Dave Noble

A large group of friends headed up to Deep Pass. We had three birthdays to celebrate – and Deep Pass is not only a great campsite – it has many interesting places nearby to visit. Wildflowers, birds, canyons, cracks and … Continue reading →

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New Book on The Grand Canyon, Blackheath

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dave Noble

Erik Halbert and Ross Ellis have written and produced a new book on The Grand Canyon at Blackheath. It is called “Doing the Grand Canyon Blackheath” and is published by The Sydney Speleological Society. The authors are cavers, and the … Continue reading →

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Dargans Creek Canyon – 9 March 2014

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

The second canyon Su Li had organised for the weekend was Dargans Creek Canyon. The party was the same as saturday (Su Li, Brent, Dave W, Rob and myself) and also Ci’en and Chee Fong. This was my first visit … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 8 March 2014

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

Su Li had organised a weekend of canyoning. Our objective for the first day was to visit a part of Wollangambe Canyon. On the way up the mountains, we decided to do the “Greg” Section, or “Lower Tourist” section of … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 18 February 2014

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Dave Noble

Claustral is one canyon that I try and do at least once every summer. Bob was keen to do it as well, so we set of up the Bell Rd for the new Claustral Carpark. This is a bad place … Continue reading →

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Weekend Canyoning – Northern Blue Mountains – 18-19 January 2014

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Dave Noble

On this weekend I did two separate canyoning trips – both good days out. On the Saturday, I headed up with Doug and Nick for a more remote canyon. This canyon had only one short abseil but lots of swims. … Continue reading →

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