Category Archives: Canyoning

More Summer Canyoning

The weather forecast for last weekend was not the best for canyoning. Rain on Friday night and then two cool days. But the Blue Mountains offers a great diversity of canyon experiences and it is not too hard to choose … Continue reading

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Canyoning on the Australia Day Long Weekend

A long weekend is a good time to head out and visit some of the more remote canyons of the Northern Blue Mountains. Rik had organised a trip and and had invited Wendy, Rob and myself. We were joined by … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Blue Mountains – 24 January 2013

Bob and myself headed up the mountains where we met up with Chris and Suzie and headed out to our canyon. Early on the walk out to the canyon, we crossed an open rocky area and found a nice rock … Continue reading

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Clatterteeth Canyon – 18 January 2013

The 18th of January 2013 has gone down in history as (so far) the hottest day on record in Sydney which had a temperature maximum of 45.8°C. It was a good day to be down a canyon. The party was … Continue reading

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More Canyoning – Rocky Creek, River Caves and Deep Pass

Last week, myself and Digi Dave joined Chris and Suzie, who were on a visit from Germany, for some canyons in Wollemi National Park. At first it looked like our plans could go awry, since Wollemi National Park, was marked … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains – Climbing and Canyoning – 3-4 January 2013

John and Chuin Nee (and their baby Jasper) invited me to join them and Sarah for a few days in the mountains. We started with some climbing at the Zig Zag crag at Mt Victoria. I had only climbed there … Continue reading

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Boxing Day Canyoning Trip 26-31 December 2012

In recent years, a group of us have headed into the Northern Blue Mountains for an extended canyoning trip during the period between Boxing Day and New Year. It provides a good time to venture into some of the more remote … Continue reading

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Kanangra Canyoning – Kalang Falls and Danae Brook – 22-23 December 2012

Stacey had organised a weekend of canyoning at Kanangra Walls. There were six of us in the party – Stacey, Su Li, Asaph, Megan, Ben and myself. Our original intention was to visit Danae Brook. Danae is a very spectacular … Continue reading

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The Grand Canyon – 15 December 2012

It was the weekend of the SUBW Xmas walk to the Coxs River. Often, some of the party heading down to the river, visit a local Blue Mountains canyon on Saturday morning to fill out the weekend. This years trip … Continue reading

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Jugglers Canyon – 2 December 2012

Our party – Stu, Enmoore and myself had spent the morning in Dalpura Canyon and had indulged in apple pies and fine art at Blackheath. But it was still far too early to head home – so we decided a … Continue reading

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