Category Archives: Canyoning

New Dunlop Volleys – Fail

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dave Noble

For a long time Dunlop Volleys have been the shoe of choice for a lot of bushwalkers and canyoners in NSW. They are particularly good for canyoning. The sole, favoured by roofers for a long time, has very good grip. … Continue reading →

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Empress Canyon – Revisited

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dave Noble

After the Boxing Day canyoning trip, John was staying in the mountains with his wife Claire and kids. Other friends – Sarah and James were also around. It was a good chance to meet up, do an easy canyon and … Continue reading →

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Canyon Exploration – Northern Blue Mountains

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dave Noble

For many years now, I have been fortunate to be able to leave on Boxing Day for an extended canyoning trip in the Northern Blue Mountains. Some of these six day trips have been visiting known but remote canyons, others … Continue reading →

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Empress Canyon

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Dave Noble

After visiting Hat Hill Canyon – we had plenty of time left for a trip through Empress Canyon at Wentworth Falls. Surprisingly, Bob hadn’t been through this canyon before.

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Hat Hill Canyon

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dave Noble

I have just returned from a very pleasant trip through Hat Hill Canyon near Blackheath. It had been a very long time since I had visited this creek and a return was long overdue.

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The Grand Canyon at Blackheath

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Dave Noble

A few photos of this very nice canyon at Blackheath. This was our prelude trip before going down to the Coxs RIver with SUBW to celebrate the festive season.

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Mt Hay Canyon

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

Mt Hay Canyon is a relatively short canyon – but it has remained a classic canyon. It packs a lot in its short length. This essay will mainly focus on some of its history. The creek that the canyon is … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek Canyon

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

December is a good time to go canyoning and in particular a good time to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. Its a long and fairly cold canyon and best visited on a warm or hot day. Last saturday was warm – … Continue reading →

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Koombanda Canyon

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave Noble

Koombanda Canyon is one of the small upper Grose River tributaries. After doing Whungee Wheengee Canyon the day before with Su Li and Disco, we decided to spend the Sunday doing something shorter. Rain was forecast for the early afternoon.

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Whungee Wheengee Canyon

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave Noble

Whungee Wheengee Canyon is a tributary of Wollangambe Canyon. As canyons go its not too bad at all. It is reasonably  long and has many deep dark sections. It is also quite a sporting canyon – with lots of swims, … Continue reading →

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