Category Archives: Canyoning

Magnifying Glass Canyon – 10 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was the fifth day of our canyoning trip – but by now we were in the Central Blue Mountains rather than the Northern Blue Mountains. Bob and myself decided to visit Magnifying Glass Canyon. My only previous visit to … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 9 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

Our intention on this day was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. But that is a rather short trip, so we first visited two short canyons, not too far away. The first two canyons can be visited a number of ways. … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 8 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

On the third day of our canyoning trip, we visited the canyon section in the West Branch of Deanes Creek. Bob had not visited this canyon before, but I could recall a trip with Rob Hynes, probably around 2004, where … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 7 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

The first day of our trip had been very good despite cool wet weather. The weather on the second day was better – still cool but mainly dry. Our plan was to visit Crooked Crevice Canyon and then Tiger Snake … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 6 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had headed up to the Northern Blue Mountains with Bob for 5 days of canyoning. The weather on the first day of our trip was cool and a little wet, so we chose to visit a short and fairly … Continue reading →

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Bowens Creek Canyon – South Branch, Upper Section – 2 January 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is always a nice canyon to revisit – one that offers good value. For the effort involved you get to visit a fair bit of canyon. It was essentially a repeat of a trip I had been on back … Continue reading →

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Wotta and Birrabang Canyons – 7 December 2022

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

The canyoning season has started late this year – at least for Bob and myself. The cool weather has not been that encouraging. But, with a warm day forecast, Bob suggested visiting Wotta Canyon in the Blue Mountains. It is … Continue reading →

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Vale – Chris Collier

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

An old friend, Chris Collier,  passed away recently. He died after a long illness on 19 May 2022. Over a period of years, I did many trips with Chris and his partner Clare – mostly canyons or mountain biking trips. … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 17 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was time for another canyoning trip with Bob. Last week we had visited Claustral Canyon. This week, we decided to visit the Tourist Section of Wollangambe Canyon. That would allow us to check out the syphon that had  killed … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 10 February 2022

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself had been talking about another trip to Claustral Canyon for a while. But we had been put off by cool weather and too much rain. But now conditions seemed to be right. A warm day (30° … Continue reading →

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