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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 19 March 2016

I went on a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc to the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson. It had been raining lightly during the week before the field activity, but not enough for a lot of … Continue reading

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Bell Creek Canyon – 13 March 2016

Su Li was keen for some canyoning on Sunday, and suggested Bell Creek at Mt Wilson. She was joined on the trip by Brent, Stacey and myself. Bell Creek is the most spectacular canyon in the Mt Wilson area. On … Continue reading

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Canyoning at Mt Wilson – 30 December 2015 – 1 January 2016

I recently spent an enjoyable few days at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains. It was also good to catch up with my friend Sarah and her boyfriend Damian. As well during our stay a few others came up to … Continue reading

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Whungee Wheengee Canyon – 10 December 2015

This was another very pleasant mid week canyoning trip with Bob. we headed up to Mt Wilson on what was a quite hot day – perfect for a cold canyon like Whungee Wheengee. We walked out along the fire trail … Continue reading

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Walking at Mt Banks and Mt Wilson – 5 December 2015

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with friends John and Chuin Nee, and their young sons Jasper and Sebastian. We were heading up to the Wollangambe River Clean Up organised for the next day. We intended to camp the … Continue reading

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Bowens Creek Canyon (Lower Section of the North Branch) – 26 November 2015

This was a very hot day in Sydney and almost as hot in the Blue Mountains, so an ideal day to visit a canyon. Bob had not been to Bowens Creek for a long time, and thought that a visit to … Continue reading

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Fungi at Mt Wilson and Mt Tomah – 28 May 2015

I was up the mountains with Digi Dave. The day before we had gone to Coachwood Glen to photograph the amazing fungi there. After that we had gone to the Family Hotel at Katoomba for dinner and then camped near … Continue reading

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Wollangambe Canyon – 8 March 2014

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

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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Clatterteeth Canyon – History

I recently had some correspondence with Ross Wyborn, a resident of Canada, but also a former very active Sydney Bushwalker and mountaineer back in the 1960’s. He had got in touch with me in order to try and locate an … Continue reading

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