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Claustral Canyon – 1 March 2024

It was great to visit Claustral Canyon again. Bob had suggested the canyon and conditions looked good, so we set off up the mountains and were soon on our way. It turned out to be an excellent day. There was … Continue reading

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Hat Hill Canyon – 9 February 2024

I joined Bob and Doug on a nice day of canyoning in Hat Hill Canyon at Blackheath. It was a fine warm day – and a cool canyon was a great place to be in. Doug parked at the turn-off … Continue reading

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Grand Canyon – 4 February 2024

John and Chuin Nee invited me to join them and their two boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a trip down The Grand Canyon at Blackheath. We had a very good day. The previous evening we had been at a BBQ … Continue reading

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Dargans Creek Canyon (and a visit to Pondi Beach) – 12 January 2024

It was time for another canyon. I headed up the mountains with Bob, with the plan to visit Dargans Creek Canyon. When we stopped for break on the way up at Lawson, the weather was quite cool, and it was … Continue reading

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Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 4 January 2024

I headed up the mountains to Mt Wilson with Bob and Doug. The plan was to visit Why Do’t We Do It In The Road Canyon. We had an excellent day. Setting off from the fire station at Mt Wilson, … Continue reading

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Rocky Creek Canyon – 28 January 2023

I was heading up to the Blue Mountains for camping weekend with my friend Wendy. Our aim on Saturday was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. I had been down the canyon with Bob, a few weeks earlier, but as canyons … Continue reading

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Claustral Canyon – 18 January 2023

I was going canyoning with Bob and Doug. A hot day was forecast, so we headed to Mt Tomah and Claustral Canyon. We set off from the carpark about 9:30 am, and were soon on the track down to the … Continue reading

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Claustral Canyon – 10 February 2022

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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Twister and Rocky Creek Canyons – 4 March 2021

It was a good day for some canyoning, and I had suggested to Bob that a trip to Twister and Rocky Creek Canyons could be nice. We both knew Rocky Creek Canyon very well – we were on the trip … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Northern Blue Mountains – 11 February 2021

This was another nice day of canyoning with Bob and Nipper in the Northern Blue Mountains. On the day we visited three canyons that were close to each other and this enabled us to complete an interesting loop. The first … Continue reading

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