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Wollangambe Canyon – 23 November 2016

I headed up the mountains with Bob planning to do a canyon near Mt Wilson. We had ropes and abseiling gear and also lilos – so had the flexibility to do a range of canyons depending on the conditions. We … 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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Wollangambe River – Pollution Disaster!

The recent news of a pollution spill from the Clarence Colliery into the headwaters of the Wollangambe River is most alarming. The Wollangambe River flows through long sections of canyon – Wollangambe Canyon, near Mt Wilson. These are the most … 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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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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Whungee Wheengee Canyon

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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Wollangambe Canyon – The Tourist Section

The day before we had visited Bowens Creek. On the Sunday, another warm day, we went down a section of Wollangambe Canyon. When its a hot day in Sydney, its hard to imagine a better or more delightful place to … Continue reading

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