Ranon Brook - 9 March 2008
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Party - Digi Dave, Chuin Nee, Rob, Yvonne, Annabel, Dave N
It was a nice day - and we decided to visit Ranon Brook Canyon - via
Ranon Brook headwaters rather than the shorter route in via Mistake
Ravine. The longer route has a very nice section of canyon and features
a number of short abseils.
Above - Digi Dave - too fast for the camera! - on the first abseil
Above - Digi Dave at the bottom of the first abseil
Above - Chuin Nee, Digi Dave and Annabel in the canyon
Above - Digi Dave on a short abseil after the junction with Mistake Ravine
Above - Digi Dave abseiling - Chuin Nee watches from below
The climax of the canyon is a set of two wonderful abseils just before
the junction with Claustral Canyon. Some people bypass this section and
do a single long abseil down the wall of the canyon. The waterfall
route is very spectacular and is to be preferred in normal water levels.
Above - Both abseils involve a drop, a swim across a pool and then
another drop. Here is Rob on the first of the two abseils - after doing
the first drop and the swim - he is sorting out the rope for the second
drop.
Above - From below - Yvonne on the first drop of the first abseil in the set
Above - Yvonne - flipping the rope over for the second drop of this abseil
Above - And now Yvonne on the lower drop of the first abseil
Above - Annabel on the second of the abseils in the set
Above - further down
Above - some nice bridging
Above - going down
Above - almost in the pool
Above - not far now
Above - in the water above the second drop
Above - Annabel - walking down to the swim in the common section below the Claustral junction
Above - A small broad headed snake
Above - sunbeams
Above - Annabel, Yvonne and Rob in the canyon
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