Danae Brook - 23 December 2012
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Party - Stacey, Si Li, Asaph, Megan, Dave
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Above - at the top of the canyon
We scrambled down the first abseil to a low tree and then abseiled
into the start of the slot
Above - looking down the slot
Above - Stacey abseiling into the slot
Above - Megan abseiling while Asaph rigs the next pitch
Above - Asaph starts abseiling down the chockstone abseil
Above - Megan on the chockstone abseil
It is interesting to note that the pool at the bottom of this drop
is now shallow and no longer a swim. Most of the party abseiled
behind the chockstone. Su Li, who was last down abseiled over
the chockstone to facilitate the pull down. On my last trip down the
canyon before this one - we had jammed a rope here. The end became
caught in a crack on the side of the chockstone. We had to cut the
rope. The rope was jammed so tight - a party going down the canyon
the day after us could not pull it out of the crack (and that may be
part of my rope visible in the photo).
Above - looking down the canyon
Above - Stacey on the waterfall abseil
Above - Su Li on the waterfall abseil
Above - Asaph
Above - Asaph, Su Li and Megan
Above - Looking back up the slot at the waterfall abseil. This is an
interesting spot. I understand that some early parties used to
descend the slot on the left of the photo (in the shadow). I am not
sure if the first descend party went that way (UNSW - Peter
Melhuish). Also - at least two parties in the 1960's went up Danae
Brook - ie ascending the canyon, climbing up all the waterfalls. I
think at this place - they ascended the steep bank/slot on the right
of the photo. The parties were from UNSW (Rick Higgins) and the KBC
(Jeff Boyd)
From this point - there are at several routes down the canyon. Many
parties abseil off a tree on the true left, but it is far
better to abseil down through a hole in the canyon floor - the
"Danae Direct" abseil.
Above - Asaph on the Danae Direct abseil
Above - waiting - Su Li, Megan and Stacey
Above - Stacey on the Danae Direct abseil
Above - Stacey and Asaph
Above - Megan
Above - Megan climbing down to the enxt drop
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