Party: Julie Burton, Tim ‘T2′ Vollmer, Joshua ‘Rocky’ Hill, Drew Morcom, Melissa Freer, Peggy Huang, Todd Harford and Scott ‘Mooresy’ Moores — T2′s pics | Joshua’s pics | Todd’s pics The gauntlet had been thrown down, and the challenge had been accepted by a handful of hardy souls — to go wet canyoning in the absolute …
Party: Tim ‘T2′ Vollmer, Tim ‘T1′ Gastineau-Hills, Lilian Donoso, Aleisha Kahn, Bron MacRaild and Maria Vamvouklis – T2′s photos | T1′s photos With heavy rain pounding down, temperatures barely out of the single digits and warnings of thunderstorms, we begrudgingly made the call to cancel the trip, figuring it was turning more into an epic than a simple beginner trip. …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Peggy Huang, Sarah Chan, Diana Ocampo, Daniel Arnesson, Jiri and Cat Svec, Chee Wong, Lilian Donoso, Chantal Bronkhorst, Melanie Luxem and Andrew Randall — T2′s photos I remember collapsing onto hands and knees — fighting back the urge to vomit as the adrenaline surged through my body — before composing myself and pulling out …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Joshua Hill, Jack Gough, Mariacristina (Mary) Merlo, Diana María Ocampo, Adrian Spragg and Stephanie Spragg — Joshua’s photos | T1′s photos | T2′s photos By late winter it’s hard not to get a bit antsy for some canyoning, but it is still far too cold for anything involving swims or …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Bjorn Sturmberg, Stephen Sheehan, Adrian Spragg, Peggy Huang, Lilian Donoso — photos When I was first grabbed by the idea of exploring all the passes of Narrowneck I knew of just eight. By the end of this trip a dozen had been completed, at least another two uncovered and few areas on this …
Party: Tim Gastineau-Hills, Fiona Knox, Stacey Ly Here’s a change from the norm – a trip that’s not a bushwalk, not a canyon, and only a bit bushy! This is very civilised, easy cycling in scenic, subalpine northeast Victoria. Just perfect for an FCC trip. When an old friend of mine [a keen canyoner and …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Joshua Hill, Kosta Seiler, Mike Gray, Melissa Freer, Louisa Vaupel, Peter Brotherhood, Angie Bulic, Fiona Knox, Saul Richardson, Charlotte Greig, Tamsin Lillie, Joe Parkin, Annie Cote, Henry Backman, Carina Lucchinelli, Guy Tannenbaum, Jarrett Cohen, Katie Hendry and oh-so-briefly Nigel Butler – a selection of everyone’s photos Missing gear, two injured …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Michelle Vollmer, Melissa Freer, Katy Harrington, Guy Tannenbaum, Matt Kempf, Tanja Roeske and Sandra Schrenk - photos Michelle had been nagging me to organise another easy overnight trip after Orange Bluff and given it was my birthday over the weekend I thought it was a perfect time to oblige. It didn’t take much …
Party: Tim Vollmer, Michelle Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Joshua Hill, Melissa Freer, Marta Bello, Joe Parkin and Michael Rose — photos It’s not every day you get to see a UFO on the way to a trip, but as we sped towards Kanangra Walls — about an hour before sunrise — we experienced exactly that, with a …
Party: Tim Vollmer (T2), Tim Gastineau-Hills (T1), Kosta Seiler, Bruce Dailey – photos Even with the usual poor planning – a trip decided on less than a week out – a spanner managed to get thrown in the works when I came down with an appalling stomach bug on Friday night. After a rather unpleasant …
Party: Tim, Mike, May, Hiromi, Ako, Ben, Kristen, Naser and Awen – Trip report by May Ho: Blessed with a sky of blue and the warm caress of the sun, it was a perfect day for a nude yoga bushwalk just before the weather turned too cold. Despite the horrendous storm the day before, nine of … Continue reading »
Party: Andres, Clara, Frabricio, Nicola T, Nicola A, Dinh Anh, Albert, Peggy – Albert Chetcuti’s Photos Following the huge success of last year’s SUBW New Members Welcome I thought I’d organize another one at Girrahween Park (part of Wolli Creek Regional Park). The aim of this trip was to provide an opportunity for the new members … Continue reading »
Party: Christian Wilson, Michael Kennedy, Michael Arrell and Tim Vollmer — Christian’s photos | T2’s photos – Trip report by Christian Wilson: Russells Needle. Google it and you don’t find too much info: a Sydney University Bushwalkers page from a trip there in 2001 (they didn’t actually climb the Needle on that trip), a few entries from bushwalking clubs, and mentions … Continue reading »
The proposal to raise Warragamba Dam is like a political zombie — a bad idea that despite being buried almost two decades ago just refuses to die. And even though it comes with a price tag of at least half a billion dollars, the proposal to extend the existing dam wall upwards by 23 metres … Continue reading »
Party: Lilian, Albert, Peggy – Albert Chetcuti’s photos If you have done the Ruined Castle walk and looked north towards Narrow Neck you would have noticed a predominate headland reaching out from the eastern cliff line of the Neck. Known as Castle Head, this forms some of the western cliff surrounding the spectacular Jamison Valley. The … Continue reading »
Party: Karen, Terry, Eva, Silvia, Albert, Peggy – Albert Chetcuti’s photos What better way to spend Good Friday than up to the mountains. After an action packed morning of other activities — including flipping on a giant trampoline — we drove up to the Blue Mountains. After putting on our wetsuits and gearing up we headed … Continue reading »
Party: Sky Reidy, Ulla Heikkilä, Monica Wong, Chee Wong, Elissa James and Peter DeBartolo — Mon’s photos Ulla, Mon and I were looking for a fun and easy trip and settled on Castle Head. It had been proposed as a potential night abseil, so it seemed prudent to do a daylight reconnaissance first. Out went … Continue reading »
Party: Tim Vollmer, Jeremie Rossy, Joshua Hill, Tom Begić and Pete Harvey I’m not one for “ticking off canyons” — that sort of conquest mentality really rubs me the wrong way — but I am someone who notices lingering gaps on my maps; those places that I’ve wanted to go for a long time, but for … Continue reading »
Party: Tim, May, Joshua, Mike, Jeremy, Leah, Martin and Emily With the sun baking down on our naked flesh, it was almost too hot, despite the dappled shade. So much for the ominous weather forecasts that has promised light showers and plenty of clouds. The sky was almost completely blue, the air still, and the … Continue reading »
Party: Karen, Terry, Tony P, Silvia, Eva, Peggy, Albert, Lilian, Cathy and Chee – Albert’s photos When my friend Karen left Australia for a year to study in Japan, I organised a farewell trip for her to Paradise Pool. This was so she could have a last experience of the beautiful Australian bush before she left the … Continue reading »
Party: Tim Vollmer, Mary Merlo, Lilian Castillo, Tom Begić, Chee Wong, Andres Albornoz and Emma Spencer Good canyoning weather has been in short supply recently. So when the forecast started offering a window of warmer sunny days I decided to grab hold of one, even if it was a work day. Mary had also been really keen to squeeze … Continue reading »
Party: Mary Merlo, Tim Vollmer, Chee Wong, Ulla Heikkila, Michael Arrell, Albert Chetcuti, Peggy Huang, Ashley Burke and Andres Albornoz — Mary’s photos | Albert’s photos – Trip report by Mary Merlo: Last Saturday was one of those days you wouldn’t get out of bed unless it was to lay on the couch with a warm … Continue reading »
