Party: Tim Vollmer, Astley Friend and Diego – T2′s photos | This summer has been such a washout that I’ve pretty much resorted to planning day trips with just a couple days notice when the weather forecast looks promising enough. This trip actually took that to the extreme, with the decision just a day before, but it… [Read more…]
February 5, 2012
Party: Tim Vollmer, Stephen Sheehan, Todd Harford, Saul Richardson, Ulla Heikkilä, Joshua Hill, Drew Morcom, Kosta Seiler — Joshua’s photos | Todd’s photos Like most of summer, the week before this had been packed full of rain. So much so that the Colo River — which drains most of the canyon country — had hit about six… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
Party: Tim Vollmer, Kosta Seiler, Adrian Spragg and Mike Arrell — T2′s photos | Kosta’s photos | Adrian’s photos The Blue Mountains are home to a huge number of diverse and spectacular canyons, with many dozens coming complete with detailed trip notes, easy access, tracks, good anchors and in some cases even sign posts or log… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
Party: Tim and Michelle Vollmer, Leah Charlson, Naser Ghobadzadeh, Colombina Schaeffer, Jana Fromm, Naomi Rellum, Yumi Hong, Terence Nhan, Murray Booth, Adrian Dries (and friends) A steady stream tumbling over a waterfall into a large, deep pool which is skirted by a beautiful sandy beach and towered over by cliffs on one side. From the first glimpse you get… [Read more…]
December 31, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Joshua Hill, Drew Morcom, Stephen Sharwood, Tom Murtagh, and Jiri and Cat Svec — T2′s photos | Joshua’s Nightmare and NYE Driving towards Newnes early on New Year’s Eve it hardly felt like we were escaping civilisation, with a steady stream of vehicles racing past on the dirt road. I was already a little nervous… [Read more…]
December 18, 2011
Like all the greatest ideas, this one arrived over a cold beer. We were sitting in the garden of The Alex at Leura, having finished our trip through Fortress Canyon and visit to Dark’s Cave in quick time, having arrived just after 4pm. The weather, which had thankfully been much better than the forecast of showers, was… [Read more…]
December 18, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Kosta Seiler, Sierra Classen, Todd Harford, Saul Richardson, Damian O’Connor, Phil Davey, Ross Davey and Barnaby Heaton – photos There was a chill in the air at Leura as we stood around waiting for the train to bring the last of the group. All week the weather forecast had been miserable, with… [Read more…]
December 15, 2011
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.… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Kosta Seiler, Sky Reidy, Todd Harford, Joshua Hill and Drew Morcom Night canyoning is a truly unique activity. The darkness completely changes the experience, making even the most familiar places seem alien. Add to that the millions of glow worms illuminating the rock walls, countless more stars twinkling in the sky above, the… [Read more…]
November 28, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer and Joshua Hill — Rocky’s photos Despite a rainy week in the mountains the weather had completely cleared by Monday, offering us a spectacular sunny day which was the perfect weather for a fun morning splashing about in a short but beautiful canyon. Thanks to a change of roles at work, and… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills and Kosta Seiler — T1′s photos | T2′s photos After a long winter break from proper wet canyons I was itching for a good hard trip through some spectacular slots to blow the cobwebs out of the system. We decided on an ambitious double — Heart Attack and Surefire Canyons… [Read more…]
September 4, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Mitch Isaacs (for the easy part), and about 80 other bushwalkers (again for the easy part only!) — T2′s photos | T1′s photos With an unseasonably hot sun bearing down through the crisp spring sky, about 80 bushwalkers joined in a chorus of “The People’s Flag” — an old socialist classic… [Read more…]
September 3, 2011
Party: Tim, Michelle, Dyson, Uriah and Amani Vollmer, Leah Charlson, Natascha Rohr and Meredith Thomas Challenging bushwalks that take you to far away places can be wonderful, but it is amazing how much beauty can still be found close to suburbia, tucked just a short stroll away from the hustle and bustle. My aim was to head to… [Read more…]
August 28, 2011
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… [Read more…]
August 14, 2011
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… [Read more…]
August 13, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Mariacristina (Mary) Merlo, Diana María Ocampo, Adrian Spragg and Stephanie Spragg Standing at the cliff edge, all we could see below us was a black abyss. The full moon we’d planned the trip around was hidden behind a pretty solid layer of clouds, but worst of all, we were cutting… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, John Lieberth, Stephen Sheehan, Adrian Spragg and very briefly Joshua Hill — T2′s photos | T1′s photos | Adrian’s photos For a week the weather forecasts had been steadily worsening, so that by the time we left we were pretty well guaranteed rain on every day of the walk. We made our… [Read more…]
June 26, 2011
Party: Tim Gastineau-Hills, Tracey Bullivant, Tim Vollmer, Stephen Sheehan, Pete Raines, Nigel Butler, Joshua Hill, Mary Merlo — photos When you think about the ways a canyoning trip can go horribly wrong, your mind normally goes to things like thunderstorms, snake bites, rock falls or rope jams. But for all those potential disasters, there is… [Read more…]
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