Canyoning and bushwalking are both very social activities, with active participants naturally drawn to clubs that fit their style. These pursuits also provide a vivid insight into natures beauty and the need for important areas to be conserved for future generations. We are members of a number of the organisations listed below. All provide useful information which gives not only the encouragement to get out into the bush yourself, but the skills, information and contacts to make it happen safely. If you have any suggestions for links we should include, email them to fatcanyoners@gmail.com.

Bushwalking clubs:

• Sydney University Bushwalkers - www.subw.org.au
• UTS Outdoor Adventure Club – www.utsoac.org.au
• Sydney University Speleological Society – www.ee.usyd.edu.au/suss
• ANU Mountaineering Club - www.anumc.org.au
• The Sydney Bush Walkers - www.sbw.org.au
• The Coast and Mountain Walkers of NSW - www.cmw.asn.au
• Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW - www.bushwalking.org.au
• Bushwalking Australia – www.bushwalkingaustralia.org
• Bankstown Bushwalking Club - www.bankstownbushwalkingclub.org.au
• The Bush Club - www.bushclub.org.au
• Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club - www.ubmbc.org.au
• Batemans Bay Bushwalkers - www.baybushwalkers.org.au

Useful information:

• Tom Brennan – www.ozultimate.com
• Blue Mountains Canyons – members.ozemail.com.au/~dnoble/canyoning.html
• Dave Noble – www.david-noble.net
• Ashley Burke – members.ozemail.com.au/~aburke
• Dingo Gap Gallery - www.dingogap.net.au
• Escape the Tedium – www.tdmskp.com.au
• Bushwalking in the Upper Blue Mountains – www.pnc.com.au/%7Ewells
• Blue Mountains World Heritage Experience – www.worldheritage.org.au
• Useful info on knots / ropework - www.chockstone.org/TechTips.htm
• More knots and rigging – canyoneeringusa.com/cusapress/knots
• Yet more knots – www.layhands.com/Knots/Knots_SingleLoops.htm
• Animated knots by Grog – www.animatedknots.com/indexclimbing.php
• Bushwalking gear and info – www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/FAQ_Index.htm
• Ultra-light gear – www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/FAQ_Ultralightweight.htm
• Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Squad – www.bwrs.org.au
• Australian bushwalking forum - bushwalk.com
• John Chapman bushwalking - www.john.chapman.name/bushwalk.html
• Hiking in SE Queensland - www.weekendoutdoors.net
• Walk the Bibbulmun Track – www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au
• Wild Walks – www.wildwalks.com

Bushwalking, canyoning, climbing, or general outdoor blogs:

• Canyoner and bushwalker Dave Noble - david-noble.net/blog
• The Sleep Train Ben Artup - sleeptrain.blogspot.com
• Julie Burton - imageevent.com/jburton
• David Jones - alternatezone.com/canyoning
• Anthony Dunk - diamondspirit.net/adunk
• Sarah Truscott - sarahtruscott.wordpress.com
• Jeremy Platt - hiking26.blogspot.com.au
• Chris Moore - twobreakfasts.wordpress.com
• Huck & Dyno - huckanddyno.wordpress.com
• Caro Ryan’s bushwalking tips - lotsafreshair.com
• Our Hiking Blog - ourhikingblog.com.au
• Bushwalking Melbourne and beyond – bushwalkingblog.com.au
• WA hiking and cycling - aushiker.com
• Bushwalking Skills - bushwalkingskills.com
• Bushwalks in Tasmania - bushwalks.blogspot.com.au
• Nature Scribe – naturescribe.com
• Richard Pattison canyoning videos - youtube.com/user/richardtpattison
• Warren Hinder’s photography – bluemountainswalks.com.au
• Lee Duguid landscape photography - leeduguid.com.au
• wildland (NSW Mid-North Coast) - awildland.blogspot.com.au

International sites:

• Canyon Collective (US forum) – canyoncollective.com
• uCanyon - www.ucanyon.com
• Rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat - mayangobat.wordpress.com
• Canyoneering USA - www.canyoneeringusa.com
• American Canyoneering Academy - www.canyoneering.net
• American Canyoneers - www.americancanyoneers.org
• Canyonlands: Tales from Narrow Places - canyoneering.wordpress.com
• Canyoneering in the US North West – canyoneeringnorthwest.com
• Canyon Tales - www.math.utah.edu/%7Esfolias/canyontales/intro
• Canyons Mexico - www.canyonsmexico.org
• Cañones y Barrancos - www.barranquismo.net
• UK Canyon Guides – www.canyonguides.org
• Canyon.ie – www.canyon.ie
• Descente-Canyon - www.descente-canyon.com
• faites du freeride pas la guerre – canyonisme.net
• Espeleo Club de Descenso de Cañones - ecdcportugali.blogspot.pt

Outdoor magazines:

• The Bushwalker – www.bushwalking.org.au/mag.html
• Historic issues of The Bushwalker – www.bushwalkermagazine.org
• Wild – www.wild.com.au
• Australian Geographic Outdoor – www.australiangeographic.com.au/outdoor

Conservation organisations:

• The Colong Foundation – www.colongwilderness.org.au
• National Parks Association of NSW – www.npansw.org.au
• Blue Mountains Conservation Society - www.bluemountains.org.au
• Western Sydney Conservation Alliance - www.wsca.org.au
• Kosciuszko Huts Association - www.khuts.org
• Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute - www.bmwhi.org.au

Interesting:

• Beyond Zero Emissions – www.beyondzeroemissions.org
• Online bushwalking forum – bushwalk.com
• Keith Lancaster’s Diaries – dveltkamp.customer.netspace.net.au/KeithLancaster
• Jack Thwaites Bush Diaries - www.jackthwaitesbushdiaries.com