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canyoning Posted onOctober 30, 2022November 3, 2022

My First Weekend in SEQ’s Border Ranges

(well sort of my first) Before excepting a new position in Brisbane, I’d done a bit of research and identified […] Read More

bushwalking Posted onNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020

Public access to spectacular Blue Mountains lookout threatened

In the lower Blue Mountains there’s a spectacular lookout that has somehow remained a mostly locals-only spot, despite offering panoramic […] Read More

canyoning Posted onAugust 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Saving Grace Canyon

(Written by myself. Edited by Owen) Party: Owen Minstler, Michael Blair, Nhân (Grace) Thái and IPhotos: Taken by a mix […] Read More

general discussion Posted onJune 29, 2020June 30, 2022

More than ever, nature needs a helping hand

It’s been a heartbreaking 12 months. Unprecedented bushfires burnt through much of the state — including the overwhelming majority of […] Read More

canyoning Posted onJune 22, 2020June 24, 2020

Two Tunnels

Party: Anna, James and I[This is an edited version of the original] I decided to explore two relatively remote creeks, it […] Read More

technical tips Posted onMay 30, 2020June 4, 2020

Viewing the Free GeoPDFs from SixMaps in Google Earth

Being locked up in hotel quarantine for two weeks gave me a decent amount of time to re-familiarise myself with […] Read More

bushwalking Posted onMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Vuelta al Cerró Huemul (El Chaltén, Argentina)

(AKA: The Huemul Circuit)(Originally posted here)Party: Mum, Dad and I Contents: Prelude Day 1 (Sun): El Chaltén to Laguna Túnel […] Read More

canyoning Posted onMay 23, 2020June 4, 2020

La Barrosa: a Partial Descent (Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica)

(Originally posted here)(Follow up media release here) Party : Daniele Rocchi & Scott Trescott (The Toros), Felix Ossig-Bonanno & Fernando […] Read More

bushwalking Posted onMay 23, 2020June 4, 2020

Circuito Dientes de Navarino (Magallanes, Chile)

(Originally published here) Party: Mum, Dad, Sis and I Dividing the island [of Isla Navarino] in two unequal halves, the craggy Cordón de los Dientes (with […] Read More

bushwalking Posted onFebruary 26, 2020

Traversing the Winburndale Range

After being pretty hopeless at publishing trip reports in recent years, I’ve decided to finalise a few from particularly memorable […] Read More

bushwalking Posted onFebruary 24, 2020February 27, 2020

An amble around Mt Airly

Party: T2 and Em Mt Airly is one of those places I’ve driven past, looked out at from distant peaks, […] Read More

canyoning Posted onFebruary 23, 2020

Centennial Glen Canyon (The Grotto)

Party: T2, Bron, Steph, Em, Gill One of the perks of living in the Blue Mountains is the ability to […] Read More

canyoning Posted onDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Cañón Bonsai (Turrialba, Costa Rica)

Photos here : https://eclecticcats.wordpress.com/2019/11/26/canon-bonsai-turrialba-costa-rica/ After a lazy day on the Río Pejebaye (fish-bay in the indigenous language) with Desiree, we […] Read More

canyoning Posted onDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Río Seco (Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica)

Río Seco (Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica) Photos here : https://eclecticcats.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/rio-seco-bajos-del-toro-costa-rica/ Too much water, and not enough rope… Party: Fernando […] Read More

canyoning Posted onDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Nonequito (Turrialba, Costa Rica)

Photos here : https://eclecticcats.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/nonequito-turrialba-costa-rica/ Out of all the cañoning routes in Costa Rica, Nonequito must be the one I’ve spent […] Read More

canyoning Posted onDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Ciudad Esmeralda (Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica)

Party : Fernando y yo. After meeting up with Scott, and grabbing a rope, we headed to the old bridge […] Read More

canyoning Posted onNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019

Cañón Sitio Mata (Turrialba, Costa Rica)

Party (11): Pipo, Rebecca, Fernando Freire Tirado, Erick Farinas, Fernanda, Jess Villalba, Meilyn Mange, Mónica Gutiérrez, Nacho, Victor Ayular y […] Read More

canyoneering Posted onNovember 24, 2019November 25, 2019

Cañóns Juan Viñas y Chirraca (Turrialba, Costa Rica)

Party: Fernando Freire Tirado, Danny Calderón Ballestero y yo. I woke a second time when Fernando’s alarm sounded. I could […] Read More

Uncategorized Posted onOctober 26, 2019October 26, 2019

Volcano Boarding (Nicaragua)

The volcano boarding on Sierra Negro was pioneered by an Australian (though a local told me their fathers had done […] Read More

reviews Posted onOctober 24, 2019

Book review: Wild Swimming Sydney

Authors: Sally Tertini and Steve Pollard Cost: $32.99 Review by Tim Stephens Wild Swimming Sydney by Sally Tertini and Steve […] Read More

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