Party: Leo Garnac, Felix Ossig-Bonanno, Tony Ruzek, Pierrette Michaux, Adrian Spragg Leo collected Adrian from Redfern Friday at 3pm ….. and as a harbinger for Leo’s ambitious plans for the weekend, they crawled bumper to bumper on the M4 to Penrith. Leo had evidently not cleared his plans with Huey, and after heavy rain through … Continue reading
Category Archives: Canyoning
Danae Brook and Thurat Spires in a day
Party: Adrian Spragg, Ian Houghton, Kimberly Spragg, Brendan Emery Adrian had planned Danae Brook and Thurat Spires back in March when he was not able to join Helen & Kosta on their trip https://fatcanyoners.org/2014/02/22/danae-brook-via-the-spires/ . He chose the longest day of the year, aware that it was precisely between moons, and it had long been on Ian’s … Continue reading
Corkscrew and Upper Bowens Creek South
Party: Helen Margherita Smith, Kimberly Spragg and Adrian Spragg I had forgotten how beautiful Upper Bowens Creek South was until I did it again in mid-January with a Scouts party. The clambouring in the main canyon section required some level of nerve and skill, and I thought it would be excellent for beginners if simplified. I … Continue reading
Danae Brook with exit via the Spires
Party: Paul, Kosta, Helen, Josh and Stephen Danae Brook is one of Kanangra’s most iconic slot canyons and well known for being a long, challenging, yet spectacular trip. There are several exit options, but arguably the most interesting one involves scrambling up and over Thurat Spires. With my thesis submission date looming ever closer, I … Continue reading
Benighted in Claustral
Party: Helen, Kosta, Kristian, Glenn We were up for an adventshaaaaaaaa ( “wickeeeeeed!”, “epiiiiiiiic!”). So we met up at North Richmond as usual, drove up to the Claustral car park and started walking – 17 minutes behind schedule as the German pointed out. This actually turned out to be good timing because a few meters … Continue reading
Glen Davis canyoning
What better way to escape the scorching temperatures of Australia’s hottest year on record than to hang out in some of the more remote canyons in the Wollemi National Park? That said, we nearly didn’t make it to the Cooroongooba campground, with 11 fires flaring up in the Wollemi region just before Christmas and the campground … Continue reading
Carrabeanga bludge trip
Party: Adrian, Helen, T2, Kosta Carrabeanga Falls is described in the canyoning guide book as being “an epic, due to its remoteness, problems of loose rocks, and the exposure of some abseils”. This always sounded like a good fun trip for me and this summer I finally got a chance to schedule it. Due to … Continue reading
Kalang Falls and Kanangra Main
Party: Kosta Seiler, Helen Margherita Smith, Kristian Sturmberg and Adrian Spragg The realisation of items forgotten started early in the trip when Adrian took a call from home. Had he forgotten a small rucksack still sitting in the kitchen? Yes … but following some quick calculations it was decided it contained nothing vital. Then after the turnoff to … Continue reading
Beginners trip: Fortress Canyon
Party: Sky Reidy, Monica Wong, Mitchell Isaacs, David Langeder, Clinton Bradley, Justin Liu, Sarah McGeough, Kshitij Sahni and Claire Chatry I’d previously done Fortress Canyon with Victoria Benz and was impressed with the easy walk in and out, not to mention the spectacularly scenic lunch spot above a 200 metre waterfall with sweeping valley views. … Continue reading
Canyoning — Kalang Falls
Party: Tim Vollmer, Tom Morris, Kate Christianson and Tony Ruzek — photos It had been almost four years since I’d visited Kalang Falls. On that occasion drizzling rain and a light blanket of mist had obliterated the impressive views that the canyon is known for. The conditions had also made the infamously slippery rock even more … Continue reading
Bushfire damage: Wollangambe River and Mt Wilson
After a failed attempt to get to Mt Wilson to help with the bushfire cleanup — when a bout of windy weather saw a spot fire leap Bells Line of Road into Bowens Creek, briefly threatening to burn towards Mt Wilson for the second time in just over a week — I finally managed to … Continue reading
Winter sun in Acoustic Canyon
FreezeFest was much bigger this year, with quite a few trips taking place over the weekend, so each canyon has been written up by a different participant. This trip report was produced by Grant Innis: Party: Grant, Joshua, Drew, Peggy, Albert, Shaun, Helen, Mike, Andres, Fritz, Sky, Mon, Ulla, Nicola, Ian, Wannes and T2 The weather on … Continue reading
