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bushwalking Posted onAugust 4, 2011April 15, 2024

A wet and windy (day) trip in the Blue Breaks (sorta)

Party: Rocky (Joshua Hill), my existential and physical pain, and some other guys… I would like to give my perspective on…

reviews Posted onAugust 3, 2011December 18, 2017

Review: Summit Gear Canyon pack

UPDATE: I’ve used this same pack for about seven years now, during which time it has spent at least 250…

reviews Posted onAugust 3, 2011April 15, 2024

Review: Kong Hydrobot descender

When it comes to abseiling / rappelling descenders, there’s no shortage of choices available. Some devices are better suited to…

technical tips Posted onJuly 31, 2011December 15, 2017

Four options for making an emergency abseiling harness with tape

Whether you are canyoning or bushwalking, the ability to make an emergency harness using tubular tape could get you out…

technical tips Posted onJuly 31, 2011August 29, 2018

Retrievable anchor when abseiling on double ropes

UPDATE: The following post is retained for archive purposes only. Since it was published, far better techniques for retrievable anchors…

reviews Posted onJuly 30, 2011August 31, 2020

Book review: Colo River Passes and Routes — A bushwalkers guide

Colo River Passes and Routes: A bushwalkers guide Author: Brian Corlis Price: $35 (inc postage) UPDATE: This book is no…

bushwalking Posted onJuly 18, 2011April 15, 2024

A wet and windy week in the Blue Breaks

Party: Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, John Lieberth, Stephen Sheehan, Adrian Spragg and very briefly Joshua Hill — T2’s photos | T1’s…

general discussion Posted onJuly 10, 2011November 15, 2017

One Fat Canyoner's exploration of ecological philosophy: an essay

“My machine becomes the locus of lament for how the world is. I grieve the futility of my society that…

canyoning Posted onJune 26, 2011April 15, 2024

Epic canyoning fail… but a great walk on the Colo River to Wollemi Creek

Party: Tim Gastineau-Hills, Tracey Bullivant, Tim Vollmer, Stephen Sheehan, Pete Raines, Nigel Butler, Joshua Hill, Mary Merlo — photos When…

canyoning Posted onJune 19, 2011November 22, 2017

Wolgan View and Penrose Gully Canyons

Party: T1 and Tracey I cast the mind back to January 2010 and the birth of the Fat Canyoners Club,…

bushwalking Posted onJune 11, 2011April 15, 2024

Easy overnight walk to the Colo River via Canoe Creek

Party: Tim Vollmer, Michelle Vollmer, Sky Reidy, Angie Bulic, Glenn Woerndle, Naomi Norris, Chee Wong and Nikita Rybak — photos I’d…

bushwalking Posted onJune 5, 2011November 22, 2017

Newnes – Mystery Mountain

Party: Tim (T1), Tracey What is mysterious about Mystery Mountain? Is it something about the imposing rocky head, 370m above…

bushwalking Posted onJune 5, 2011April 15, 2024

Narrowneck Passes: Black Billy Head, Dunphys, Glenraphael Head and Duncans

Party: Tim Vollmer, Bjorn Sturmberg, Stephen Sheehan, Adrian Spragg, Peggy Huang, Lilian Donoso — photos When I was first grabbed…

bushwalking Posted onMay 28, 2011April 15, 2024

A weekend in the Wild Dog Mountains

Party: Tim Vollmer, Nigel Butler, Mary Merlo, Lisa Jonas – photos I’d been itching for an overnight trip for a while, and…

abseiling Posted onMay 21, 2011April 15, 2024

Abseiling Malaita Wall and Point

Party: Kosta, Mary, Mel, Peggy, Scott, Sky After leaving Sydney during some misty weather, this turned out to be a…

cycling Posted onMay 19, 2011April 15, 2024

Cycling in northeast Victoria

Party: Tim Gastineau-Hills, Fiona Knox, Stacey Ly Here’s a change from the norm – a trip that’s not a bushwalk,…

general discussion Posted onMay 14, 2011April 15, 2024

Protest against open cut mining in the Gardens of Stone

The Gardens of Stone, on the western side of the world heritage listed Blue Mountains, are an iconic area full…

abseiling Posted onMay 2, 2011April 15, 2024

Enough Rope – 200m abseils

Party: Bjorn Sturmberg, Tim Vollmer, Tim Gastineau-Hills, Joshua Hill, Pete Raines, Kosta Seiler After weeks if not months of bad…

bushwalking Posted onApril 23, 2011April 15, 2024

An Adventurous Easter… well almost

Party: Bjorn, Emma With a short cowardly email, the adventurous Easter plans of the Fat Canyoners Club dissipated late on…

general discussion Posted onApril 5, 2011April 15, 2024

Ode to the wombat

While I normally try to keep my posts trip related, forgive this indulgence, because after finding this poem while cleaning…

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The Fat Canyoners acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we have the privilege of bushwalking and canyoning on. We take great pride knowing that we live on country that sustains the oldest continuous culture on earth and thank the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for their ongoing role as custodians of this land. Read more...

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