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reviews Posted onOctober 24, 2019April 15, 2024

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…

canyoneering, canyoning Posted onOctober 21, 2019October 22, 2019

Cañón de Somoto (Nicaragua)

I’ll try add more photos when I have a way to get them off my camera… The cañón carved into…

canyoning Posted onSeptember 9, 2019April 15, 2024

¡¿Canyoning in El Salvador?! (El Salvador)

Party: William Lara (Uno), Felix Ossig-Bonanno, Alejandro Núñez, Alexander Gabriel, Bryan Ibáñez, Miguel Mejía. After spending a couple of nights…

Uncategorized Posted onMay 4, 2019April 15, 2024

A Traverse of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl/Iztactépetl)(Veracruz/Puebla, México)

Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in) = star, and tepētl = mountain), is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and…

caving Posted onMarch 31, 2019April 15, 2024

Sótano Tomasa Quiahua (Veracruz, México)

Party: (MTY) Gilberto Cura Alanis, Juan Pablo, Miguel Guerra, Felix Ossig-Bonanno. (MX) Edgar Fco. Mendoza Gualito, Alma Delia Esparza Léon,…

canyoning Posted onMarch 7, 2019March 11, 2019

El Salto y Laberinto (Nuevo León, México)

Party : Fernando Fraire Tirado and Felix Ossig-Bonanno Routes : El Salto and Laberinto After canyoning around Potrero Redondo for…

reviews Posted onFebruary 22, 2019March 10, 2019

Review: Astral Hiyak

After three and a half canyoning seasons, my worn out Bestard Canyon Guides needed to be replaced. I was initially…

canyoning Posted onFebruary 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Exploratory descent of Montezuma Falls and Avon Creek Canyon (NW Tasmania)

“Montezuma Falls – tallest waterfall in Tassie, 104m drop through the jungle – looks pretty beautiful!” It was the last…

canyoning Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 21, 2019

Cañón del Chiflón (Coahuila, México)

Party : Felix Ossig-Bonanno Note : slightly shortened version Tired of trains, I caught a bus from Torreón and camped…

canyoneering Posted onDecember 8, 2018December 8, 2018

Red & White, with a Touch of Hypothermia (East Zion, USA)

Party: Mum, Dad and ICanyons: Diana’s Throne, Red Caves (North and South Forks) After one successful snowy canyon we were…

canyoneering Posted onDecember 4, 2018

Cassidy Arch Canyon (Capitol Reef, USA)

Party: Mum, Dad and I The drive west toward Capitol Reef was spectacular. Black mountains beckoned at every turn. Remains…

nude Posted onDecember 3, 2018December 3, 2018

Sydney Uni Bushwalkers nude calendar returns for 2019

It’s back — after four long years — and it has definitely been worth the wait. The Sydney University Bushwalkers…

canyoneering Posted onNovember 30, 2018

A Week in the Roost (Robbers Roost, USA)

Party: Mum, Dad and I Canyons: Robbers Roost (North Fork), Blue John (Squeeze, Main, Little Blue, and Lower), Horseshoe, Not…

bushwalking, canyoneering Posted onNovember 30, 2018

Little Wild Horse and Bell (San Rafael Swell, USA)

Party: Mum, Dad and I After a fun day exploring Goblin Valley, we decided to visit the nearby popular Little…

canyoneering Posted onNovember 21, 2018November 21, 2018

Angel Cove (North Wash, USA)

Party: Mum, Dad and I It was hard to get moving. We’d stayed in a small inn in Hanksville, and…

bushwalking Posted onNovember 20, 2018November 20, 2018

Scrambling around on Evans Crown

Millions of years ago, magma pushed upwards, cooling in a band running north to south along several kilometres near what…

bushwalking Posted onNovember 18, 2018November 18, 2018

Mount Murchison circuit (Tasmania)

I am originally Tasmanian, so walking through temperate rainforest is my bushwalking spiritual home. T2, on the other hand, is…

technical tips Posted onNovember 17, 2018February 16, 2021

What to look for when buying a canyoning rope

People who canyon with me quickly discover my contradictory personality. For instance, while I’m a massive gear nerd (both in…

canyoning Posted onNovember 16, 2018November 15, 2018

A lovely spring day in Ranon Canyon

Party: Paul, Marty, Bron and T2 Ask a Blue Mountains canyoner to list their five favourite canyons and it’s a…

canyoneering Posted onNovember 2, 2018November 3, 2018

Elephant Butte (Arches NP)

Party: Mum, Dad and I We said bye to the geyser that had kept us company through the night with…

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Australian Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag

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...

Buying canyoning equipment

One of the founders of the Fat Canyoners sells specialist canyoning equipment and custom made items. You can visit his store at canyongear.com.au.

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