26-31/12/2011 - photos

Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison, Andrew "Smiffy" Smith

Start of our first canyon on the third day

Rachel abseiling down to a cold pool!

Rich swimming

Rachel

Rich

Rich

Rachel

Rachel abseiling

Looking back at the pretty waterfall

Rich watching Rachel on an awkward abseil

Rachel

Looking down the next drop

Rachel on the second part of this drop

Rachel bridging

Rachel on another awkward abseil

There were no anchors for this short drop, so we used a meat anchor for Rachel, which confirmed Rich and I should be able to climb down

The canyon keeps on going! Rachel in the canyon

Rachel below another drop that could be climbed

Rich climbing down

Canyon formation

Rich bridging (futile!)

Eventually the canyon opens out into a beautiful, deep gorge

Rachel in the gorge

Further down the gorge

At the end of the canyon we walk up another creek looking for a pass, but are stopped by this waterfall/canyon

Rich climbing along ledges looking for a pass

Canyon formation in the side canyon

Looking back at the outlet of this canyon

Stalactites growing out of the sandstone

Rich abseiling into our second canyon for the day

Canyon formation

Canyon formation

Rich

Rich about to swim

Rich abseiling

Waterfall

Rich abseiling with trepidation

Rich on a short downclimb

Looking back up the canyon

Rich on the final abseil - this brought us back to the junction we were at earlier in the day