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