06-09/04/2012 - photos

Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison

Day 2

Looking down the first canyon for the day

Canyon formation

Higher up above the drop

Rich checking out the upper section of the creek

The yellow-faced whip snake that fell on me as I abseiled

Rich abseiling carefully to try and avoid the snake on the ledge below him!

Rich climbing back up the lower section of the canyon

Rich in the lower canyon

Rich climbing out on to the tops

Rich abseiling in the next creek

Canyon is rather open and a bit disappointing at this stage

Lower down it drops into a more interesting slot

Rich on the second abseil in the lower section

Rich on the third abseil

Rich bridging to avoid a chest deep wade

On the way out, we check out the top section of one of the creeks we looked at from the bottom. It looks quite impressive...

...though you would hardly know there was even a canyon there, hidden under the bushes

Late afternoon views

Rachel at our happy hour spot overlooking the valley

Rich photographing

Rich and Rachel

Sunset

Rachel and Rich

Sunset