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27-31/12/2012 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison, Andrew "Smiffy" Smith
Rachel relaxing at camp after our walk in
Tall trees above the camp site
Morning mist in one of the many basalt necks that dot the northern Wollemi
Canyon 1
Rich on the first abseil in our first canyon
Rachel on the abseil
Rachel on the next abseil
Now the canyon looks really good - Smiffy descends a long drop
Rachel on the drop
Rich on a lower abseil
Smiffy abseiling
Rich pulls the rope while Rachel negotiates a chilly pool
Rachel doing some bridging
Rich in the pool
Lower down, Rich isolated on the chockstone while Rachel and Smiffy reset the rope above for a longer abseil
Rich leads the way bridging down the canyon...
...while Rachel and Smiffy bring up the rear
Rachel bridging her way down a tricky drop
Smiffy prepares...
...for another bridging challenge - everyone makes it across!
Will this canyon never end? Rachel watching Smiffy abseil
Smiffy drops into a cold pool
Smiffy and Rich negotiate another pool
Rich tries to stay dry
At the end of the canyon we have lunch and climb out on to the ridge. Rich admires the views
Canyon 2
At the start of the second canyon, Rich abseiling
The bottom of the first abseil
Smiffy looks around the corner of the next abseil to see if the rope reaches...
It does - with rope stretch! Rich on the abseil
Rich helps Rachel negotiate a tricky climb down
Rachel on a short drop - those of us with longer legs were able to bridge this
Rachel on another abseil
Rich abseiling, Smiffy scrambling
Rachel on the same abseil
Rachel bridging the pretty canyon
Another test to stay dry
Smiffy attempting to uproot a large tree
He fails, so Rich has a go as well!
At the end of the canyon were these large wave-shaped cliffs...
... as well as many stalactites and other cave-like formations
Smiffy admires the view from the climb out
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