30/11-01/12/2013 - photos

Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay

Rachel also has photos and a report from this trip

Rachel climbing the pagoda to the pass

Looking back down Zobels Gully

Rachel on the first abseil in the side canyon

Avoiding another abseil via a high traverse

The start of Hartleys Mistake Canyon - we abseiled, though it did look possible to do a slightly dubious climb down through the boulders

Rachel in the canyon

Rachel at the top of the second abseil

Looking down the canyon

Rachel at the top of the abseil

Rachel abseiling

Rachel in the canyon

Rachel scrambling

Canyon formation

Rachel in the canyon

Canyon formation

Side canyon

Below the side canyon, the canyon widens

Rachel at the second side canyon

In the side canyon

Rachel in the side canyon - this was as high as we climbed up it

Rachel in the side canyon

Canyon formation in the side canyon

The side canyon

Rachel in Deanes Creek

Our great little campsite in Deanes Creek - right next to a clearing so we had a good supply of decent wood

The next day, the view from the top of the pass

Rachel early on in the next canyon. There was plenty of fallen timber and the like to negotiate

Rachel in the canyon

Rachel on the first abseil

Rachel takes a little slip climbing down the next drop - but luckily manages to catch herself

Trying to stay dry(ish!)

Rachel on our second abseil

Rachel in the canyon

The canyon widens a little

Rachel on the chockstone abseil

More debris to negotiate

Rachel in the canyon

To bastardise Kermit, it's easy bein' green!

Looking down the next drop

Rachel on the fourth abseil

Ta da! Or perhaps Rachel's just balancing herself against the tree...

Crossing a log in Deanes Creek

Creek walking in Deanes Creek

A lovely end to the day - walking back to the car along the old railway alignment