26/12/2013-01/01/2014 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison, Andrew "Smiffy" Smith, Antoniya Bachvarova, Sue Bucknell
Day 5
Day 5 - Canyon 1
Smiffy using a rope to ascend a tricky spot in the creek
Leaving packs we explore upstream. Wave formation in the creek
Emerging out the top of the canyon into a sea of ferns
Sue looking down the canyon
Rachel in the canyon
Day 5 - Canyon 3
We then climbed up on to the ridge, and down into another creek system. After descending a crappy side canyon, we reached the main creek. Toni near the start of the canyon
Day 5 - Canyon 4
We climbed up another side canyon...
...and up this pass on to a ridge...
Day 5 - Canyon 5
...in order to drop down yet another side canyon. Rachel in the canyon.
Rachel on a downclimb in the upper section
Rachel abseiling into the lower section
Rich
Toni and Smiffy in the tunnel upstream from the abseil
Smiffy
Toni
Day 5 - Canyon 3 (again)
Rachel lower down in the main canyon
Day 5 - Canyon 6
Rachel bridging up another side canyon
Further down the main creek was mostly pleasant walking
Day 5 - Canyon 7
At the next junction, Rich, Smiffy, Toni and I explored a little way downstream. We found this narrow slot, which Rich and I were able to grunt and scrabble all the way up through, Rich carrying a rope!
Rich
Rich descending
Rich
Looking up the canyon
Day 5 - Canyon 8
We then walked up the bottom of another canyon. Smiffy in a tunnel section
Rachel walking into the tunnel
Ferny canyon
Toni on the tricky climb out of the tunnel
Leaving packs, we walked further up this canyon. Rich bridging
Toni
Canyon formation
Canyon formation
Toni scrambling up the exit
Ridge top views
Camp site at a nice clearing