29/03/2014 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Richard Pattison
Low cloud swirling around the cliffs
Cloud in the valley
The cloud snaking down the valley
The Girribung Creek fire reached the top of the cliffs
Mt Gundungaroo emerges
Rich in the first creek we descended
Beautiful gorge, but no canyon
We climbed out at a creek junction - looking back down the creek
The next creek, also beautiful rainforest gorge
However, this one looks a bit more promising
Rich scrambling down
There had been plenty of rain the previous week and the creek was flowing well, with the pools very full
Rich eying off a possible swim
A bit of wide bridging doesn't save us from a chest deep wade
Looking down the main drop
Rich abseiling
The lower section of the drop
Rich avoiding a shower
Cascade leading to another pool
...and another swim
Cascade and pool
After a short walk, we reached another canyon section below the junction
Waterfall in a side creek
Rich on the first abseil
We tied on a second rope and continued down another short drop
Rich on a short scramble in the slot
A slightly dodgy log slide
Looking back at the slide and pool
Rich trying to sit the ropes for the next drop
Trying to stay dry on the abseil
The third abseil in the lower section
In low water, it looked like we may have been able to climb down behind the boulder
Looking down the fourth abseil
Rich on the abseil
Rich on the final abseil
The last waterfall, another chockstone perched ominously