23-24/05/2015 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Richard Pattison, Alan Osland, Alicia Osland, John Flint
Rich, Alan and John at a lookout over the Wolgan Valley
In scrub on the ridge on the way to our camp
Pagodas on a nearby ridge
John, Rich and Alan heading off to our first canyon after setting up camp
Glen Trig
Rich trying to work out why there is a line of rocks with a post stuck in them in a rather hard to get to place
Rich enjoying panoramic views
Rich pointing out our canyon to Alan and John
John and Rich at the start of the canyon
Descending through ferns
John scrambling down a chute
Rich abseiling
John abseiling
Rich climbing down another drop (John and I abseiled/hand over handed)
Rich abseiling
Looking down another drop into a pool (avoidable with some difficulty)
John at the top of the next abseil
John continuing down into an unavoidable pool
Rich on the abseil into the pool
Rich on a short tricky abseil
John avoiding another pool via a convenient log
Afternoon views from the ridge on the way out
Cloud blanket
Cloud blanket
After sunrise
Valley panorama
The party enjoying breakfast with cliff edge views
John and Alan watching the sun on the clouds
Camp on the ridge
Cloud and cliffs
Alicia climbing the pass
John heading up the steep gully
Enjoying views from the outcrop at the top
Islands in the cloud
At the top of today's canyon there are a few faint aboriginal hand stencils in a cave
Alan on the first abseil
Looking down the next abseil
Alan belaying John
The canyon starts to narrow
Ferns
Rich on a lower abseil
Looking down, the canyon continues
Rich through the gap
The sling for the next couple of abseils
Rich checking out the squeezy drop
The canyon keeps dropping
Alan on the abseil
John abseiling further up
Alan bridging to keep dry
John and Alan scrambling on the exit
Enjoying lunch overlooking the canyons
Rugged country
John and Alicia in a large overhang
Cliffs and sunset
Rich and John at happy hour