15-16/10/2011 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, James Yorston, Caoimhin Ardren, Andrew "Smiffy" Smith
Smiffy also has photos from this trip
Rachel abseiling into the first canyon
Smiffy sporting a disturbing look - Vibram FiveFingers for canyoning!
Smiffy contemplating a possible wet spot
Caoimhin on the second abseil
James on the third abseil
Smiffy below the third abseil
Smiffy on the awkward fourth abseil
James on the fifth and final abseil
Smiffy looking down from the ledge above the abseil
James further down the abseil
The creek and canyon below the abseil
Rachel starting the abseil
The side canyon that comes in below the abseil
Smiffy at the bottom of the final abseil
After lunch, setting off down the major creek below the canyon.
Smiffy climbing the pass
James on the first abseil into the next canyon
Caoimhin on the abseil
Looking down the canyon, James and Smiffy rigging the next abseil
Caoimhin on one of several short drops that made up our second abseil
Smiffy below the drops
Looking down the third abseil
Caoimhin on the third abseil
Running out of time and anchor points, we abseil from a ledge down to the junction
James above the log slide
Smiffy on the final wet abseil
Camp the next morning
James and Caoimhin climbing the scrubby pass
James at the start of our next canyon
Rachel on the first abseil
Smiffy testing the gripping power of Vibram FiveFingers (yes, they grip OK)
Smiffy on the first abseil
View down the canyon from half way down the second abseil
Smiffy at the top of the abseil
Smiffy on the second abseil
James on the second abseil
Canyon formation
James on the third abseil
Smiffy on the third abseil
James at the top of the fourth abseil
Caoimhin and Rachel
Smiffy on the fourth abseil
Canyon formation
Rachel on the fourth abseil
Smiffy further down the canyon
Caoimhin on the log walk
Caoimhin on the fifth abseil, back to the junction where we abseiled down yesterday
James on one of the scrambles below the junction
James on the log slide
James on the final abseil
Climbing the pass back up to the tops
Looking back across to our pass on the right, and canyons on the left
Skeleton of a creature (possum?) we found in a cave on the way up the pass
The party on top of the pass
Landslide across the valley
Caoimhin and Smiffy