Coorongooba Canyoning

Rachel relaxing at camp after our walk in

Tall trees above the camp site

Morning mist in one of the many basalt necks that dot the northern Wollemi

Canyon 1

Rich on the first abseil in our first canyon

Rachel on the abseil

Rachel on the next abseil

Now the canyon looks really good - Smiffy descends a long drop

Rachel on the drop

Rich on a lower abseil

Smiffy abseiling

Rich pulls the rope while Rachel negotiates a chilly pool

Rachel doing some bridging

Rich in the pool

Lower down, Rich isolated on the chockstone while Rachel and Smiffy reset the rope above for a longer abseil

Rich leads the way bridging down the canyon...

...while Rachel and Smiffy bring up the rear

Rachel bridging her way down a tricky drop

Smiffy prepares...

...for another bridging challenge - everyone makes it across!

Will this canyon never end? Rachel watching Smiffy abseil

Smiffy drops into a cold pool

Smiffy and Rich negotiate another pool

Rich tries to stay dry

At the end of the canyon we have lunch and climb out on to the ridge. Rich admires the views

Canyon 2

At the start of the second canyon, Rich abseiling

The bottom of the first abseil

Smiffy looks around the corner of the next abseil to see if the rope reaches...

It does - with rope stretch! Rich on the abseil

Rich helps Rachel negotiate a tricky climb down

Rachel on a short drop - those of us with longer legs were able to bridge this

Rachel on another abseil

Rich abseiling, Smiffy scrambling

Rachel on the same abseil

Rachel bridging the pretty canyon

Another test to stay dry

Smiffy attempting to uproot a large tree

He fails, so Rich has a go as well!

At the end of the canyon were these large wave-shaped cliffs...

... as well as many stalactites and other cave-like formations

Smiffy admires the view from the climb out