Coorongooba Canyoning

Day 1

Aboriginal hand prints in a cave

Matching volleys!

Rich in our first poor canyon

Scrambling up a drop in a side creek

Rich climbing down the most canyon like section of the next creek

Rich enjoying happy hour at sunset on our outcrop

Wollemi wilderness views

Rich watching the full moon rise

Day 2

Our little overhangs

Rich admiring the views

More wilderness views

Looking down our first canyon

Rich in a large overhang

The overhang

Looking down the first abseil

Canyon formation

Rich on the first abseil

Rich on the second abseil

Looking down the third abseil

Rich on the third abseil

Rich on the fourth abseil

Lower on the fourth abseil

Rich on the fifth and final abseil

At the larger creek

Rich on the first abseil of our next canyon

Looking down the canyon

Rich on the second abseil

Rich on the third abseil

Looking up the third abseil

Rich coiling the ropes

Looking down the fourth abseil

Rich on the fourth abseil

Rich on the fourth abseil

Excellent walking in the major creek

Our campsite on the sand bank

Day 3

Camp the next morning

Rich squeezes up an awkward drop

Rich climbing a dry waterfall

Rich climbing the last tricky waterfall before we could get out

Many of the creeks had upper sections similar to this

Rich looking down the canyon

In the canyon

Rich

Unfortunately the canyon was short and unimpressive, and we abseiled into the main creek at this waterfall

The main creek

Rich boulder hopping

Rich waiting patiently on the rock slabs for me to pack up

Rich climbing the pass

Wilderness views

Rich making notes

Day 4

Rich in the side creek on our final day

Looking down the canyon

Rich abseiling in

The creek from here was very pretty, but not canyon

Rich checking out a side creek

In one of the side creeks we explored

Looking down the main canyon

Rich abseiling in

Canyon formation

Canyon formation

The second drop, complete with rolling tree stump

Rich pulling the rope up so he can remove the tree stump

Looking down the third drop

Rich on the third abseil

Rich on the fourth abseil - it goes through a hole to get to those boulders, so we passed packs

Rich abseiling

Rich on the fifth abseil

Rich