26/12/2013-01/01/2014 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison, Andrew "Smiffy" Smith, Antoniya Bachvarova, Sue Bucknell
Day 4
Day 4 - Canyon 1
Rich, Smiffy and I head off to check out a creek - Smiffy at the top of our pass
Rich scrambling in the canyon
Looking down the canyon
Smiffy on one of the abseils
Day 4 - Canyon 2
After climbing out again, we drop into another creek. Smiffy on the first abseil
Rachel on the second abseil
Sue balancing around a pool
Rachel
Rachel on the third abseil
Smiffy and Rich watching Sue on the third abseil
Rachel on the fourth abseil
Smiffy
Rich bridging
The canyon opened out and there were a couple of abseils back to the ground
After lunch, our pass involved this steep climb up a slab - probably unnecessary if we had walked a bit further. Rachel and Rich on the climb
Heading up the ridge
Day 4 - Canyon 3
The next canyon took quite a while to get going. Toni on the second abseil
Toni climbing down under a boulder
Rich and Smiffy head down to the main drop
Rich and Smiffy
Smiffy on the third abseil
Toni on the third abseil
Smiffy on the fourth abseil
Toni above the fourth abseil
Canyon formation
Rich checking out whether he can downclimb the abseil
Toni scrambling
Toni in the canyon
Rich in the canyon
Smiffy
Blue Mountains Tree Frog
Toni and Smiffy
Sue on the final abseil
Unhappy Blue Tongue Lizard
Day 4 - Canyon 4
Open canyon in the main creek
Day 4 - Canyon 5
Rich and I then walked up the next side creek. Rich in the canyon
Canyon formation
Rich
Canyon formation
Sandy riverside campsite