16-17/05/2015 - photos

Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay, Richard Pattison, Melissa Thomas, Sue Bucknell

Descending the track to Canoe Creek

On the cliffs above the Colo River/Canoe Creek junction

Mel wading a chilly Colo River

On the beach below the imposing Savage Ridge (Pass 17a)

Colo River

Rachel and Rich on the rather exposed Pass 17a

Rachel scrambling

Sue and Rachel on some less exposed scrambling

Sketchy step

Mel looking down where we've come from

Higher up, Sue on a little climb

Rich on the climb

Canoe Creek and cliffs

Colo cliffs

Rachel and Rich on Savage Ridge

Rachel relaxing at camp

Rich and Sue

Rich enjoying a tipple

The party at happy hour - Rachel, Sue, Rich and Mel

The photographer (me) at work (photo Mel?)

Happy hour

Dawn over Colo country

Dawn clouds

Festivity pile

Breakfast with a view

Scrambling off the ridge

Gorgeous rainforest creek

Open creek walking

Rachel lower down the creek

Handlining down a short drop

Heading down the lower creek

Sue on a log walk

Rachel on the first drop

Rachel on the second drop

Rich on the second abseil

Mel trying to keep her feet dry

Sue on the final abseil

Sue contemplating a wet-foot crossing of the Colo

Rich wading the river

Colo River

Sue and Mel walking up the Colo

Rich does a bit of impromptu bouldering

Afternoon tea at the river

Lone gum

Rachel on one of the scrambles up the pass