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BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 6 January 2026
The first canyon I did was in February 1997, Grand Canyon. I cannot count how many canyons I’ve done since. Thinking I should wind down, I shared with a friend, Andrew, that I’d always wanted to do Cesspit (more on the name later), but I wasn’t sure that I had it in me anymore. Andrew was very supportive and as it was still on my wish list, he made it happen. Continue reading
MOUNT WILSON – 28 December 2025
I was supposed to go on Nicole’s Wollangambe 4 trip but when she told me that the last time she did it, it took 9hrs – I figured with me on the trip it might take them 11hrs (I am very cautious and am slower than most, and it’s a big climb out at the end of the day). Also, there’s a 500m swim in this section of the river, and that wasn’t appealing, so, I pulled out. I’m not sure that’s ever happened before, sorry Nicole! So, what to do with my day? Continue reading
MOUNT WILSON – 26 December 2025
Originally a Wollangambe 1 lilo trip was scheduled for Boxing Day, but 4 days out, it looked like being just David (the leader) and me. Both David and I had already done enough Wol 1 trips so I suggested to David that he could cancel and do something more productive with his day … like spend time with Winny! So, what to do? Think of something better to do or stay at home – doh! a no brainer! Continue reading
BLUE MOUNTAINS – 21 December 2025
It used to be that I wouldn’t get out of bed for a day walk – well gone are those days, I can’t believe I just travelled 3 hours to the upper Blue Mountains to do Grand Canyon, and then travelled another 3 hours back home. And as nice as Grand can be, still cannot believe I did 6 hours travelling for a 1/2 day canyon. WTF is this my life now?(Apologies for my crap photos, didn’t want to risk getting my phone wet!) Continue reading
LOWER BLUE MOUNTAINS – 14 December 2025
When watching the 2011 movie Sanctum and seeing (actor) caver take out a knife to cut her hair free of her descender, almost everyone I know who watched the movie joined the behind the scene actor yelling out “no, no don’t do it”. And then when she fell to her death I thought, “yep you should have done what you were told to do – don’t put a knife near a rope”. So, when I facilitated a workshop on “cutting the rope”, it was a little nerve-wracking. Continue reading