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Blogworthy adventure with B&T

MACMASTERS BEACH – 15 October 2021 What started out as a bit of a doddle around Macmasters Beach soon turned into a blogworthy adventure with Trish and Brad when we went off track in the middle of a storm.

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100+ days of Lockdown – the end is in sight

NARARA – 9 October 2021 All during the past 100+ days of  lockdown a group of enthusiastic MSS canyoners had gotten together via Zoom to talk about all things canyoning (knots, anchors, canyoning in NZ etc).  With the end of … Continue reading

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An unexpected Adventure with David

CENTRAL COAST – 25 July 2021 With my usual fitness walking friends either out of town, physically unable, out of our lockdown area or just too busy, I’d not been out walking for almost a month.  My son David kindly … Continue reading

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The weekend before Lock Down

NEWNES VALLEY – 19-20 June 2021 This started out as a weekend of canyoning, possibly a wet canyon, but after last weekend and the cold, I felt that a wet canyon wasn’t such a good idea.  There aren’t that many … Continue reading

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Exploratory Canyoning in Brass Monkey weather!

NORTHERN WOLLEMI NP – 12 – 14 June 2021 This trip had been planned for a couple of months but then a “cold snap” headed in from down south and the temperatures plummeted! There were only four of us going, … Continue reading

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