Category Archives: MSS

IYDM Trip #6 – Up Ya Crack Canyon & Yarramun Creek

Posted on September 13, 2020 by marilyn

YARRAMUN CREEK – 11 – 13 September 2020 Anna has been reminding me over the past year that almost 12 months ago I said “that’s it for me, never doing another overnight canyoning trip, too hard!” And yet, here I … Continue reading →

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IYDM Trip #5 – Jones Creek Exploration

Posted on August 30, 2020 by marilyn

ETTREMA WILDERNESS – 29 – 30 August 2020 Ever since 2018, when I first went out to the junction of the Ettrema and Jones Creek Trails, I’ve looked at the wheel rut tracks snaking off across the head of a … Continue reading →

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I really do have to lift my game

Posted on August 28, 2020 by marilyn

BOOLIJAH CREEK, ETTREMA WILDERNESS – 28 August 2020 One could be forgiven for thinking I was just starting out in the business of leading trips – you know pouring over maps and plotting routes – I well and truly stuffed … Continue reading →

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Who would have thought climbing would be my thing?

Posted on August 22, 2020 by marilyn

YELLOMUNDEE REGIONAL PARK – 22 August 2020 For those who regularly walk (or cave or canyon) with me the comment “I hate f*%#ing climbing” is regularly heard! And I don’t usually swear.  So, I was really going outside my comfort … Continue reading →

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Hiding in plain sight in the mountains

Posted on August 9, 2020 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 8 & 9 August 2020 This was supposed to be a full weekend in the mountains, a car rally (like a treasure hunt) on the first day and then a great little canyon on the second … Continue reading →

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