When planning this hike, I was looking for a good challenging, long distance hike in the Blue Mountains. Looking into Narrow Neck, a massive sandstone peninsula separating Jamison and Megalong valleys, I found out about the Narrow Neck passes, 13ish bushbashing/scrambling routes that (one would think) lead from the top of Narrow Neck to the valley below. After doing…
Potentially the two most popular Tasmanian alpine walks, the Overland Track and the Walls of Jerusalem Circuit, sit within 30km of each other so it is quite surprising that linking the two up is somewhat rare. This piqued our interest; surely there was a way and we wanted to do it. Thus, this…
Another day with our new leaders, where we did a series of abseils down Castle Head towards Ruined Castle. We did 6 dry abseils, with beginners getting valuable experience through some tricky abseils and new leaders having some practice rigging and anchor managing. The day was quite dramatic and hence warrants a trip report. We got…
With canyon season “over”, we were keen to get out to Kanangra and tick off some of the easier canyons out there. With the canyons being much more open and thus warmer than the slot canyons in the rest of the Blue Mountains, they are much more suitable for a brisk June weekend. We each…
As the coldness sinks in and the canyoning season comes to an end, I thought it’d be a great time for us to start training up new canyoning co-leaders. Leadership training within our club has been far and few between, and it’s important to have them run regularly to avoid the same downturn as we’ve had years before. The idea…
NOTE: The Eastern Ascent of Sublime Point is now impossible, due to a landslide that has turned the bottom section into a sheer 10m cliff. Wentworth Falls to Gladstone Pass 11am on a rainy Sunday morning, our crew of 9 assembled at Wentworth Falls station. The first leg of our route headed down the paths alongside Jamison Creek, before setting a respectable pace along sections of the Undercliff Track, Overcliff Track, and the Grand Cliff Top walk around to Inspiration Point, where we stopped for lunch before cruising around Inspiration Point, chatting to a friendly neighbourhood Lyrebird, then heading down to the top of Gladstone Pass, where the real hike began! Wentworth Falls from Undercliff Track Gladstone Pass: The descent down Gladstone Pass is rated ‘Grade 5’, and — unlike some trips where that gets bandied about (cough cough Lyrebird Gully) — actually deserves it. It’s a…
In planning this trip, I was looking for a nice camping spot, rather than a particularly strenuous hike. Pindar cave turned out to be the perfect such destination: A huge cave that could shelter 50+ people for the night, only 6km away from Wondabyne train station. After hiking there on my own to check it out, I knew it would be a great spot to camp. With a…
From the start, this was a very ambitious trip. In planning this trip, I wanted to do a day hike in the Blue Mountains which was fairly challenging, and passed through some amazing scenery. The 34km, 2100 elevation gain Mount Solitary loop hike instantly stood out to me. Following the…
For those who don’t know, Rogaining is an adventure sport similar to orienteering, where teams of 2-5 people navigate over a course to reach as many checkpoints as possible in a set timeframe, using a map and compass. Checkpoints are worth different amounts of points depending on how difficult they are to reach, so a lot of strategy is involved in planning an achievable and efficient route to get as many points as possible. Adding to…
Umina – Pearl Beach – Patonga Walk 26/4/26 (I just noticed the symmetry of the date!). Fine weather and a pleasantly warm day made for a nice walk along this route which can be difficult to do in hot weather. It was a very pleasant walk on a day in the middle of a long weekend holiday. Ten of…
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