Hat Hill Canyon and optional Empress Canyon

Hat Hill Canyon and optional Empress Canyon

Eight of us met at Medlow Bath on a perfect, sunny morning to explore Hat Hill Creek and it’s canyons, following Tom Brennan’s excellent track notes. After some messing about we headed down the hill at 10.10, reaching the creek about 15m later. A few minutes walking down a not-too-scrubby creek brought us to the first constriction, which starts with a slide into a short swim. The constriction…

Danae Brook and Thurat Spires in a day

Danae Brook and Thurat Spires in a day

After Saturday night dinner at the Royal Hotel in Oberon, we camped at the sparsely populated Boyd River Campground and set the alarm for Sunday 4.00am. It was 5.30 before we headed north along the Mount Thurat Firetrail. Across the Kanangra Ck fords, and up past a marker cairn onto Thurat Broad Ridge before we turned east and descended to our target gully. Dave Noble’s…

Christmas Dinner Walk

The Christmas Dinner Walk, a SUBW tradition that pre-dates even the PBT, has in recent years become the largest annual gathering of SUBWarians on the club calendar. This year was no exception, with over 35 people participating in the trip in one way or another. Some came primarily to learn to abseil and do the beginners’ canyon on the Saturday morning. Some came…

Beginners 1 day canyoning: Water-Dragon Canyon, Mt Wilson

Beginners 1 day canyoning: Water-Dragon Canyon, Mt Wilson

Hey guys, can’t believe this. It’s been going on in my head for the last week, and yes I had to leave it till last minute:( My holidays starts in 2 hours (providing, I manage to catch my flight). So, just briefly …. OK, arriving in 4 different cars (couple lone rangers, couple cars packed to the rafters), plus minus same time. The weather…