by | Dec 13, 2025
Attendees Abseiling and camping Ashley Burke Kejia (Villa) Zhou Allison Xu Fabian Hugel Shriya Salligram Shuren (Cherry) Wang Ryan Clarke Isabel Noakes Fangyi (Julie) He Camping Only Paul Moulston Neha Moulston Grace Huang Hugo Marchant Yupeng (Harry) Lu Junee Lee Turned up Independently Jo Boyd Joe Brischetto Roger Lembit Robert Hynes Peggy Huang Stephen Zaman Julian and Zac Zaman (children) Photos Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18smAHR-IqwfW5t4k59DgW2qm9r4Bwe7G?usp=drive_link Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BnWqXVTaF/ Trip Report The Christmas Dinner Walk is an annual SUBW tradition dating back to the 1970s. I have…
by | Nov 28, 2025
A camp saved from the fate of cancellation, but revived to the passion of its participants Three of us, Brian (leader), Dixin and I, gathered at Central station for the 8:55AM train to Katoomba, where a shiny Mariyung D set picked up our group, heading for Katoomba. Ryan, who accidently boarded a wrong train, managed to catch up by boarding our train at Parramatta station. We arrived…
by | Nov 27, 2025
Day 1: Grand Canyon at night One day, I was scrolling through the commercial canyoning operators around Blue Mountains, and got this cool trip idea of doing Grand Canyon at night. The canyon is lined with glowworms, a spectacular sight that’s still easily accessible. With a group of 4, we parked at the start of Grand Canyon walking track, starting just after 8 pm. There was…
by | Nov 15, 2025
Another weekend of canyoning. We had some thunderstorm forecasts for the day, but were fortunately able to get a ~3hrs window of perfect sunny weather. With a bit of refining, we’ve got a group of 4 with one beginner (Seb Hastrop). We got to Wentworth Falls Station where Adam drove us to the trail head, saving about an hour of suburban road bash from Blackheath Station. Quick run…
by | Nov 8, 2025
Day 0 – Lake King William Campsite The trip began in Hobart as I picked up a 2WD rental Corolla with 5km on the odometer ready to take it on Tasmania’s finest dirt roads. After an encounter with some methed up Hobartians and the obligatory procurement of a bagnum, we were on our way to Lake King William campsite. Tents were…
by | Oct 27, 2025
Three of our committee members have decided to try out a short canyon on a quiet Monday morning. With some morning miscommunication, Vincent, our Walks Secretary, was on the train an hour early. He was found sitting in a train at Parramatta while I was still crossing Parramatta Rd at Homebush to get to my bus stop. Vincent’s train…
by | Oct 19, 2025
Newcastle: Fernleigh Track, Glenrock Conservation Area, & Merewether Beach. Ten of us piled out of the train at Adamstown after the 2 hours 40 minutes’ trip from Sydney, for the first time on one of the “Modern Dynamic, State of The Art, Corporate Image Enhancing” D sets with mobile phone charging points, accessible toilets, but the disliked non-reversible seats. Right on…
by | Oct 8, 2025
Helensburgh to Stanwell Park Beach WEDNESDAY 8/10/2025. This relatively short walk of 7km shows that a lot of interesting things can be packed into a short trip. With three tunnels (not two) and whales as well as chooks, there was a lot to see. And the weather turned out almost perfect, not too hot with frequent sea breezes. Wednesday is…
by | Oct 4, 2025
Unforgettable experience in Heathcote!!! A week ago, I noticed a lack of hikes listed online, so I decided to lead a hike for the first time. I had originally planned to hike the Cliff Top Track in the Blue Mountains, but that’s a 20km hike, and I worried I wouldn’t be able to keep everyone safe and healthy, so I opted for today’s hike. This trail…
by | Oct 3, 2025
The President’s Bludge Trip first began as a club tradition in 1974 when a party of 6 led by then-president Steve Williamson ventured down to the Kowmung River to enjoy a bludge along its pristine grassy flats. 51 years later, and the October long weekend still sees a party of SUBWians make the annual pilgrimage for a most relaxing escape filled with jaffles, formal attire, wild west show verses, and campfire games that put lobotomies to shame. For the…
