Three of us decided to do Yileen on a Friday, ticking off the box. It’s been rainy forecasts through the entire week and luckily we’ve got a nice gap of clear weather on Fri morning to get this done (plus Yileen being a relatively dry canyon). The name Yileen is an Aboriginal word meaning “dream”, “to dream” or “a dream”. We drove…
Our first canyon in 2026 went to Whungee, one that we’ve been looking to try for quite a bit. It’s a scenic canyon with nice constrictions, swims and duck unders. Much of the difficulty comes from the fact that it’s a bit longer than other Mt Wilson canyons and is a full-day undertaking, and other than that, there’s nothing in the canyon that’s technical. Watch my…
I am yet to head off to Mt Wilson without an array of goodies from the German bakery in Wentworth Falls and I am yet to not be in there while SUBW canyoners are looking for me, I suppose being such an important part of a canyoning trip, this marks the start of the trip and thus its inclusion in this trip report. Sorry all…
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…
The second New Zealand trip of the club involves a short 4-day multi-day walk through Gillespie Pass, on the east side of Mt Aspiring National Park. These days my interest in road trips has died down and all I’m interested in is venturing into random places, wild camping and disappearing for a few days, which New Zealand is the perfect place for. Preparation for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…