Organizer:
Zen Marcos
Date/Time:
Date(s) - Saturday 15 March, 2025
All Day
canyoning
Hi all,
This one’s a bit last minute. This Saturday (the 15th of March), Callum and I will be running a trip through Bungonia Main Canyon. This canyon’s much more open than the typical sandstone canyons in the Blue Mountains, as it’s actually formed from quartzite! It’ll feature some epic drops and unique formations.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This is not a beginner trip. I would say it lies on the easier side of intermediate. To sign up, you must:
– Have good physical fitness. The day might take as long as 11 hours car-to-car.
– Be comfortable with heights. Bungonia Falls is 70m tall!
– Have completed AS1 and at least a couple of other canyons/abseiling trips. If you haven’t done any canyons but have other roped experience, e.g. you’re a climber, sign up and note that down; we may make exceptions.
List your experience in the signup notes – sell yourself!
THE PLAN
– We’ll meet at Bungonia campground at 8:30 am on the morning of Saturday the 26th of April. Here, we’ll hand out gear and hope to be out on the track by 9 am.
– We’ll complete the canyon according to the track notes. I’d expect it to take around 10 hours.
GEAR YOU NEED
*The club can provide.
Please list any of the items marked (*) items that you don’t own in the “Gear I Need” section.
– Pack*
– Wetsuit*
– Helmet + whistle*
– Harness + PAS*
– Descender*
– Dry Bag*
– Gloves (to abseil with)*
– Water (2+L)
– Lunch + Snacks
– A way to tie long hair back
– Closed, grippy shoes that can get wet and scuffed and aren’t waterproof
– Dry clothes for the walk out (optional)
– It’s always a good idea to bring a rain jacket and a head torch when canyoning
Priority will be given to those with a car who can give lifts. Everyone will have to make their own way there (it’s roughly a 2-hour drive from Sydney).
Hope to see you out there!
Cheers,
Zen & Callum
