Organizer:
Jessica Sanders
Date/Time:
Date(s) - Friday 22 January, 2021 - Saturday 23 January, 2021
12:00 am
activities
canyoning
Let’s have a canyoning adventure in Newnes!
Canyoning in Hole in the Wall is the focus with bonus camping at Cathedral on Friday and saturday for easy access to the canyon.
Meet at Storage 6 pm Friday, camp @ Cathedral.
Saturday Drive to Hole in the Wall carpark, and start the walk-in by 8:30 am
Plan for day 1 (Sat, Jan 21)
8:30 am – start he walk-in from Hole in the Wall carpark…about 8 hours to do the canyon
16:30 pm – back to the cars
16:30 pm – option 1 drive back to Sydney. Or option 2 camp and do another canyon on Day 2 (Devil’s Pinch and Starlight)
What to bring
Print out maps and notes for 3 canyons (Hole in Wall, Starlight, Devil’s pinch)Sun protection (sunscreen and hat)Shorts to wear over your wetsuit (synthetic / quick-drying, no cotton)Thermals for the canyon (in case you want to skip a wetsuit or the wetsuit size does not fit)Thermal top (can wear under the wetsuit, if you get cold easily). NOTE: the water is likely to be cold, be prepared for that!Spare dry thermals (to carry in your drybag)Rain jacket / windproof jacket (especially if you get cold easily – it will be very windy!)
Change of clothes (to change into after the canyon)Spare plastic bags (to carry your wet stuff)Volleys or other grippy shoes (you’ll be walking in them in the water) + woolen socks Water for the day (min 2-3 L) + foodEmergency blanket (get one from Officeworks, if you don’t have any)Personal First Aid kitHeadtorchAny personal canyoning gear: harness, helmet, PAS (+ bring pussiks)
Gear (borrowing from the club)
1x 60 m canyon rope1x 30 m canyon rope3x canyon packs 2x rapracks2x webbing8x biners2x wetsuits.1x tent
Weather
18-30 degrees, wins up to 19 km/h
