Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday 09 March, 2025
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
canyoning
Hello All,
So you have completed AB1 and you want to experience more. Perhaps you now have the desire to abseil, but while wet. Well fear not intrepid explorer for I too feel the call.
On 9/3 Zen and I will be running Serendipity canyon:
https://ozultimate.com/canyoning/track_notes/why_dont_we_do_it_in_the_road.htm
This canyon is popular among guided groups and beginners as it offers the full experience – abseiling, swimming, canyon constrictions, beautiful scenery, and maybe even some glow worms!
The canyon entrance is at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains, we will need to carpool so please advise if you can bring a car/how many people you can fit.
We will be meeting at Cathedral reserve campground at 8.30am 9/3, so you will need to be ok leaving Sydney at ~6-6.30am, will will arrange exact timing via email.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
– Have good physical fitness (there’s a long, steep uphill walk to get back to the campsite after the canyon).
– Can swim unassisted.
– Have completed AS1.
GEAR:
Being prepared and having the right gear for a canyoning trip is very important. The club can provide specific abseiling and canyoning equipment that you’ll need for this trip (don’t worry about the ‘gear I need’ section, I’ll send out a spreadsheet to organise this closer to the date). On top of this, you will also have to bring:
– 2+ L of water.
– Lunch + high-energy snacks.
– Sunscreen.
– Hair ties/a way to tie long hair back in a bun (if applicable).
– Closed, grippy shoes that you are willing to get wet, dirty, and scuffed (waterproof hiking boots don’t work very well – they will fill up with water and act like buckets). If you don’t already have shoes that match this description, https://volley.com.au/collections/shop-all-shoes?srsltid=AfmBOoqEhY3QM1otKdrIJIAXYj6jaY3Bm96R4t-EYT6Rlsq6VplequvZ&perPage=24 Volleys are a classic for people first getting into canyoning.
– Old shorts to wear over your wetsuit to protect it (if you’re borrowing a wetsuit from the club).
– A headtorch (in case something goes wrong and we have to walk out in the dark).
– Dry clothes for the walk out (optional, can be the clothes you walked in with, apart from undergarments).
– Fuel money to help your driver if you are not driving yourself.
In the signup description, please jot down your canyoning/abseiling experience. If that doesn’t extend past AS1, that’s fine! Put down your hiking experience instead. Hope to see you out there!
Cheers,
Callum & Zen
