Canyoning Australia:

Remote parts of Blue Mountains National Park have been closed until further notice due to dangerous fire conditions.

The closure covers all walking...

I've been putting off on writing a definitive list of Blue Mountains canyons that are likely to remain closed for the coming months due to the recent...

Kanangra-Boyd National Park has been entirely closed due to several bushfires burning in the park.

These fires include a small fire in the...

On the weekend we found ourselves involved ina rescue of another party at Kanangra Main.

I wish the injured person a speedy recovery and hope his...

Roads and Maritime Services will be temporarily closing the Illawarra Highway that runs up Maquarie Pass for roadworks between 9am and 3pm on Tuesday...

National Parks have closed the Coorongooba campground along with the Capertee River Trail at Glen Davis due to a nearby bushfire. This means there is...

Read these notes in conjunction with the “ Kanangra Main via The Slot ” (KMvTS) notes, kml, topo and abseil descriptions.

Kanangra Main via The Wall...

Earlier this year, NPWS signs appeared at Newnes indicating that the currently free campground was going to introduce a new booking system (which...

Every time we abseil, we trust our lives to our equipment. Whether it's the anchor, rope, hardware, or our harness, a single point of failure can be...

I've had a few people ask me how strong Fiddlesticks are. What they really want to know is whether there is any chance of failure in normal usage...

We've all been down big, dry abseils and found our descender was extremely hot by the end (I have a scar on my left arm where I suffered a burn from...

Just back from a trip to Utah and Zion, here's some handy info for people planning a trip.

Park Pass:

All visitors to zion must have a park pass...

I couldn't resist sharing this photo pinched from Facebook. It's the fine print on the back of a hardware store quick link.

On the one hand, it...

This one isn't from Australia, but definitely an interesting read.

The group were doing a four day trip down a river when they reached a narrow...

There seems to have been a recent burst of canyon bolting, based on reports I've seen about new abseil routes, new bolts in canyons, and newly bolted...

Bungonia National Park and Bungonia State Conservation Area are currently closed to allow aerial pest control operation involving shooting.

There is...

Personally, I'm a huge fan of the ghosting approach to canyoning that comes out of the US. The concept of aiming to leave nothing behind and not...

While beginner canyoners are often most nervous about the ropework side of things, it's generally the time spent not on rope where the most serious...

Tim Williams (canyon guide, owner of guiding company Wilderness Adventures , and fourth generations Blue Mountains local) has kindly given me...

I've been sent the following by Lachlan Garland, President of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society. They are currently running a campaign against...

I have been checking out boots that may be canyon and bushwalk suitable that have a safety toe due to a recent badly bruised big toe. These Diadora...

Thurat Rift is a magnificent wilderness trip, following a fairly even descent to Kanangra Creek. It is the longest of the Kanangra canyons; parties...

Davies is an enjoyable overnight canyon, and is the easiest of the three overnighters. It is a magnificent wilderness trip.

Park on the Kanangra...

Danae Brook follows a spectacular slot through the Kanangra escarpment. It is the longest of the one-day Kanangra canyons due to the extended boulder...

Carrabeanga is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, of the canyons flowing into Kanangra Creek. It is a remote wilderness trip requiring advanced...