The canyoning season has begun! I'm keen to take a small group to Macquarie Pass and refresh skills. This is a trip for people who have canyoned before and are comfortable abseiling. The aim is to increase confidence in participants so they can help on future trips. I hope to run some beginner friendly trips once we've got a few confident people to help out. If you are unsure if your skill level suits this trip please contact me.
The plan is roughly to leave Canberra early (about 7am), head to Mac Pass and run the whole canyon. Hopefully we'll be back in Canberra by dark, but it depends on the speed of the group.
This trip is dependent on having at least two experienced leaders.
There is some rain forecast, we shall see what happens. We may cancel if conditions turn unfavourable. I'll try to give notice, but this could be as late as the evening before.
You must bring (or hire):
- Wetsuit plus shorts to wear over the top
- Harness and personal safety line
- Descender (e.g. figure 8)
- Prussic
- Canyoning backpack
- Helmet
- Closed shoes with grip (volleys are great)
- Dry bags for your belongings
- Lunch, snacks, water etc
- 1-2 sets of thermals (one as an emergency set of dry clothes and you might like one under your wetsuit if you feel the cold)
- Headtorch
I will be at the gear store on Wednesday if you have questions.