“You need to be approved for the main Boree Log event to attend these trips. Please
sign up for only ONE trip per day. If you get rejected you can then sign up for another trip,
this just makes it easier for volunteer trip leaders.
Please be aware that as the weather is unpredictable, trip leaders may need to alter trips
accordingly”
Join Nadav and me for a great day in Yileen Canyon.
Experience abseiling is a must and it is preferred if you have canyoned before. The canyon ends in a 60m abseil!
You will need:
- Harness*
- Descender* (figure 8, or ATC) and a carabiner
- Safety sling and carabiner*
- Prusik and carabiner*
- At least 1.5L of water
- Food: lunch, lots of snacks.
- Emergency blanket (compulsory for all club canyons, can be bought from the gear cupboard/Boree Log camp for $5)
- Helmet*
- Wetsuit*
- Board shorts (to wear over a wetsuit, compulsory if wearing a club wetsuit)
- Backpack (big enough to hold everything)
- Dry bag*
- Enclosed Shoes (Volleys or old sneakers are good options)
- Woolen socks
- Headtorch
- Thermals to wear under the wetsuit
- An old rain jacket to wear over the top of the wetsuit.
- Dry thermals/jumper (not cotton!) for emergency
- Dry clothes to leave in the car
- Sunscreen
- No cotton (it gets very cold when wet)
Items with an asterisk (*) can be borrowed from the gear cupboard.
In the comments please include your abseiling and canyoning experience, whether you’ve got a car with spots, and what you estimate the water temperature in Yileen will be (so I know you’ve read this far).
Feel free to message Nadav or me if you have any questions.
Attendees
- Katie Wilson
- Felix Kibblewhite
- Juri Hemmi
- Tom Wright
- Nadav Cohen
- Margot Mason