Beginners Canyoning – Fortress Canyon

Hey guys.

Beginners canyon this weekend. All skill levels are welcome so if you have just signed up at o-week, this is your chance to get involved!. Expect to get wet. This canyon will require some swimming and some rock jumps, so you are going to get wet – you cannot avoid it.

You will need to bring:

• A wetsuit or thermals (you can hire a wetsuit from the gear cupboard on Wednesday night, or you can buy a set of thermals from Anaconda for about $35)
• A harness and Belay device (you can hire this from the gear cupboard on Wednesday night as well)
• A Helmet  (you can hire this from the gear cupboard on Wednesday night as well)
• A pair of board shorts (to be worn over the wetsuit)
• A backpack (It’s going to get wet, so don’t leave your phone in it)
• Lunch (I suggest something that can get wet if you don’t have a dry bag)
• Other snacks (Fruit, chocolate, lollies, muesli bars – think high energy. Sharing is caring)
• At least 1l of water (you can drink the canyon water to refill during the day)
• Enclosed shoes that will be grippy when wet (a cheap option are ‘dunlop volleys’ if you need to buy something)
• Woolen or synthetic socks (no cotton, your feet will get cold and you will thank me later)
• sunscreen and/or a hat (to prevent cancer)
• A towel and dry cloths (this is optional, but it is nice to head home in dry cloths. You can leave this stuff in the car)

The plan will be to drive up on Saturday morning, leaving Sydney at about 8am (details will be given later). Blair and I will be driving up and have room for 9 people in our cars, but we are opening the trip up to 15 people. If you have a car and can drive, let us know, otherwise some people will have to get the train up and we can pick you up from Luera train station.

We will be doing Fortress canyon and you can check out the track notes of it here if you want to spoil it for yourself 😉