Boars Head Rock Abseil

Ollie and I (Gabi) are running an abseiling trip at Boars Head next weekend!

What to Expect:

• Trip notes: https://ozultimate.com/canyoning/abseiling/notes/boars_head_rock.htm
• TLDR: An exciting abseil trip that goes down a series of gullies and ledges below the rock
• Heights – there is some exposure so being comfortable with heights is a must
• Beautiful Blue Mountains views
• A full day out, we should be back at the cars by 4pm

Signing up:

• Comment with your abseiling experience (or comment what other outdoor activities you have done). We’ll aim to have a group with a mix of experience.
• Whether you can drive there, how many spots in your car and where you’d be leaving from
• OR, if you’re happy to take the train there. The bus is every 10 minutes from Katoomba station.
• Favourite outdoors snack (preferably also bring it!)

Timing:

We will meet at the Boars Head Lookout Carpark at 9am Saturday. We’ll do a gear check before setting off (if you arrive missing any of the safety equipment you will be sent home or have to wait at the cars…). Parking at the lookout is metered, so to save a buck park in the surrounding streets and walk to the meeting spot.

What you need:

• Wear warm clothes as it is winter. Long pants and shirt plus a jumper, beanie, warm socks
• Closed shoes (e.g. sneakers or hiking shoes)
• Harness*
• Helmet*
• Safety sling + biner*
• Figure 8 device (or descender) + biner*
• Gloves (optional but leather/ synthetic work gloves are ideal for protecting your hands from the friction of the rope)
• Emergency blanket (Mandatory) – you can purchase from the gear cupboard
• Backpack
• Headtorch
• Rain jacket (it can be very windy in some of the slots, this is a great windbreaker)
• Lunch and snacks!
• At least 1L of water
• Personal medication

*you can borrow this from the club on gear night (check the fb page, most likely Thursday night).

Get keen and see ya there!