Macquarie Pass Canyon

Hi there! Nicola and I (Alie) will be running a trip down Macquarie Pass Canyon this weekend. Macquarie Pass is a warm(ish) wide open, pretty canyon with some mega abseils! It will be a longish day, but thankfully we end at the car, yay!

This trip is open to a range of abilities. The more canyoning experience you have, the more likely you are to get accepted, but we have 2 spots for totals newbs, so don’t stress!

We will be meeting at UNSW (gear cupboard) at 7am Sunday morning and car pooling down to Albion Park, where we will stop for a quick breakfast nibble and coffee. From there we will do a quick car shuttle and start the bushbash in! We should be done around dinner time, and will drive back to Sydney from there.

What to bring:

• Harness *
• Helmet *
• Descender of choice *
• 2 locking biners *
• Prussik and biner (ONLY if you know how to self rescue) *
• Safety sling *
• Wetsuit *
• Thermals
• Emergency blanket (can be purchased for $5 from the gear cupboard)
• Sunscreen
• First aid kit (if you have one)
• Lunch
• Snacks
• 2L of water minimum
• Dry clothes
• Thermals
• Drybag
• Backpack (25-40L)
• Enclosed shoes for canyoning
• Dry shoes (sandals/thongs are great)
• Headtorch + spare batteries
• Medications/epipens if you need them!

*you can get from the gear cupboard on gear night if you don’t have it

Please let us know your favourite type of chocolate, and previous canyoning/abseiling experience if you wish to be approved 🙂

YOU MUST BE A COMPETENT SWIMMER TO ATTEND THIS TRIP

If you are mega keen and want to read more about the canyon just click here