[one spot left!] – SUNDAY BL – Wollangambe River

Never been canyoning before? Want a more chilled out Sunday trip? Come join Mali and I for a float down the Wollangambe River! We’ll spend the day floating down a gorgeous canyon, looking up at the striking walls and enjoying the sun. There are no abseils in this canyon, so it’s a good one to try out of you’ve never been before.

We will take as many lilos as we can but we won’t have enough for everyone so please bring your own if you have one! A Lilo is a rugged inflatable air mattress. You can also bring a pool inflatable but be aware that it might scrape up against rocks and pop! Then you’ll be left carrying out a wet piece of plastic 🙁

The day will involve hiking 3 km down to the river, where we will change into wetsuits, stash our food and clothes in a dry bag, and blow up our lilos/inflatables. We will then make our way down the river, floating/swimming over the deep pools and scrambling over the bouldery sections. There will be small sections of whitewater rapids from time to time, which we will take care to walk around safely. Once we reach the exit we will get changed out of our wetsuits and put on our dry clothes. Just note that you’ll have to put a wet backpack on so you will not be completely dry. We then have to walk out for 3 km up a 300 m hill.

If we have wet weather this trip won’t proceed as the river can be dangerous in high water levels or flood. Instead we will go somewhere to practice rope skills or river crossing skills.

You can find more info on the canyon here

What should I bring? (* Can be borrowed from the club)

• Wetsuit * (best to bring your own to guarantee you get one that fits)
• Helmet *
• Dry bag *
• Emergency blanket * (you need to have one, can buy one from the club or a pharmacy for $5)
• Grippy shoes that you don’t mind getting wet
• Hiking clothes
• Hat and sunscreen
• Plenty of food and water
• Lilo or inflatable if you have one
• Waterproof camera or phone case if you want to take photos

Hope to see you down at the river! If you want to join this trip please use the comments to let me know if you have a car, a Lilo and your favorite spot to go swimming (so I know that you’ve read this far).