Sunday Boree Log Canyon – Fortress

Hey,

I’ll be running Fortress canyon with Eamonn on Sunday. Its a great canyon with great views and give you a little taste of everything canyoning has to offer. Its near Leura, on the way home and takes 6-8hrs so its just short of a full day. Its pretty mad. This is a photo of me in a different canyon but it looks like this in parts. There’s an abseil so you can’t be petrified of heights and you must be able to swim. We need my car plus 2 so drivers get priority.

Gear list

• Shoes with grip that you don’t mind getting wet and dirty, such as Volleys from Big W
• Wetsuit, these can be borrowed, bought second hand at Vinnies or bought for cheap at Aldi or Anaconda
• Boardshorts or running shorts to protect the wetsuit
• Thermals, these are really recommended, you can get top and bottom from either Macpac or Kathmandu for $40, and they’re useful for Winter and around camp as well
• Small backpack ~20L
• Harness, abseiling device and carabiner (the club has these)
• Drybag (to keep your stuff dry), Macpac, Moutain Designs and Kathmandu sell these
• Snacks and a full lunch (high calories)
• Any medication
• Socks made of, ideally wool, then polyester, basically anything other than cotton

Catch you on the flip flop,

Dion.