Yileen Canyon Saturday

Yileen is a traditional aboriginal boys name that means either ‘dream like’, ‘to dream’, or, ‘a dream’. Yileen Canyon, on the other hand, is a dreamy little canyon on the northern rim of the Grose valley accessed off Bells Line of Rd.

Milly and I (Oliver) will be running this canyoning trip Saturday, it is a beginner/intermediate canyon but abseiling experience is mandatory, the final abseil is 50m long!

We will be starting at 830 am at the Mt Wilson turnoff on the south side of the road (-33.546180, 150.336442). Please be on time! We will leave a car at Pierces Pass for the car shuffle at the end.

https://ozultimate.com/canyoning/track_notes/yileen.htm

GEAR: (* = can borrow from UNSWOC)
Please note that this is a long day, with very few bailout options. Double, triple check you have all of the items on this list BEFORE leaving Sydney.

• Canyoning gear:
  – Harness*
  – Helmet*
  – 2x locking carabiner*
  – 1x Figure 8
  – 1x 120cm safety sling*
  – Drybag*
  – Headtorch (Ideally waterproof/resistant)
  – Backpack that can fit ALL your gear in and that can get wet.
• Clothing:
  – Wetsuit*
  – Enclosed shoes with good grip [aqua shoes purchased from Big W for $8 or Dunlop Volleys are recommended] – Wool socks
  – Boardshorts to wear on top of wetsuit
  – Thermals to wear under your wetsuit (optional, but helpful especially if you feel the cold easily; must NOT be cotton)
  – Warm, lightweight jacket to put in your dry bag. (100% mandatory. This is in case we get stuck, and you need to change into something warm; windbreakers/light raincoats are recommended)
• Food:
  – 2L Water
  – Lunch (pack it in a waterproof container, and make sure it’s vaguely crush-proof)
  – Snacks
  – Chocolate or something nice to share!
• Miscellaneous:
  – Any personal medicine (asthma puffer, Epipen etc)

Please comment your abseil/canyon experience AND your favourite animal, you will not be approved without both.