Hello There! well, i'm not sure what i'm getting myself into starting an Ozzie Canyoning discussion group... I am all to familiar with the very diverse and...
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Poco Loco Adventures
pocoloco@...
Nov 7, 2000 11:49 am
Hi there, Thanks for inviting me in this group. I am a member of the ACA e-group but live and work (as a canyoning guide) in Europe. This invitation came right...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 7, 2000 10:41 pm
G’day Coen, Sorry mate, I don’t know about the canyons in that area. I do know that there are some spectacular ones in Thailand but I haven’t been to...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 7, 2000 10:51 pm
Just been through above canyons in the last week. Removed some plastic dinosaurs from Dalpura including a tyranosaurus, terradactyl and triceritops! Someone...
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David Stuckey
dstuckey@...
Nov 8, 2000 8:09 am
Beautie! Someone decided to start an exclusive Canyons discussion group. Good one Lee! One thing to clear up immediately, I'm not the David Stuckey that owns...
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Jay Chisolm
jchish03@...
Nov 9, 2000 5:32 am
I'd like to welcome a new member to this group, Me. John Chisholm, Snr Rocksports Instructor Royal Rangers Australia http://www.come.to/Royal_Rangers. I've...
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David Stuckey
dstuckey@...
Nov 9, 2000 8:58 am
Reply to John Chisholm, By no means intended as a complete list, but lets get one started..... Knots. First Aid for hypothermia, breaks and minor injuries. ...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 10, 2000 1:41 am
G'day John, Thanks for joining, sounds like an interesting project that you are working on. As a personal opinion I think the technical skills associated with ...
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leonard metcalf
komungpty@...
Nov 11, 2000 1:34 am
Dear John, Skills for Canyoning guides: Teaching skills (presentation and skill development) Leadership Communication Group Management Basic Counseling and...
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madmaidens@...
Nov 14, 2000 8:19 am
I have heard (2nd hand) that there was a search for missing bushwalkers around Mt Tomah over the weekend of 12th Nov 2000. Can anyone confirm this or has any...
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John Chisholm
jchish03@...
Nov 16, 2000 5:43 am
Thanks for the replies. I know about the competencies but I was just trying to get a more general idea of what people think is needed. I have seen training...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 20, 2000 12:11 am
G'day, just a quick note to let you know of a couple of new publications coming out soon. The Canyons near sydney guide is about to go into print in its 4th...
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OzCanyons@egroups.com
Nov 20, 2000 12:23 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the OzCanyons group. File : /Blue...
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webguy@...
Nov 26, 2000 11:46 am
Hmmmm, just did a canyon out near Rocky Creek etc, creek starts at 478147 and the canyon enters Rocky Creek at 486135. Turn Left and from there it's about 500...
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Owen Zuber
zuber@...
Nov 26, 2000 11:52 am
At a guess probably Sheep dip. ... From: <webguy@...> To: <OzCanyons@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, 26 November 2000 22:46 Subject: [OzCanyons] What have...
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WebGuy from Dive-Oz W...
webguy@...
Nov 26, 2000 12:00 pm
... Nope, Sheepdip starts at 474130, thats about 2 k's away as the crow flies. But thanks for the suggestion... Cheers Neil ... Dive-Oz Web Services Our new...
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David Noble
dnoble@...
Nov 26, 2000 12:04 pm
... No - Sheep Dip is 3-4 kms away. Coachwood Canyon is a better bet. Dave -- ... David Noble dnoble@... http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dnoble/...
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WebGuy from Dive-Oz W...
webguy@...
Nov 26, 2000 12:10 pm
... David. Thats the one, however, we entered at a different side creek to what the guidebook says to do Coachwood so it was a bit longer for us. Still, was a ...
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David Noble
dnoble@...
Nov 26, 2000 12:21 pm
... Wrong here too - the canyon at 474130 is "Twister". Sheepdid is another canyon (the upper constriction in Rocky Creek itself) Dave -- ... David Noble ...
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mondaeo7@...
Nov 26, 2000 10:31 pm
Sounds like you had fun, I'd say Coachwood too, It has a very scrubby entry... hope you had long pants on! i was there a few years back, at lunch a huge tree...
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WebGuy from Dive-Oz W...
webguy@...
Nov 26, 2000 10:41 pm
... It was a great day. ... Yup, I wear a loose fitting pair of army pants over my wetsuit to protect it etc, the marks that are on those have saved the...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 27, 2000 2:46 am
... the ... That happenned near where Coachwood joins up with Rocky Creek, i think it was just before the last scramble into Rocky. The tree was an old hollow...
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WebGuy from Dive-Oz W...
webguy@...
Nov 27, 2000 3:14 am
... That would have been pretty freaky, you would not have known what was going on ;-) ... Yup, hand and knees stuff for ages. Some places you could sort of...
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David Stuckey
dstuckey@...
Nov 27, 2000 7:38 am
Hi Gang! Just wondering, now that we have a lot of new gates etc, what is the best way into Heart Attack Canyon? Where to park? etc? Need the mountain bike?? ...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 29, 2000 10:28 pm
Congratulations to the Greater Blue Mountains National Parks, now officially on the World Heritage list! declared yesterday in Cairns, more details & links...
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Lee Etherington
localfocus@...
Nov 29, 2000 10:40 pm
Tracks closed to "restrict public access by vehicle to some parts of Wollemi & Blue Mountains National Parks" include; Newnes Plateau: Deanes Lookout niorth of...
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Webguy from www.diveo...
webguy@...
Nov 29, 2000 10:50 pm
... I was out at Breakfast canyon area on the weekend, and they really have laid a lot of trees over the old access road, as well as the wire rope/cable to...
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Poco Loco Adventures
pocoloco@...
Nov 30, 2000 12:56 pm
I advise you guys to stay alert. I live and work next to the National Park of the Monte Perdido and Ordesa, in the Spanish Pyrenees - also on the World ...
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John Chisholm
jchish03@...
Dec 11, 2000 3:05 am
Is it just me, or was everyone from Sydney all parked at the Rocky Creek car park? I was at Dalpura with a group early Sunday morning and we didn't see a soul...
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David Noble
dnoble@...
Dec 11, 2000 11:18 am
... You should have gone the weekend before - eg on the Sunday - only two other cars at the Rocky Creek carpark - and one of them was some guy handing out...
