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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:05 AM »

 

 Veteran guide John Robens (at far left) leads a soggy team  through a moss-covered passage in Claustral Canyon, a few hours’ hike  from their exit point. Canyoneering is all about the serendipity of  discovery, he says. “You walk for miles and suddenly you find yourself  in this magical spot.”

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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:11 AM »

 To cross a tannin-stained pool in Rocky Creek Canyon, a canyoneer plunges in chest deep.
 

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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:17 AM »

 The rugged Wolgan Valley in the Greater Blue Mountains, just outside Sydney, contains several popular canyoneering spots.

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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:22 AM »

 A canyoneer explores Freshwater Creek Canyon.
 

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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:31 AM »

 

 The first exploration of Thunder Canyon's labyrinth of sandstone  passages by a group of canyoneers in 1960 gave a boost to the sport's  popularity.

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Re: Australia's Slot Canyons

« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2011, 04:01:45 AM »

 A canyoneer descends into Hole-in-the-Wall Canyon in Blue Mountains National Park.

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