Rocky Creek and Surefire Canyons - 4 -5 December 1976
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Party - Bob Sault, Nic Bendelli, Dave Firman, Dave Noble
Saturday was a day of exploration - we were looking for canyon in Rocky
Creek. We started high up near Barcoo Swamp - and soon found a short
section of canyon fairly high up. There was an abseil of about 20m.
Near the end of the day - at the point where we were probably going to
climb out we came across a major constriction. We called this secton of
canyon - Rocky Creek Canyon".
Above - Nic in the canyon
Above - Dave F in the canyon
Above - Bob and Nic in the canyon
Bob and myself went all the way trough the canyon - hoping to find some
abseils. When we got to the Budgary Creek junction - went went several
hundred metres up Budgary Creek looking for more canyon (without
success - the canyon sections are a long way upstream). We then went
back up Rocky Creek Canyon. At the top of the cnayon we found a
convenient pass up the ridge between Rocky Creek and a small side
creek. This took us to the Galah Mtn Road - and then we walked back to
the car at the Barcoo Swamp campsite. On Sunday - we visited Surefire
Canyon.
Above - Bob on the first abseil of Surefire Canyon
Above - Bob on the second abseil
Above - Nic at the top of the second abseil
It was below this that we found a dead Koala in the canyon
Above - at the top of the third abseil
Above - Nic at the bottom of the third abseil
We exited the canyon by reversing the west branch. We placed a long
thin log up the waterfall - and Nic used this to prusik up. he then put
a rope down for us to climb up.
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