Rachmartee

With an up-coming hiking and canyoning trip to New Zealand coming up, it was decided to have a bit of a training run through Upper South Bowens. It was the first time I had done this canyon and I was really wowed by how beautiful it is.

Of course, it is now one of my favourite canyons in the Blue Mountains!

Mark on the first abseil dropping into the canyon.

Stoke was high as the abseils kept dropping! This drop is my favourite abseil in this canyon.

Shortly after this drop you walk past the end of Corkscrew Canyon, which is well worth the side trip to explore up!

Then back down to continue through the main canyon!

This is not the first time I have spotted ghost mushies in canyons! I am STILL yet to see them at night time.

There is a long scrubby dry creek walk in the middle of the canyon before it drops back to delicious canyon formation.

Then onto the exit track! Which is an adventure on its own! This would have to be the most enjoyable Blue Mountains canyon exits in my opinion. Full of fun (and tricky) climbs, chutes, straight up and then a cruisy walk along the fire trail back to the cars.

Here is Mark disappearing up the chute! It’s quite easy to miss this one, I have definitely walked straight past it on a few occasions.

Mark on one of the fun exit scrambles.

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