Sunday, April 5, 2009

Cask Canyon


Brendon, Chucky, Jodi, Pip and Pete


Stream walking to the start of the slot



Pip enjoys the worlds smallest hydroslide


There were a handful of small jumps into often shallow pools


Jodi log slides the first drop as the canyon commences


Jodi considers the feasibility of surfing the log downstream


Sending the 'depth checker' down to see if we could jump this drop


Brendon (above) and Chucky (below) make the most of Jodi's scouting




The beautiful bottomless pool


For most of us, the only rappel in the canyon,
down through the very narrow (1.5m) slot


Pete enjoys his rappel


Chucky under the spray on the only rap


The final drop in the canyon, a very nice 5m jump


Pip enjoys the last jump


Time to change back to tramping mode for the walk out..

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Glen Canyon

Brendon, Derek, Jodi and I begin our night canyoning trip

Brendon on R1

The first drop descends straight into a 3m wide, 20m deep slot.



Jodes tries to look calm and collected...

Chucky jugs R1 to find why the rope wouldn't retrieve..



Canyon fish.. Some sort of native Kokopu


"I do this all the time... Honest"


Chucky splashes down from a 2m jump halfway along the canyon


A final swim before the canyon is complete