CanyoningGuide Guide to Canyoning in Class Six Section Section ClassSix in Canyoning to Guide Weano, Hancock and Knox Gorges Gorges Knox and Hancock Weano, Karijini National Park National Karijini ClassSix Gorges Draft – Karijini– National Park Page 1 of35 Page Definitions...... Disclaimer...... eea ikMngmn taeis...... Strategies Management Risk General ikAssmn en og ...... Gorge Assessment Risk Weano ikAssmn en og ...... Gorge Assessment Risk Weano Suggested Participant Equipment and Rigging...... and Participant Equipment Suggested ikAssmn acc og ...... Gorge Hancock – Assessment Risk Assumptions and Descriptions...... and Assumptions Artificial Anchors Installed in Karijini National KarijiniP National in Installed Anchors Artificial ikAssmn nxGre...... Knox – Gorge Assessment Risk CanyoningGuide ru edrPann ...... Planning Leader Group ru qimn ...... Equipment Group Route: Jade Pool to Waterfall at Red GorgeJunctio Red at to Pool Waterfall Jade Route: Route: Handrail Pool to above Jade Pool...... Jade above to Pool Handrail Route: omnctos...... Communications Route: Top of Handrail Pool to Handrail Pool...... Handrail to Handrail Pool of Top Route: Route: Jade Pool to Waterfall at Red GorgeJunctio Red at to Pool Waterfall Jade Route: Route: Descent of Weano waterfall / chimney into Re into / chimney waterfall of Descent Weano Route: ot:Kri’ olt ucinPo ...... Pool Junction to Pool Kermit’s Route: Section 4: Weano Chimney...... 4: Section Weano Route: Start of Route Level Two to bottom of second of bottom to RouteLevel Two of Start Route: eto :Bto fscn olt ucinPo .. Pool Junction to pool second of Bottom 3: Section edrRqieet ...... Requirements Leader eodLcto og atHnri ol...... Pool Handrail Gorge Past Location – Second is oain–CueaoeHnri ol...... Pool Handrail –Chute above Location First Third Location – Top of waterfall into Jade Pool – – JadePool into waterfall of – Top Location Third Fourth Location – Jade Pool...... – Location Fourth Fifth Location – End of Jade Pool...... Jade of – End Location Fifth Sixth Location – Waterfall at Junction with Red Gor withRed Junction at – Location Waterfall Sixth First Location –Pool...... Regan’s Location First hr oain–Jnto ol...... Pool Junction – Location Third eodLcto og eoeJnto ol...... Pool Junction Gorge before Location – Second is oain–Cueit is ol...... pool first –Chute into Location First Second Location – Descent into second pool...... second into Descent Location – Second Table of Contents of Table ...... ClassSix Gorges ...... ark......
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publication. publication. anythingc upon reliance of a consequence as person liabilitywh or damage loss, indirect or direct any bylawpermitted extent the to maximum and thereto a organisation or person advice any to professional dra compiling and in assisted have who advisors and the express CALM toon available made isguide This possi or risk the eliminate entirely to, adhered if o every group of experience every and specific each groupand the of requirements specific the account gr experienced and byqualified evaluated carefully nature advisory only isin guide the Nevertheless, a relevant is it accurate, that ensure to made been ropingexper of years many visits and site numerous adviceinThe area. Recreation the in gorges Weano vi are who guides groupand leaders to on passed be Conserv of Department the to provided isguide This Disclaimer CanyoningGuide ClassSix Gorges bility of loss or injury. or loss bilityof ich may be suffered or incurred by any incurred or suffered be may ich and any advice made therein should be be should therein made advice and any nd current at the date of publication. publication. of the at date current nd oup leaders and guides, taking into into taking leadersand guides, oup nd make no warranties with respect withrespect warranties no make nd their abilities. This guide cannot cover cannot guide abilities. This their ience. All reasonable attempts have attempts reasonable All ience. perating within the gorges. Nor can they, can Nor gorges. the within perating (CALM) to Management Land and ation disclaim all liability and responsibility for for responsibility liabilityand all disclaim fting this guide are not rendering rendering not are thisguide fting through gathered been has guide this siting the class six sections of the the of class six sections the siting condition that the authors, consultants consultants authors, thatthe condition
Draft this from in or omitted ontained – Karijini– National Park Page 3 of35 Page where no fixed protection exists. exists. protection fixed no where LEAD RACK RACK LEAD protection. fixed clippedto or face climbing LEAD CLIMBING CLIMBING LEAD and climbingfor Generallyfor used falls. climbing etc. requiring than add rather by ‘spotting’ implemented th of twometers withinclimbing involves rock This BOULDERING rock wathe between a ‘bridge’ tolegs or form arms Definitions Definitions DYNAMIC ROPE ROPE DYNAMIC etc. aid, perfor to required skills and knowledge minimum The COMPETENCIES are and traversing climbing down direction, upward or b safetysystem a establish to is used equipment aswell as f handholds of use the thatrequire face Itusuall mountains. coursesand ropes on elements bou cliffs, traversing and ascendingof process The CLIMBING climbing. rock and abseiling as worksuch obstacles. overclambering and bouldering swimming, a descent of and ascent the involves Traditionally CANYONING BRIDGING Descending a rope using a friction device (also kno (also device usinga a rope friction Descending depending on the nature of the activity and or the the or the activity the of on and nature depending Be climber fall. or failure primaryof system case a to pers attached asafetyrope of controlling The BELAYING An assortment of removable artificial protection sp protection artificial removable of assortment An Ascending a face, trailing a rope that is clippedt is that rope trailing a a face, Ascending A rope that is designed to stretch and absorb and force absorb stretch to designed is that rope A supports the climber the where bouldering of A form ABSEILING ABSEILING CanyoningGuide ClassSix Gorges o protection placed by the climber on the the on climber bythe placed o protection laying may be done from above or below, or above done be laying from may top-line top-line belaying. ootholds, while ensuring that specialised specialised that while ensuring ootholds, environment. environment. the in up back as a harness wearinga on e ground where adequate safety can be safetycan adequate where ground e steep watercourse and often involves often and watercourse steep ecifically designed to protect a lead climber lead a protect to ecificallydesigned when subjected to a shock load in load shock a to subjected when itional systems of harness, belay, ropes belay,ropes harness, of systems itional lders, buildings, walls, ladders, challenge walls, ladders, buildings, lders, wn as wnas lls. lls. ackup. While most climbing is in an in is climbing most ackup. While also included within this term. thisterm. within included also mselves by extending and locking their locking and byextending mselves y involves following certain routes on aon routes certain following y involves
m tasks such as tying knots, apply first apply first astying such knots, tasks m Draft Sometimes involves technical rope rope involves Sometimes technical rappelling ). ). – Karijini– National Park Page 4 of35 Page (full leg and full arm) for winter months. for arm) winter and legfull (full leg)or neopre and arm (short suits spring Neoprene WETSUITS immersion. rock wet gripon providing sole rubber witha Shoes WET-SHOES withclimbing rope top called (sometimes anchor the b climber and the above system anchor the of part a in as climbi found belay, withclimbingbottom rope anchors through linedirected belay withthe pitch load. shock significant a without arrested quickly c the of the top at placed specialist equipment and t has that system a is climber belayed from a Where CLIMBING TOP-ROPE STATIC ROPE ROPE STATIC potent inminimise to order head) the (specifically the quicklyto insupport a position be to directed literallyto catch not mean Itdoes a offall. case in are individuals or more one which in process The SPOTTING descent/ascent/traverse. established withanchors separate pitches, in done MULTI-PITCHED ABSEILING AND CLIMBING CLIMBING AND ABSEILING MULTI-PITCHED A rope with minimal stretch used for abseiling, hau abseiling, stretch used for withminimal rope A Abseiling or climbing where the terrain or the leng the or terrain the where climbing or Abseiling CanyoningGuide ClassSix Gorges
a falling body, rather spotters should be should rather spotters body, a falling upper part of the participant’s body the participant’s of upper part The belayer may stand at the bottom of the the of the bottom at stand belayermay The ial impact force. impact ial force. above the climber (sometimes called top- called (sometimes climber the above th of the total climb requires the climb to be to climb the climb total requires the of th limb or abseil pitch. Any fall should be be should pitch.Any abseil fall or limb ng wall situations) OR the belayer may be may be belayer the OR wallng situations) ling and rescue purposes. rescue purposes. lingand at each pitch on the the on each pitch at that are suitable for constant water constant for suitable are that a position to “catch” a participant in the the in participant a “catch” to aposition top belay). top ne vests for summer months. Steamers Steamers months. summer vests ne for anchors through directed belayhe rope Draft and climber the between line e in directly – Karijini– National Park Page 5 of35 Page Department of Sport and Recreation Abseiling Assess Abseiling Recreation and Sport of Department in byWorksafe was adopted recommendation two-metre ad and slope downward rubble, without rock; firm on to fall fall to m asthe being widely the accepted is distance This DISTANCE MAXIMUMFALL and definitions: assumptions s willbe always features natural of assessment The Descriptions and Assumptions This distance is defined in the Code of Practice – – Practice Code of the definedin is distance This theyFor fall. should land would person that where person a of the feet from measured is distance The closer than two metres from this edge. this from twometres than closer where risk withfall a significant is edge an This EDGE UNPROTECTED day-by-day basis. and site the of f slipperiness and steepness The risk. fall the potenti as half deep least as at or deep metres need water the is then landed water, on surface the max the than more fall acould person where is This RISK FALL SIGNIFICANT Adventure Activity Standards – Rock Climbing. Rock – ActivityStandards Adventure CanyoningGuide where adequate safety can be implemented by‘spotti implemented be can adequate safety where ClassSix Gorges
The two-metre edge distance applies to a clean clean edgea to applies distance edge two-metre The the natural features force a person to be to a person force features natural the ace is a subjective assessment on a site-by- a on assessment subjective a is ace Prevention of Falls at Workplaces and the and Falls at of Prevention Workplaces al fall distance for there to be no significant significant no be to there for distance al fall this guide this distance is two metres. twometres. is this distance guide this s to be the greater of a minimum of two of aminimum of greater the be to s aximum distance a person should be able able be should a person aximum distance ubjective. This guide makes the the guidefollowing makes This ubjective. imum fall distance onto a rigid surface. If rigid surface. a onto distance fall imum standing on the edge to the surface surface the to the edge standingon Dra conditions. The environmental verse ft ment Panel. ment 1995 after receiving advice from The The from after receiving advice 1995 ng’ rather than requiring belaying. ratherng’ than – Karijini– National Park Page 6 of35 Page
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through this section. Even fit and and Even fit section. this through jured. At the very least have have very Atthe least jured. nd assist the group members. group the members. assist nd – Karijini– National Park Page 9 of35 Page Route: Handrail PoolaboveRoute:to Jade Handrail Pool CanyoningGuide omnctos Communications i which Class Six ofsign, location the the at ends short and down up bouldering obstacles, underwater requiringswimmin route canyoning a issection This Route the of Summary Leader Competencies Competencies Leader Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic Assessment Risk Generic from above, often from Oxer’s Lookout. Oxer’sLookout. from often above, from l that aware Be it above. ishow hot of regardless wat the winter in veryis cold, water the summer In Guidelines Requirements Leader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • First Aid Kit (In waterproof container) container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There a is location closest – coverage phone satellite No current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It have swimor can thatparticipants essential is It wearwetsuits thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It fi are that participants stronglyisrecommended It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It Risk analysis and skills and experience in ‘spottin in experience and skills and analysis Risk Aid First Wilderness Flash flood flood Flash bite insect or Snake Drowning Dehydration Hypothermia slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping cliff from rock fall of Risk
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Page 10 of35 Page Second Location – Gorge Past Handrail Pool Handrail Past Gorge – Location Second CanyoningGuide Risk Assessment Risk Guidelines Guidelines Management Risk • • • they will be swimming for a short distance. distance. short a for swimming will be they landing. asafe provide to narrow too sin a at 2m then gorgeis deeper only the of bottom unprot an to participants gorgeexposes the of side your he hitting without stand to possible not often is short and you can walk the last quarter of p the of quarter last walk can the you and short is get to is through get wayto safe only The rocks. wh seriously injured havebeen people where is this It is essential that participants remain in the low the in remain thatparticipants essential is It steep gorgeare the of side either on up ledges The There There d stay tryto and temptation a definitely is ClassSix Gorges
Draft est part of the gorge that means means that gorge the of part est ry by staying high. Unfortunately Unfortunately high. rystaying by ad. Any route taken up on either either on up taken Any route ad. ool. ool. in the water and swim. The swim swim. The and water the in ected edge. The water at the the at water edge. The ected gle point and the gorge is often and the often gorgeis point gle , rounded, and slippery and it is and slippery and rounded, , en they slip and fall onto the the onto and theyfall slip en – Karijini– National Park Page 11 of35 Page Route: Jade Pool to Waterfall atRoute:Red Pool Waterfall JunctioJadeto Gorge CanyoningGuide omnctos Communications Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic requires participants to be belayed. belayed. be to participants requires traversi including rock climbing and rocks slippery requiringboulder route canyoning a issection This Route the of Summary Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Leader Requirements Requirements Leader Leader Competencies Competencies Leader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • climbing aids be left unattended and open to unauth and open unattended left be aids climbing is esse It gorge. the ofsection each on from move Risk analysis and skills and experience in ‘spottin in experience and skills and analysis Risk Aid First Wilderness – Abseiling/Climbing Competency Guide Pitch Single sections sections There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There a is location closest – coverage phone satellite No ropingequi all remove thatleaders essential is It current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It have swimor can thatparticipants essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It wearwetsuits thatparticipants essential is It an wearharnesses thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It agile and fit are thatparticipants essential is It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Drowning Dehydration Hypothermia cliff edge the from Falling slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping cliff from rock fall of Risk Minimum roping equipment equipment roping Minimum First Aid Kit (In waterproof container) container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First • • • • • • Helmets, harnesses, wetsuits and two cow's tails fo two cow'stails and wetsuits harnesses, Helmets, 12 karabiners karabiners 12 better) is quick or slings(10 draws x 60cm 5 efficient) (4 more isrope static x 15m 1 ClassSix Gorges
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Third Location – Top of waterfall into Jade Pool – – Pool Jade into waterfall of Top – Location Third CanyoningGuide Risk Assessment Risk Guidelines Guidelines Management Risk • • • • attached to the static line. (Optionally have a lo a (Optionally line. have static the to attached w bolts the middle slingon rig a Then karabiners. end attac each on 8on bight the witha figure rope have been installed here to simplify the rigging. simplify the to here installed been have be that participants essential Itis gorge. the of bottom. rock witha cleare no is there mean steps that rounded sloped, leaving one attached to the static line as they go line as static the to attached leavingone Alpine Butterfly (Middleman’s) knots instead of sli of instead knots (Middleman’s) Butterfly Alpine The safest route is on the south west side (right h (right side westsouth the routeon is safest The T edge. unprotected waterfallan is the of top The The participants then use their pair of cow’sof tails pair their use then participants The self (or belay around climb lead to needs guide The ClassSix Gorges Draft belayed through this section. Bolts Bolts this section. through belayed nger static rope and use large large rope and use static nger Start of Route Level 6 Level Route of Start to traverse the section, alwayssection, the traverse to past the bolts. bolts. the past ngs.) See photos photos below. See ngs.) and side if travelling downstream) if travellingdownstream) side and ith a karabiner with a clove’s hitch hitch clove’s witha karabiner a ith he rock is wet and slippery with with wetandis slippery rock he hed to the end bolts with bolts end the to hed ) the waterfall and rig the static static andrig waterfall the the ) dge. The fall distance is 5m distance dge. fall The – Karijini– National Park Page 13 of35 Page
Fourth Location – Jade Pool Jade – Location Fourth Fifth Location – End of Jade Pool Jade of End – Location Fifth CanyoningGuide Guidelines Guidelines Risk Management Management Risk Risk Assessment Risk Assessment Risk Risk Management Management Risk • • • • • • The safest route is on the the routeon is safest The become Pool Jade routethrough the of last half The The guide needs to needs guide The ed unprotected an has the ofsection route last The descend to climbing rock requires section final The An alternative route would be would route alternative An they down climb to the gorge floor. the to gorgefloor. climb down they is essent It shallownon-existent. is water or the unprotected edges. edges. unprotected are there where provided bolts are gorge. There the of travellingdownstream) if side (righthand side west south instead of slings.)of instead knots (Middleman’s) Butterfly Alpine large use and rope static longer a have (Optionally line. static the to attached hitch clove’s witha karabiner a with bolts middle the slingon a and end each on the bight on 8 witha figure rope rigstatic the and edge unprotected belay) the self (or around climb lead the end of the pool. pool. the of end the to Jade ofPool section deep gorge the from swimthe to the gorge. the of bottom the hitting gorgeor the side other of the wallon the striking in result would A 6m. of fall distance fall
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Draft ial that participants be belayed as as belayed be that participants ial to the floor of the the of gorge. the floor to ge as the fall distance is 6m and is and 6m distance fall as the ge s an unprotected edge with a witha edge unprotected an s – Karijini– National Park Page 14 of35 Page Sixth Location – Waterfall at Junction with Red Gor Red with Junction at Waterfall – Location Sixth Route:Weanoof Descent chimney/ Rewaterfall into CanyoningGuide Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Competencies Leader Risk Management Management Risk Leader Requirements Requirements Leader Assessment Risk omnctos Communications • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • First Aid Kit (In waterproof container) container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First Wilderness First Aid Aid First Wilderness – Abseiling/ Competency Pitch Guide Single Minimum pitch. the of bottom forcommuni tworadios have to recommended Strongly leaving one attached to the static line as they go line as static the to attached leavingone It is essential that participants are kept back fro kept back are thatparticipants essential is It unpro an is Gorge of end the at waterfall Weano The cow’sof tails pair their use then participants The Unauthorised persons using or modifying roping equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Dehydration Hypothermia cliff edge the from Falling slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping rope abseil of descent Uncontrolled cliff from rock fall of Risk equipment roping Minimum Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There a is location closest – coverage phone satellite No Abseil off the end of the rope the rope end of the off Abseil (Coverage is intermittent at the bottom of Red Gorg of bottom the at intermittent is (Coverage safety tether into their harness. their into harness. tether safety wet rock often are the and 40m around somewhere is • • • • • • 8 karabiners karabiners 8 quick or slingsdraws x 60cm 4 rope static x 15m better) is 1(3 rope dynamic 40m least x at 1 static rope 40m least x at 2 each participant tails for gloves, descenders, karabiners, harnesses, Helmets, ClassSix Gorges Draft m the edge or are secured by a bya secured or are the edge m to traverse the section, alwayssection, the traverse to past the bolts. bolts. the past ge t the top of the access track. track. access the of top t the e) e)
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he end of Weano Gorge for rigging for a Gorge of end he Weano and top line belay. It is stronglyis It linebelay. top and ancock Gorge exit requires you to to you Gorgeexitrequires ancock flood warning forecast (if available) available) (if warningforecast flood ensure it reaches the ground before thereaches ground it ensure it. alongside is but waterfall e the ill considerable friction when trying when friction illconsiderable e section). section). e ore ore pment and climbing aids when they when aids climbing and pment is to tie two ropes together) and and together) tie totworopes is person abseils down or you or run down person abseils d are belayed on abseiling and and abseiling on dbelayed are tom brake belay is used. The last last The belay brake used. is tom ntial that no roping equipment or or roping that equipment ntialno etsuits etsuits orised use. use. orised waterfall. waterfall. – Karijini– National Park Do not abseil the abseil not Do Options Options Page 16 of35 Page CanyoningGuide top linebelay. top parti the block, top of the to access is issue only block large the of top the atis area dispatch The justnear t available easy aabseil isshort, There AbseilSite Nursery belay for the climb. climb. the for belay top and a lines or rigto twoabseil top one the at ancho three are 11. There or a10 around somewhere is climb fairlycrux. easy the The protect to bolt usi crack leadthe climb to needs guides the of One before dark. dark. before the of gorgout get to still you need and consuming ver are activities that both waterfall the then and the nurse at abseiling on you if plan that aware Be usingon this site. planning you if are protection rope some bringing consider still You might damage. rope reduce helps which at tree a to carpet tied piece of small wasa there the la quickly. At quite sheath your out willchop sh quite siteis abseil the the of edge rock on The Guidelines ClassSix Gorges cipants need to climb up the crack under crackunder the up climb toneed cipants he waterfall at the end of Weano Gorge. Gorge. of the end waterfall at Weano he Draft The gorge. the of side left the hand on
– Karijini– National Park Page 17 of35 Page , graded graded , line y time ytime st visit st the top, top, the arp and and arp ry site es es ng the the ng rs Route: Kermit’s PoolJunctionRoute:to Pool Kermit’s Gorge Hancock Risk – Assessment CanyoningGuide Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Leader Competencies Competencies Leader Leader Requirements Requirements Leader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • climbing aids be left unattended and open to unauth and open unattended left be aids climbing is esse It gorge. the ofsection each on from move Risk analysis and skills and experience in ‘spottin in experience and skills and analysis Risk Aid First Wilderness – Abseiling/Climbing Competency Guide Pitch Single container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First and abseiling sections abseiling and Minimum roping equipment equipment roping Minimum It is essential that leaders remove all ropingequi all remove thatleaders essential is It current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It have swimor can thatparticipants essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It an wearharnesses thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It agile and fit are thatparticipants essential is It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Drowning Dehydration Hypothermia cliff edge the from Falling slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping cliff from rock fall of Risk • • • • • • • Optionally a caving ladder cavingladder a Optionally draws) quick if (or using 28 karabiners 20 knot Alpine use (or draws quick or slings x 60cm 14 rope static x 15m 2 rope dynamic 40m least x at 1 static rope 40m least x at 2 each participant tails for gloves, descenders, karabiners, harnesses, Helmets, ClassSix Gorges Draft
flood warning forecast (if available) available) (if warningforecast flood pment and climbing aids when they when aids climbing and pment buoyancy aids aids buoyancy g’ d are belayed on rock climbing rock climbing on dbelayed are ntial that no roping equipment or or roping that equipment ntialno etsuits etsuits et-shoes et-shoes orised use. use. orised pment or climbing aids aids climbing or pment or equivalent or s) wetsuits and cow's and wetsuits – Karijini– National Park Page 18 of35 Page First Location – Regan’s Pool Regan’s – Location First CanyoningGuide Route Options Options Route belayed.be to participants A water. shallow wading through and rocks slippery water, bou cold in swimming abseiling, wallsand/or requiringrock cl route canyoning a issection This Route the of Summary guide. guide. experience best routethe is first The waterfall. similarclim or unless a cavingladder route second the Th pool. and across waterfall the through down travelling gorge(rightif the of side south the on The Pool. Regan’s past get to twoareroutes There
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Draft gorge traversing the including imbing downstream). The second route is route second The downstream). so this is what has been covered in this in covered been has what thisis so ldering up and down short drops on drops down short lderingand up ll rock climbing and abseiling requires requires abseiling and climbing llrock bing aid is rigged alongside the the riggedalongside is aid bing ere is no way to go back using the the using back waygo no isere to first route is a traverse rock climb climb a istraverse rock route first – Karijini– National Park Page 19 of35 Page CanyoningGuide Risk Management Management Risk Risk Assessment Risk Communications Communications • • • • • • Regan’s Pool. Pool. Regan’s an one death least atbeen there Gorge;has Hancock si Pool. This Regan’s past travellingunroped been unroped are negligent are unroped correct equipment. equipment. correct qualified be must Leaders belayed. and roped up be forecast prior to visiting the gorge. visiting the to prior forecast Everyone who leaves the chute to travel up on the l the on up travelto chute the leaves who Everyone result thissection at floods flash havebeen There school groups operators, commercial time long a For There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There a is location closest – coverage phone satellite No rainingis it gorgeis staythe or in enter not Do Group leaders or guides who lead groups past Oxer’s past groups lead guides who or Group leaders ClassSix Gorges Draft or rain threatens. Try and obtain a obtain Trythreatens. and rain or ing in at least one drowning. least one at in ing t the top of the access track track access the of top t the te is a high-risk section of of a section istehigh-risk edges past Regan’s Pool must must Pool Regan’s past edges r’s Lookout r’sLookout , experienced and have the havethe and ,experienced and the general public have general the public and d several serious injuries at at injuries several serious d – Karijini– National Park Page 20 of35 Page Handle Handle CanyoningGuide Route One – Traverse Rock Climb – Risk Risk Management– Climb Rock Traverse – One Route Route One - Guidelines- One Route Route One – Traverse Rock Climb – Risk Risk Assessment– Climb Rock Traverse – One Route • • • • • • • • • • most 1.6m deep and in some places much less than th lessthan inplaces much and some deep 1.6m most fro primaryfalling isrisk edges. The unprotected with distan fall climb grade routea is medium This r the following if travellingdownstream) side hand before the abseil / belay station. / belayabseil station. the before the of end the at gather far can group members The the start of the climb and de-rig. and climb the ofstart the way the out. on they used as system protection edge same route. the up rock climb to participants the for linebelay top a for system anchor equalised rig a willmulti-point guide then The installed. bolts the route using abseil the of left crackthe to the up the route climb easy lead Numerous artificial anchors have been installed her installed been have artificial anchors Numerous this route under top rope belay on the return journ return the rope belay on under top route this witha section this downthan climb belay rather a with a top linebelay. top witha route this downto climb option an also is It snagged. becoming linebelay rope top the ofrisk minimal and rope drag little is There end. the at rope down the and pull ropes twoon abseil to will need guide The braked. bottom be can participants Subsequent to be participant leastatfirst the that suggested t of photos no are (There rigging. the simplify to three are bolt the There pool. end of far the down they go line as static the to attached leavingone It is strongly recommended that participants abseil that participants stronglyisrecommended It to climb attempts who thateveryone essential is It the along climb rock istraverse route a first The The guide will then lead climb around back to back leadaround climb will guide then The the using return will participants then The to will guide need routethe return the One equalised multi-point rigto needs a then guide The prot thisedge rope 40 least for a at will need You cow’sof tails pair their use then participants The self (or belay around climb lead to needs guide The (Middleman’s) knots instead of slings.) instead of knots (Middleman’s) us and rope static longer have a (Optionally line. c witha karabiner witha bolts middle the slingon witha figur rope static rig the and route traverse
ClassSix Gorges Draft p rope belayed down the abseil. abseil. the down rope belayed p e 8 on the bight on each end and a a end and each on the bight 8 on e his at present) It is stronglyis It present) at his to traverse the section, alwayssection, the traverse to south side of the gorgewall the (right of side south m the edge into the water that is at at is that water the into edge the m past the bolts. bolts. the past e large Alpine Butterfly Alpine e large ection system. (See photo above) above) photo (See system. ection love’s hitch attached to the static static the to attached hitch love’s oute indicated by paint marks. marks. indicated by paint oute ey. s provided at the end of the pool pool the of end the at provided s belay. Participants can climb up climb can Participants belay. around the pool be belayed. belayed. pool be the around ces in excess of 10m with 10m of excess cesin the last section of the route with route the lastof section the anchor system for an abseil line line abseil forsystem an anchor
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Second Location – Gorge before Junction Pool Junction before Gorge – Location Second CanyoningGuide Communications Communications Risk Management Management Risk Risk Assessment Risk • • • • • participants in the descent and ascent of thisof chut ascent and the descent in participants participants wherever possible on the descent in th in the descent on whereverpossible participants (patchy) (patchy) slislip and could participants that isrisk a This There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There t is location closest – coverage phone satellite No rig a belay leaders that stronglyisrecommended It on participants brief thatleaders essential is It route easiest the and steep and narrow gorgeis The Class SixKa – Gorges Draft
de down the chute sustaining injury. sustaining chute down the de the safest route and to ‘spot’ ‘spot’ to route and safest the e. he open area near Junction Pool Pool near Junction area open he system or a hand line to assistto aline hand or system is chute is r’s Lookout r’sLookout is over wet and slippery rocks. rocks. slippery wetand over is rijiniNational Park Page 25 of35 Page Third Location – Junction Pool Junction – Location Third CanyoningGuide Risk Management Management Risk Communications Communications Risk Assessment Risk • • • • • There is a risk of hypothermia and drowning. drowning. and hypothermia aof isrisk There (patchy) (patchy) No satellite phone coverage – closest location is t is location closest – coverage phone satellite No have swimor can thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It var temperature water deepthe is Pool and Junction There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There
Class SixKa – Gorges Draft buoyancy aids. aids. buoyancy he open area near Junction Pool Pool near Junction area open he etsuits. etsuits. ies from cold to extremely cold. to cold. extremely cold ies from r’s Lookout r’sLookout rijiniNational Park Page 26 of35 Page Section 4:Weano Section Chimney CanyoningGuide participants up this route. this up participants t would difficult be It rock climbers. experienced participants requires and route challenging is This b placement, protection artificial management, risk rock-climbing lead ro a issectionmulti-pitch This Route the of Summary Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Note Special Leader Competencies Competencies Leader Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic Leader Requirements Requirements Leader It is essential thateither: essential is It • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • or or • • climbing aids be left unattended and open to unauth and open unattended left be aids climbing is esse It gorge. the ofsection each on from move There is an additional experienced guide to assisttoguide experienced is additional an There withskills climber lead and experienced Competent skills risk management and analysis Risk Aid First Wilderness equivalent Competencyor Guide Climbing Multi-Pitch container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First rack climbing lead a including equipment Roping All participants are highly experienced rock climbe rock highlyare experienced participants All It is essential that leaders remove all ropingequi all remove thatleaders essential is It current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It an wearharnesses thatparticipants essential is It and very are fit thatparticipants essential is It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Dehydration cliff edge the from Falling sections difficult on falling and/or Slipping cliff from rock fall of Risk Class SixKa – Gorges o lead a group of more than three three than more group of lead a o ute requiring skills in risk assessment and and assessment risk requiringin skills ute
to be very fit and agile and preferably and and agile verybe to fit Draft elay rigging, belaying and rock climbing. rock climbing. and rigging,belaying elay agile agile flood warning forecast (if available) available) (if warningforecast flood pment and climbing aids when they when aids climbing and pment d are belayed dbelayed are rs the leader the ntial that no roping equipment or or roping that equipment ntialno orised use. use. orised in artificial protection placement placement protection artificial in pment or climbing aids aids climbing or pment
rijiniNational Park Page 27 of35 Page CanyoningGuide Class SixKa – Gorges Draft rijiniNational Park Page 28 of35 Page CanyoningGuide Risk Assessment Risk • • • negligent. negligent. and serious injuries have taken place. place. haveinjuriestaken serious and past. i the This in recreationalgroups and school that has route Mile’ ‘Miracle the of part been has This route is has numerous unprotected edges and and fa edges unprotected numerous routehas is This t up theirclients take guides who or leaders Group The gorgearea. the of section ishigh-risk a This Class SixKa – Gorges Draft been popular with commercial, withcommercial, popular been rock climb up Weano chimney up climb rock Weano s the site where numerous deaths deaths numerous where site the s ll distances in excess of 50m 50m of in excess lldistances his route unroped are are unroped route his rijiniNational Park Page 29 of35 Page
CanyoningGuide Risk Management Management Risk Communications Communications • • • the climb. climb. the haveed and belayed be to need Participants group. not mor be should rig There belays.and climb lead roping other theirto in addition rack lead carry a Weano climb should participants very experienced or (patchy) (patchy) No satellite phone coverage – closest location is t is location closest – coverage phone satellite No and expe thathighlyonly competent essential is It There is a emergency radio in the car park Oxecar near park the in radio aisemergency There Class SixKa – Gorges Draft equipment and have the skills to to skills the have and equipment he open area near Junction Pool Pool near Junction area open he rienced leaders with an assistant assistant an leaderswith rienced e than three participants in a in a participants three than e r’s Lookout r’sLookout ge protection for the duration of duration the protection for ge Chimney. Leaders need to to need Chimney.Leaders rijiniNational Park Page 30 of35 Page Route: Start of Routeof Route: toLevelTwosecond Start bottomof Gorge Knox Risk – Assessment CanyoningGuide Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Competencies Leader Note: As of August 2006 the Class Six sectionKnof Six the Class AsAugust2006 Note: of abseilingparticipants All requires water. shallow ov clambering verytowater, cold in cold distances requiringsliding route canyoning a issection This Route the of Summary Leader Requirements Requirements Leader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • to a log jam at the start of the tight section from start section tightthe the ofat jam log a to climbing aids be left unattended and open to unauth and open unattended left be aids climbing is esse It gorge. the ofsection each on from move Wilderness First Aid Aid First Wilderness Competency– Abseiling/Climbing Guide Pitch Single container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First cavingladder a Optionally aids Buoyancy equipment Roping and abseiling sections abseiling and such as logs, etc. etc. aslogs, such It is essential that leaders remove all ropingequi all remove thatleaders essential is It current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It strongswimme are thatparticipants essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It wearwetsuits thatparticipants essential is It an wearharnesses thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It in water the leaderchecks that the essential is It agile and fit are thatparticipants essential is It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Drowning Dehydration Hypothermia cliff edge the from Falling slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping pool in hazard first floating of Risk cliff from rock fall of Risk Class SixKa – Gorges to be belayed. belayed. be to down a chute, abseiling, swimming long swimming abseiling, chute, a down Draft er slippery rocks and wading through wadingthrough and rocks slippery er
flood warning forecast (if available) available) (if warningforecast flood the first pool for floating hazards hazards floating pool for first the pment and climbing aids when they when aids climbing and pment ox Gorge has been closed due closed been has Gorge ox rs and have buoyancy aids haveaids buoyancy and rs d are belayed on rock climbing rock climbing on dbelayed are ntial that no roping equipment or or roping that equipment ntialno the floods earlier in the year. the in earlier floods the et-shoes et-shoes orised use. use. orised pment or climbing aids aids climbing or pment or equivalent equivalent or pool rijiniNational Park Page 31 of35 Page First Location – Chute into first pool first into Chute – Location First CanyoningGuide Risk Assessment Risk • • • the best way to enter the pool. pool. the wayenter to best the sit the in pool the into chute the sliding off that withan rounded and is pool smooth the into leading po the into waterfall the of the edge drop from The resulting in injury. in resulting participan another when could happen top. This the contro slidewithout could that participants chance There is always a risk of floating hazards such as as such hazards floating alwaysof riskis a There above very and slippery steep narrow, gorgeis The 5m deep of in is excess pool the first in water The Class SixKa – Gorges Draft ting position and leaningis forward and position ting with no underwater obstacles. underwaterobstacles. withno l all the way into the chute from chute the way from the all l into logs in the pool pool in logs the ol is about 4m. The chute 4m. about is The ol overhanging lip. This means means lip. This overhanging t is in the water below the chute the below water in is the t the chute. There is a good a is chute. There the rijiniNational Park Page 32 of35 Page
CanyoningGuide Guidelines Guidelines Risk Management Management Risk Communications Communications • • • • • • • • • sliding in. in. sliding (sitting down and leaning forward) to be in whiles be leaning to forward) and down (sitting sign. sign. hypothermic even with wetsuits. wetsuits. even with hypothermic wetsui section without this attempt not Do deadly. needed. needed. u alsoare bolts The required. if system hauling a sid hand left the on line abseil rigto bolts an of pool. pointwhe the reach they until chute the of descent part another slidingonto ofrisk down withno area the time next and a goat one to need Participants midday. arrive after you if route this group throu get a rig and to very time a long takes Gorge or by Hancock Gorge (need additional roping e additionalroping (need Gorge byHancock or Gorge ex and Pool Junction to continue would you normally r you if are these need Youonly should waterfall. climbca you the when that so here placed been have se to and sidehard are hand right the on waterfall fort bolts The cavingladder. a on belay rig a to jump out a long way, a number of people have been s have people of been number a long way, jumpa out It is strongly recommended that leaders rig a hand rig a hand leaders that stronglyisrecommended It hazards for leaderchecks that the essential is It the participa leaderbrief that the essential is It down the descent manage thatleader essential is It It cannot be emphasised enough the importance of geof importance the enough emphasised be cannot It lowered or abseiled be should waterfall second The gorgeis the of thissection in water The ar open the from patchy is coverage phone Satellite Artificial anchors have been placed above the first above placed have been anchors Artificial It is possible to jump the second waterfall, howev waterfall, second jumptothe possible is It Class SixKa – Gorges
Draft is the water In winter incrediblycold. nts on the safest body position safestbody the position on nts e as well as safety lines and bolts bolts for and lines safety aswell e as he caving ladder are close the the close are cavingladder he in the pool prior to the first person the first to prior the pool in seful for a caving ladder if if cavingladder a seful for liding down the chute. chute. the down liding eturning the way you came, came, way you the eturning e from the belay position. They position. the belay e from icipant. icipant. gh these sections. Don’t consider consider sections. Don’t these gh waterfall to facilitate a rescue rescue or a to waterfall facilitate re they start the slide into the the slideinto the start they re participant needs to in a safe safe in needs a to participant line to assist participants in the participants assistto line the chute into the pool. the into pool. chute the ea near the Level Two Route Route Two Level the near ea on belay. There are a a number are There belay. on it by the scree slope in Joffre scree slope bythe it ving ladder you are not in the you not are vingladder quipment) quipment) tting to these sites early. It It early. sites these to tting ts. People have People ts. been eriously injured here. here. eriouslyinjured er, you need toyou need er, rijiniNational Park Page 33 of35 Page Section 3:Bottom Section secondpoolof Pool Junction to CanyoningGuide Gorge or through the scree slope at Joffre Gorge. Joffre at slope scree the through or Gorge top the to return To long pools. through swimming ar aids Buoyancy water. shallow wadingthrough and up bouldering verytowater, cold in cold distances involving abseili route canyoning a issection This Route the of Summary Generic Risk Management Management Risk Generic Generic Risk Assessment Risk Generic Competencies Leader Leader Requirements Requirements Leader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • climbing aids be left unattended and open to unauth and open unattended left be aids climbing is esse It gorge. the ofsection each on from move Wilderness First Aid Aid First Wilderness Competency– Abseiling/Climbing Guide Pitch Single container) waterproof (In Kit Aid First aids Buoyancy cavingladder a Optionally equipment Roping and abseiling sections abseiling and It is essential that leaders remove all ropingequi all remove thatleaders essential is It current flash a leaderhas that the essential is It strongswimme are thatparticipants essential is It carry water participants that all essential is It wearwetsuits thatparticipants essential is It an wearharnesses thatparticipants essential is It w wear that participants stronglyisrecommended It agile and fit are thatparticipants essential is It wearhelmets thatparticipants essential is It equi roping modifying or using persons Unauthorised flood Flash bite insect and Snake Drowning Dehydration Hypothermia slippery rocks on falling and/or Slipping cliff from rock fall of Risk Class SixKa – Gorges ng a short drop, swimming for long long swimming for drop, short a ng
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e essential to assist participants participants assistto eessential flood warning forecast (if available) available) (if warningforecast flood pment and climbing aids when they when aids climbing and pment rs and have buoyancy aids haveaids buoyancy and rs d are belayed on rock climbing rock climbing on dbelayed are ntial that no roping equipment or or roping that equipment ntialno et-shoes et-shoes orised use. use. orised pment or climbing aids aids climbing or pment or equivalent equivalent or rijiniNational Park Page 34 of35 Page
Second Location – Descent into second pool second into Descent – Location Second CanyoningGuide Guidelines Guidelines Risk Management Management Risk Communications Communications Risk Assessment Risk Emergency Planning Planning Emergency • • • • • • • • emergency such as a clothing jam while descending t whiledescending jam a as clothing such emergency leader. bythe belay It is essential that leaders are trained and experi and trained are thatleaders essential is It a be either is drop second thatthe essential is It water and the 5.5m is pool second the into drop The In many ways it makes better sense to get the group get to sense better ways makes it many In o section in this leaders issues the offacing Some rop double a on to down willabseil leader need The op the from veryis patchy coverage phone Satellite A number of artificial anchors have been placed to placed havebeen anchors artificial of number A Route sign and then in open areas of Junction Pool. Junction of areas in open and signthen Route This makes the second descent over an unprotected e unprotected an over descent second the makes This 2m deep 3m is water second The pool. the of bottom getting out of Knox Gorge when you do manage to get managedo to you when KnoxGorge of out getting Take Gorge. Knox at car park the to gully back the Gorge(which Joffre slope at scree walk the to and is it a there. from options While evacuation your Gorge? Red of wayout the all with you them de- you do Ifwhen so, in case?”. “just up ladders The needed. if Six Class the ofsection start the could get you that line belays withso top ladders artifi sufficient are There emergency. an of event end. emergency. emergency. ha rig a to also and cavingrigladder a to anchors / or and line abseil an rigging the simplify of to Class SixKa – Gorges
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