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Date Title Grade 3/11/2007-4/11/2007 Kandos Training Weekend All 07/11/2007 Travels in China in Night 10/11/2007 Date Title Grade 3/11/2007-4/11/2007 Kandos Training Weekend All 07/11/2007 Travels in China In night 10/11/2007 - 11/11/2007 Weekend Kayak. Mystery weekend paddle at either Myall lakes or Wallis Lakes Easy/Medium 10/11/2007 - 11/11/2007 Weekend mountain bike. Northern Snowy Mountains Medium/Hard 11/11/2007 Sunday Kayak. Narrabeen Lagoon Easy/Medium 11/11/2007 Sunday rock climbing. Top roping at Medlow Bath All 11/11/2007 Sunday bushwalk. Blue Mountains NP. Grand Canyon to Rodriguez Falls Easy/Medium 14/11/2007 Bushwalk. Spit to Manly Out-night 17/11/2007 Saturday Mountain bike. Blue Mountains NP - Six Foot Track Easy/Medium 17/11/2007 Saturday Mountain bike. Late afternoon ride on Oaks fire trail Easy/Medium 17/11/2007 Saturday kayak trip at Port Hacking Easy 17/11/2008 Saturday Canyon. Jugglers Canyon Easy 17/11/2007 - 18/11/2007 Weekend Bushwalk/lilo. Mountain Lagoon-Tootie Creek-Colo River Medium 17/11/2007 - 18/11/2007 Weekend Canyon. Arabanoo canyon Medium/Hard 18/11/2007 Sunday Socialgaine. Rogaine event based as Port Stephens All 18/11/2007 Sunday Bushwalk. Ku-ring-gai NP - Bairne Trail Easy/Medium 18/11/2007 Sunday Bushwalk. Royal NP Easy 21/11/2007 Week day canyon. Medium 21/11/2007 Canyoning in Utah In night 24/11/2007 Saturday kayak. Lower Colo River Easy 24/11/2007 Saturday Mountain Bike at Yellowmundie Medium 24/11/2007 - 25/11/2007 Weekend Bushwalk. Morton NP. Wog Wog to Corang River Easy/Medium 24/11/2007 - 25/11/2007 Weekend Canyon. Rocky Creek / Sheep Dip canyons + one other canyon TBA Easy 24/11/2007 - 25/11/2007 Weekend bushwalk. Murramarang NP Easy 24/11/2007 - 25/11/2007 Weekend Rock Climb and Canyon. Mt Wilson and Mt Piddington or Mt York Medium 24/11/2007 Sunday Road Cycle. Turrumurra to Chatswood Easy 25/11/2007 Sunday Bushwalk. Girrakool-Kariong Brook-Mt Wonabyne-Patonga Medium/Hard 25/11/2007 Sunday Kayak on Berowra Waters Easy/Medium 28/11/2007 Movie/Meal Night at Leichhardt Out-night 30/11/2007 - 2/12/2007 Long weekend Mountain Bike. Jagungal and Kiandra areas Medium/Hard 1/2/2007 - 2/2/2007 Weekend Bushwalk - Morong Deep Medium/Hard 1/12/2007 - 2/12/2007 Weekend Kayak at Jervis Bay Easy/Medium 02/12/2007 Sunday Bushwalk. Berowra to Cowan Medium 02/12/2007 Sunday bushwalk - Manly to Collaroy Easy 02/12/2007 Sunday Canyon. Bowens Creek North canyon Easy/Medium 05/12/2007 SPAN Christmas Party Out night 08/12/2007 Saturday bushwalk - Blue Mountains NP Easy/Medium 08/12/2007 Saturday Canyon. Sheep Dip and Rocky Creek canyons Easy/Medium 08/12/2007 Saturday Kayak. Bays and beaches of Middle Harbour Easy 09/12/2007 Sunday Canyon. Srendipity canyon Beginner 8/12/2007 - 9/12/2007 Weekend Canyon. Hat Hill, Grand and Whungee Wheegee canyons Medium 8/12/2007 - 9/12/2007 Weekend Bushwalk. Colo wilderness. Culoul firetrail-Crawford's Lookout-Colo River Medium/Hard 8/12/2007 - 9/12/2007 Weekend Canyon. Kalang and Dione Dell canyons Medium 8/12/2007 - 9/12/2007 Weekend Sailing on Pittwater All 12/12/2007 Summer Series orienteering at Ermington Out-night 15/12/2007 Saturday Kayak. Lane Cove River Easy 15/12/2007 - 16/12/2007 Weekend Canyon. Luna Park and Scatters canyons Medium 15/12/2007 - 16/12/2007 Weekend Canyon. Pipeline and Devil's Pinch canyons Medium 19/12/2007 No formal meeting. Drinks at Royal Exhibition Hotel 26/12/2007 No out night 29/12/2007 - 1/1/2008 Long Weekend bushwalk/lilo. Forbes River 02/01/2008 No formal meeting. Drinks at Royal Exhibition Hotel 05/01/2008 Saturday Canyon. Claustral Canyon (could be other , depending on weather) Medium 05/01/2008 Saturday Bushwalk. Bundeena to Little Marley Easy 06/01/2008 Sunday Kayak. Pittwater Easy/Medium 09/01/2008 Restaurant night at Nepalese Kitchen, Surry Hills Out night 12/01/2008 Saturday bushwalk - Royal NP. Waterfall to Heathcote Easy 12/1/2008 - 13/1/2008 Weekend Canyon. Freshwater Canyon Medium/Hard 12/1/2008 - 13/1/2008 Weekend liloing trip - location to be announced (depends on water levels) Medium 13/01/2008 Sunday Bushwalk. Blue Mountains NP. Pisgah Rock-Erskine Creek-Dadder Cave Medium 16/01/2008 Central Asia Multi Media Experience In night 19/01/2008 Saturday bushwalk - Bouddi NP. McMasters Beach to Putty Beach Easy/Medium 19/1/2008 - 20/1/2008 Weekend Bushwalk. Williams River trip in Barrington Tops NP Medium/Hard 19/1/2008 - 20/1/2008 Weekend bushwalk. Belowra Creek exploratory Medium 19/1/2008 - 20/1/2008 Weekend Canyon. Peg Leg and Running Stream canyons Hard 20/01/2008 Sunday Lilo. Wollangambe River Easy/Medium 20/01/2008 Sunday Kayak. Picnic and paddle on Lake Narrabeen Easy 23/01/2008 Trivia night. Grand Hotel in City Out night 25/1/2008 - 27/1/2008 Long weekend bushwalk - Morong Deep Medium/Hard 27/01/2008 Sunday Kayak. Hawkesbury River Medium 26/1/2008 - 28/1/2008 Derschos hut maintenance weekend plus mountain biking All 30/01/2008 Movie night at Cremorne Out night 02/02/2008 Saturday Canyon. Arethusa Canyon Hard 02/02/2008 Saturday sailing, kayaking and snorkelling at Long Reef Easy 2/2/2008 - 3/2/2008 Weekend Canyon. Sidewinder and Yarramun Canyons Medium/Hard 2/2/2008 - 3/2/2008 Weekend Other. Senior (Level 2) First Aid Course All 2/2/2008 - 3/2/2008 Weekend whitewater liloing trip on Goodradigbee River Medium 03/02/2008 Sunday Bushwalk. Umina Beach-Middle Head-Patonga Beach Medium/Hard 03/02/2008 Sunday bushwalk. Royal NP. Rock hopping along Kangaroo Creek Easy/Medium 2/2/2008 - 3/2/2008 PADI Open Water Dive Course Beginner 16/2/2008 - 17/2/2008 Course runs over two separate weekends 06/02/2008 Walking in Karajini National Park In night 09/02/2008 Saturday snorkelling at Shelley Beach Easy 09/02/2008 Saturday Lilo. Du Faurs Creek in the Wollemi NP Medium 9/2/2008 - 10/2/2008 Weekend Canyon. Deep Pass canyon on Saturday and another TBA on Sunday Easy/Medium 10/02/2008 Sunday Kayak. Royal National Park Easy/Medium 10/02/2008 Sunday Mountain Bike. Ourimbah State Forest Medium 13/02/2008 Flying Trapeze at Olympic Park Out night 16/02/2008 Saturday Kayak. Kayak technique workshop Easy 16/2/2008 - 17/2/2008 Weekend Canyon. Dannae Brook and Kalang canyons Hard 16/2/2008 - 17/2/2008 Weekend Canyon - Kalang and Dione Dell canyons Medium/Hard 20/02/2008 Federation Peak in Tasmania In night 23/02/2008 Saturday kayak. Middle Harbour. Spit to Roseville Easy 23/02/2008 Saturday Canyon. Beginner's canyon - liloing the Wollangambe Easy/Medium 23/02/2008 Saturday other. Disabled Surfing day at Collaroy Easy 23/02/2008 Saturday Canyon. Beginner's canyon - liloing the Wollangambe Easy/Medium 24/02/2008 Sunday metrogaine. Metropolitan rogaine in Sydney area All 22/2/2008 - 24/2/2008 Long weekend road cycle. Port Stephens area Easy 23/2/2008 - 24/2/2008 Weekend Canyon. Kanangra-Boyd NP. Middle Christies canyon Medium 23/2/2008 - 24/2/2008 Weekend Kayak. White water trip on Barrington River Easy/Medium 23/2/2008 - 24/2/2008 Weekend bushwalk. Kanangra to Katoomba Hard 24/02/2008 Sunday Rock climb. Top roping at Barrenjoey Easy 24/02/2008 Sunday road cycle. Meadowbank-Tempe-Strathfield Easy 27/02/2008 Restaurant night in Cabramatta area Out night 1/3/2008 - 2/3/2008 Weekend Canyon. Thurat Rift and Thurat Spires canyons Hard 09/03/2008 Sunday snorkelling - Manly area Easy 21/3/2008 - 24/3/2008 Long weekend (Easter) scuba diving Experienced 17/12/2007 - 27/1/2008 Extended Bushwalk. Tasmania or New Zealand (dependant on interest) All 24/1/2008 - 15/2/2008 Extended bushwalk. Western Tasmania (various walks) Medium/Hard 16/2/2008 - 3/3/2008 Extended Mountain Bike trip - Tasmania Easy/Medium 10/10/2009 - 18/10/2009 Extended other. World Masters Games. Sydney Medium .
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