Intermediate Abseiling - The Rock Nature Reserve, The Rock

Intermediate Abseiling - The Rock Nature Reserve, The Rock

From January 12, 2013 8:15 am until January 12, 2013 7:30 pm

At The Rock Nature Reserve

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neilrbrown@gmail.com

Phone Bookings on 0417813951.

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The site: Abseiling at The Rock is either a 26 or a 30 metre abseil depending on the route you take. The  walk from the carpark to the dase of the pitch takes about 20 minutes and is graded medium. There is a 10 minute walk and scrambel up and over rocks from he bottom to the top of the pitch.

The views of the surrounding farmland from the top are spectacular and the colour of the rock is something to see in the late afternoon sunlight.

Meet at: 7.15am for an 7.30am departure at the Visitors Info Centre on the Lincoln Causeway between Albury and Wodonga. We will return to the meeting point at the end of the day, approximatley 6.30pm. A ride can be organised if needed. The vehicle expenses need to be devided between the travelers.

Cost: $85.00 for club members and $95.00 for non club members.

Cash payment required on the day.

Minimum of 6, Maximum of 8 people on this trip.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: Contact Neil on 0417 813 951 or to neilrbrown@gmail.co . You can also use the booking enquiry link on the top right hand side of this page to join the event.

Included:

  1. Revision and Supervision of Abseiling Techniques and Saftey Instruction.
  2. All Abseil equipment. Bring your own gloves for health reasons.

Abseilers need to bring:

  1. A hat, sunsmart clothing and sunscreen.
  2. Drinking water. (minimum 2 liters, 3 liters recommended on hot days)
  3. Lunch and snacks.
  4. Hiking Boots.
  5. Gloves. eg leather gardening gloves.
  6. Head torch.
  7. A day pack to carry items from the car park to the abseiling site.
  8. Wet weather gear and thermals incase it's raining or cold.

Important Information:

Abseiling for beginners is highly recomended if you havn't abseiled before you participate in Intermediate and Advanced Abseiling, Caving and Canyoning trips run by the club.

Alcohol or Illicit drugs are not to be consumed while you are participating in MVB Abseiler activities and you cannot participate in MVB Abseiler activities if you are affected by illicit drugs or alcohol consumed prior to the commencement of the activity.

A minimum age if 14 years old is required to participate in our Abseiling activities.

Participants under 18 years old need to have a consent form signed by their parent or legal guardian. This can be filled out on the day or obtained from Neil on request.

Information on this web page can change without notificaton. Please check his page before coming on this activity in case changes have been made.

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