Apsley Gorge
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Introduction
Due to the length of the gorge and no need for long ropes, the falls trend to be abseiled seperately. This page looks at visiting the gorge.
See the falls description at Apsley_Falls
River Gauge 206018 Apsley River at Apsley Falls
Approach
Descent
Exit
Red tape
Beta sites
Trip reports and media
YouTube.com : Richard Pattison, Apsley Gorge movie
- https://history.sbw.org.au/wiki/196705
- https://history.sbw.org.au/wiki/196707
- https://awildland.blogspot.com/2013/05/apsley-gorge-success-or-failure.html
- https://awildland.blogspot.com/2015/02/unfinished-business-apsley-gorge-oxley.html
Background
The first recorded descent was in the Easter of 1967, led by Don Finch and Ross Wyborn of Sydney Bushwalkers. You can read their trip reports here:
- Dot Butler: http://sbw.ozultimate.com/wiki/196705
- Don Finch: http://sbw.ozultimate.com/wiki/196707