McKenzie (Gloucester Tops)
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Introduction
McKenzie is a stunning wilderness rainforest canyon in Gloucester Tops. You MUST be a good navigator to enter and exit this canyon 11 abseils up to 63 metres ( you can get off on a ledge at 59 metres ) A group of 4 experienced with the route in and out took 10 hrs car to car. Approach 1,5 hours. Decent 6,5 hours. Exit 2hours
Approach
Descent
R1 XX RL 20m R2 X RR 15m R3 XX RR 25m R4 XX M. 18m R5 Sling 15m R6 XX RL 63m R7 XX RL 15m R8 XX RR 45m R9 XX RR 30m R10 Sling 15m R11 XX RR 35m
Exit
Red tape
Beta sites
Trip reports and media
Background
First descent - Laurie Alderton, Steven Cooper, Brad Moore and Tim Gippel