Slaters Slot (Kings Folly Contributary)
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 IV) Raps:6 raps, max ↨98ft
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| Best season: | After 50mm rain
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-31.2582, 152.5052
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Introduction[edit]
Slaters Slot is an amazing granite slot canyon with some fun rappel challenges & amazing swimming/play ground swimming area's on Kings Folly creek after you exit the canyon. Opening party completed the canyon in low water conditions, but it had previusly been seen in high flow following heavy rain where it could be a quite challenging or dangerous slot canyon (a5).
Approach[edit]
Follow the Hasting Forest Way from Beechwood, then right at Five Ways Hill down Cobrabald Rd. Continue toward Wild Bull Camp to side road parking on west side of road 1km before the camp ground. After leaving the car by the road walk down the short 4wd track & cross Kings Folly Creek. Bush bash up hill for 300m & then down to a small gully coming in on the left. Walk down gully to meet Slaters Slot Canyon. Harness up here.
Water level[edit]
Slaters creek is the tributary of Kings Folly which runs into the Wilson River where the river guage is situated way further down stream as a guide on water flow.
Descent[edit]
| Rap | M | L/R | Description |
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| R1 | 4m | CL | Sling around tree down undercut rock into narrow slot |
| R2 | 30m | CM | Sling hanging from large branch rap down CL |
| R3 | 10m | CR | xx bolts on wall. Rap over boulder |
| R4 | 8m | CR | xx bolts. Option 1 techical cave squeeze through hole. Option 2 over boulder. |
| R5 | 5m | CR | x bolt used as handline down log CR or rap down over boulder. |
| J1 | 1m | CM | downclimb to Small jump into CL |
| R6 | 15m | CL | Down CL wall. Looks like it could be a serious hydrolic in very high water. |
Exit[edit]
Exit up Kings Folly creek to the right after the slot canyon. Walk up the granite slab & maybe have a few slides back down. Continue up the creek before climbing up the side of the waterfall cascade where you can have a swim or a few jumps from the rocks by the falls then walk furtrher up to dive through the pothole tunnel in the granite slab before returning where the approach started back to the car.
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