Thunder
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| | Difficulty:3B (v3a2) Raps:2, max ↨82ft
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| Best season: | Oct-Apr (avg for this region)
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Introduction
Thunder is a spectacular constriction filled with light beams, caves and glow-worms.
Thunder is best done as a walk up and back from the junction with Claustral, or after Ranon.
You can come in from the top, but there's really not much above the final waterfall encountered from the bottom, and a wasted opportunity to do Claustral.
Approach
Descent
Exit
Red tape
Beta sites
Trip reports and media
Background
Accounts of the first descent in Oct 1960 (Sydney Uni team of 3):
- Col Oloman: https://www.subw.org.au/archives/press-on-regardless/mt-charles-leura/ - Gerry O'Bryne: https://www.subw.org.au/archives/press-on-regardless/thunder-canyon-subw-in-1960/ - Dick Donaghey: https://www.subw.org.au/archives/press-on-regardless/recollections-of-my-years-bushwalking-with-subw/