Wild Dogs is a Not for Profit Club with an annual membership fee of $25. Wild Dogs caters for people who are reasonably proficient in outdoors activities as well as those who are new to the outdoors. It is ideal for people who are looking for more of a challenge than what is on offer from other outdoor clubs or commercial groups. The standard of leadership and management of a Wild Dogs activity is of a very high standard. Joining Wild Dogs is easy, you can pay on your first activity.

Wild Dogs recently held their AGM and the following people were elected :

PRESIDENT Nigel Hardiman

VICE PRESIDENT Meryl Devine

SECRETARY Virginia Saunders

TREASURER Karon Millet.

The next meeting of Wild Dogs is at Blaxland on Saturday 27 February 1999. The meeting will start at 8pm followed by a video and photo night. Contact Sassafras for details.

You get two fabulous canyons for the price of one. Twister is a great canyon to start, with several easy water jumps and slippery dips into deep clear pools . Rocky Creek canyon is an excellent finale. There is no abseiling, just swimming and easy water jumps.

What better way to spend a lazy Sunday Afternoon than floating down the Wollangambe River. You may need an air bed or flotation in the pack for the long swims. There is no abseiling

This is the first of our very popular evening paddles. A great way to relax and see the harbour foreshore

This is one of the most popular canyons. It has a great tunnel swim and an exciting abseil down through the roof of the cavern. You will need to bring a torch for the tunnel swim.

This day is for people who want to reach great heights in rock climbing but lack the expertise to achieve it. This course is excellent for people who have only climbed in indoor gyms and want to feel the fresh mountain air.

This course will teach you how to cope under rescue situation. It will show you what to do if you or a friend get into difficulties in the water

This is a house warming party for James and Bettina. The theme for this party is the ladies must wear red. Please book early as James is catering with a pig on the spit.

Take a plunge on the wet and wild side and experience the thrilling adventure sport of canyoning. You will only need a sense of excitement and a good fitness level. Abseiling experience is not essential but desirable

This canyon has it all , spectacular waterfall abseils, great tunnel swims and an exhausting walk out. Little wonder that it is the most visited canyon.

This four day walk is across the high country in the Snowy Mountains. This is a great time of the year to walk across the roof of Australia..

This is an excellent canyon with two waterfall abseils and one hairy slippery log climb down. A great favorite with the Doggies

This training course will teach you proficiency in rescueing someone in difficulty whilst abseiling or climbing

This is a great canyon with some very nifty waterfall abseils or, if you are game, then jump!!. The 5 abseils are short but are challenging. The swims are through restricted rock cavern sections.

Our one day course will give you the confidence to abseil down the scariest pitches. Your instructors are very experienced and will show you the skills needed to participate with them in canyoning and abseiling adventures . A great day out.

This may be your last opportunity to climb up the Icon of Australian Tourism. You will need to be experienced as their are 7 pitches and very exposed. Real scary stuff, man!!

An excellent walk through the ancient rain forest of Goonwanda land

This is a four pitch abseil into the gorge. It has great views and the last abseil is a 50 metre overhang. Simply awesome!!

The canyons in Newnes are excellent canyons. They feature short abseils with magnificent scenery. We will be camping at Newnes and will be doing Firefly, Starlight, Devil’s Pinch and Pipeline canyons. Remember the road to Newnes Valley is past Wallerawang

This is our most popular abseil. Our launch pad is easily accessible and the abseil overlooks the ocean .The views are stunning as you can see for miles and miles and miles

This is the ultimate overnight canyon trip in the Kanangra Wilderness. It is similar to Kalang Falls and features 8 long abseils. You will need to take overnight camping equipment.

Take a plunge on the wet and wild side and experience the thrilling adventure sport of canyoning. You will only need a sense of excitement and a good fitness level. Abseiling experience is not essential but desirable

This is an easy walk along Wodi Wodi Track under the Illawarra Escarpment. The track starts at Stanwell Tops and winds its way up to the top of the escarpment. The views are excellent and the walking is mostly under tree cover.

Dust off the mud from the monster and head west.. We will be blasting down the trails around Springwood

This course is highly recommended for those who want to do harder abseils and canyons. The course teaches you rigging and rescue technique. Your instructors are highly skilled and are the best in their field

The annual Wild Dogs Dance was very successful with more than 60 people attending. Samantha Rankins did an excellent job in catering for so many hungry doggies. It was good to see so many old familiar faces. The canyons went off without a hitch although there was a rescue in Whungee Wheenge canyon. A female member of the Central Coast Venturer Scout Group broke her leg whilst doing a water jump. The leader forgot to check for rocks or ledges in the pool she was jumping into. A helicopter was summoned to winch the girl out.

There are only two words that describe Butterbox - Scarey and awesome.

The canyon features a brilliant waterfall abseil . This abseil is renowned for the chock stone and the swirling pool of death. The walk out has an easy but very exposed rockclimb

This canyon is wonderland at night. The canyon walls are covered in a brilliant display of glowworms, so much so, you get a feeling of flying over a city at night

Our one day course will give you the confidence to abseil down the scariest pitches. Your instructors are very experienced and will show you the skills needed to participate with them in canyoning and abseiling adventures .

Course conducted by Danae Outdoor Cost $60

This is a short canyon with a great waterfall abseil. There are some short swims and water jumps

This one day course will teach you proficiency in cliff rescues.

This is a great abseil down the throat of a thundering waterfall, well, not really, but Kellys Falls is a great abseil and one not to be missed. Wet suits are needed.

Our one day course will give you the confidence to abseil down the scariest pitches. Your instructors are very experienced and will show you the skills needed to participate with them in canyoning and abseiling adventures . A great day out that may change your life forever.

This is our general meeting and as soon as it is over, it is party time. Bring along your photos and videos

This canyon has three spectacular abseils and finishes with a very pleasant walk up Rocky Creek. So much fun for so little effort.

A beautiful canyon with 5 tricky abseils and a rock climb at the end

The Burning Palms walk down to the Figure of Eight pools is one of the best walks in summer

This weekend promises to be absolutely fabulous with loads of action packed activities . They include caving ,bushwalking, canyoning , and kayaking. On Saturday night , we will be sipping a few ales at the historic Nerriga Pub. We will be camping at Oallen Ford on the Shoalhaven river. A map to the camp site will be supplied on request. If you want to go and are unsure about whether you are able to handle the activities, just ring us and we will have a yarn about it.

A weekend at Kanangra means full on action with a choice of three canyons. This means we will be doing the biggest and meanest canyon in the world- Kanangra Main. For the faint hearted, you can wimp out and do Kalang Falls or Dionne Dell. You will need to be experienced in abseiling and be confident about abseiling down waterfalls

This walk is along Kanangra Walls and then down Roots Ridge to the Kowmung River.

Take a plunge on the wild side and experience the thrilling adventure sport of canyoning. You will only need a sense of excitement and a good fitness level. Abseiling experience is not essential but desirable

The Doggies have just returned from canyon pilgrimage to the Coffs Harbour Canyons. We enjoyed three canyons which were par excellence. These canyons proved to be the toughest yet tackled by the Doggies. A prominent feature of the canyons are numerous 50 metre waterfall abseils . Most required a high degree of skill to negotiate the pounding water and slippery conditions. The canyons are not for the faint hearted and are no place for beginners. Although we experienced a few scarey moments all canyons were completed without incident. Not one rope was cut and not one rope got stuck. At the end of the trip, Mongrel Dog remarked that the Doggies are the best. But we all knew that.

A weekend at Mount Wilson promises to be full of excitement and adventure. For the timid there is Bowen Creek and for the tough nuts there is Whungee Wheengee Canyon. As well as canyoning , there will be day walks . Oh, I wonder what the poor people will be doing this weekend.

Take a plunge on the wild side and experience the thrilling adventure sport of canyoning. You will only need a sense of excitement and a good fitness level. Abseiling experience is not essential but desirable

We will slip into the water at Watsons Bay Wharf and paddle around to Shark Beach, hugging close to the shore line. Then back to the Watsons Bay pub for a few social beers

This is a great canyon with some very nifty waterfall abseils or, if you are game, then jump!!. The 5 abseils are short but are challenging. The swims are through restricted rock cavern sections.

Our one day course will give you the confidence to abseil down the scariest pitches. Your instructors are very experienced and will show you the skills needed to participate with them in canyoning and abseiling adventures . A great day out.

This course will teach you how to cope under a rescue situation. It will show you what to do if you or a friend get into difficulties in the water

This course is highly recommended for those who want to do harder abseils and canyons. The course teaches you rigging and rescue technique. Your instructors are highly skilled and are best in their field

An excellent 5 pitch abseil down the mouth of the boar

After the success of our last kayaking weekend we decided to drag out the kayaks. This time it is down the mighty white water of the Turon and Macquariee Rivers . You need to be a competent paddler but the grades we will be easy to moderate. We will be camping overnight on the Bridle track along the Macquarie River. On Saturday night it will be up to Hill End Pub for a quite beer and a social chit chat.

Our one day course will give you the confidence to abseil down the scariest pitches. Your instructors are very experienced and will show you the skills needed to participate with them in canyoning and abseiling adventures . A great day out that may change your life forever.

This is the big event of the year. Four days of kayaking, horse riding, archery, abseiling, bridge swinging, swimming, frog spotting, waterskiing, mountain bike riding. At night there is plenty of socialising. You will be so busy that you will not find time to scratch yourself. The cost includes everything, accommodation, food and activities. You do not need to have done these activities, we will teach you!

Total cost for 4 days is $200