Cloudmaker Yerranderie, New South Wales, Australia
By SWAGgers on 19-Sep-04. Waypoint GCKKJ1

Thanks for placing it where it is. Just came here for the hike but got to log a cache. Eheh thanks

The cache box was in the open next to the muggles' log book and was confusing the poor darlings, so I hid it on the opposite side of the cairn.

This cache has been on my to do list ever since I found my first cache at Kanangra walls back in 08 and with some like minded friends, I hiked the K to K over the Anzac weekend. Arriving at GZ and taking in the hint, I searched for the cache with no luck️, so I signed the visitors log book instead. Hope this is ok and I have posted a photo of my friends at GZ as proof of being there. TFTCM
Cheers dkmacca
FP awarded

I was with a group that walked from Katoomba out on the six foot track and then headed south on fire trails to Kanangra. Then we returned to Katoomaba on the 'normal' route via Mt Cloudmaker and Narrowneck. I had been to Mt Cloudmaker before but I had not noticed the ammo box. It was great to see it this time.
TFTC

Three years after a DNF (the cache had been muggled) I returned to Mt Cloudmaker, this time on a 2 day trip from Kanangra to Katoomba. The area was living up to its name and shrouded in clouds. Thanks for maintaining the cache, SWAGgers, it's in good shape.

Found with Andykp 10/3/18 doing the KtoK over 3 Days & 2 nights.

epic adventure to be repeated. all made possible with the help of the beautifull b3llarina

Quick and awesome find after an uphill climb. Trekking K2K over four days with the 2nd Bankstown vent crew --> TFTC!

Fabulous overnight walk out to Mt Cloudmaker with Canary & B@W.
It was a great relief to get to the top after the torture of Rip, Rack, Roar and Rumble andmake an easy find!!. Left a TB:)
After chilling at the Trig, we headed off to 100 man cave for an enjoyable night of cave camping.
SL TFTC

The second of our two hiking weekends for the year, with purplepeopleater and Bella at Waggy, involved a walk to 100 Man Cave for my first sleep in the outdoors without a tent!?!

So it was after Friday's storm, which meant sleeping in our own warm beds, we all drove up early for an 8:30 meet up at the car park.

From here we piled our gear on our backs and set out on the familiar Plateau Walk.

But, this time we didn't turn off to Coal Seam Cave and instead continued on till we came to the tricky descent, with a full pack, of Smith's Pass.

Then it was across the saddle and up to the base of Krafts Walls for morning tea.

We continued along the western side of the walls and then missed the track at Mt Berry and slid around the side, really tiring out my legs. Then they got further hammered by the descent to Gabe's Gap.

But we continued on up Mt Stormbreaker till we reached our lunch venue which was a few hundred metres short but a chance for a break. We were passed by two hikers who said they too were camping in 100 Man Cave!?!

Then it was over Mt Stormbreaker down one last descent and then up the Rip, Rack Roar and Rumble knolls were hope was given that I was at the top as cramps set in. A few pauses for rest were required but thankfully my team waited for me.

Then it was up then final climb to Mt Cloudmaker to find this cache and collect the information for the K2K Multi. I couldn't believe after 8 years of watching and dreaming of finding it I was finally here.

We then continued past the summit across Ti Willa Plateau and down to the cave, at about 4:30, to catch up with our hiking friends for a night of rest, recovery, replenishment of energy supplies and of course the obligatory campfire.

We arose early the next morning for breakfast and set off at 7:30. The walk back was just as tough , but it was a matter of one foot in front of the other and soon we were back at the car by 2:30 just before the storms rolled in and out hiking friends would have got very, very wet.

A truly memorable adventure.

Another great trek with Purple People Eater and Team Canary. The group dropped from 5 to 3 with change of dates, weather etc. As Friday was wet and miserable it turned to a drive up on Saturday morning. A bit misty to start but if lifted as we were ready to head off.
Great views as always as we headed out from the lookout and across the Plateau. Some talk about certain stoney towers and the onto Smith's Pass and a small bit of pack passing to drop off the Plateau. Past Kraft's walls and some up and big drop into Gab's Gap and then up and up to Stormbreaker with a tail end of a brown snake seen moving away, then lunch near the top. Onto Rip Rack Roar and Rumble onto some rougher or rockier terrain. The trig at Cloudmaker was a welcome sight and this was a true D1 hide as it was totally visible so much so that the muggles have been signing the log instead of the bushwalkers log book. We picked up some info we needed for the K to K multi and then dropped down to the Te Willa Plateau for camp the in 100 man cave. No tent required and 2 other walkers we had seen that day had the same idea so still room for 95 others. An earlier start and quicker return for then next day as the weather held. TFTC. A favourite point from us.

Find number 10 along a 9 day hike through the Bluies. Passing through Lithgow, Hartley, the Engineers Track, Grose Valley/Blue Gum Forest, Lockley's Pylon, Katoomba, Kanagra, Jenolan Caves and then back along the Six Foot Track, all up a few K's on the shoes!

This part of the walk from the Cloudmaker to Kanagra I found as the most interesting of the K2K trek. More about my K2K trip on Nontrivial #4. TFTC!!!!

Woohoo. I feel on top of the world. I did the K2K in a timely manner of 4 days. Found this on day four on my way to Kanangra. Thanks for the added bonus of a cache to top of a fantastic walk. I didn't hang around long up there as the weather was far from perfect. Who knows, I may get back there one day

Thanks to Noodles22 for cleaning things up for me and carrying out a new cache container. I will have to get myself back out there soon.

This was chosen to mark my 6000th cache find milestone. The big day that a friend and I started the K to K walk in two days. We slept in the camp ground in order to get an early start. In the end we didn't get going until 8:15.
The long slog up each of the three peaks really took it out on us.
By the time we got to Cloudmaker it was 1pm,and in the journey we only saw one other person.
Found and signed the visors log book, then searched around for a place to put the new cache container with permission from the CO.
Didn't stay up there for too long as we still had to get to Konangaroo, which we barely made it to after dark.
Thanks for the cache. The journey made some great memories!

Spent a good 20 minutes searching for it with some geo scouts whilst out there over Easter.

Couldn't find it anywhere around either of the two trees that are within the hint zone

Don't want to archive this one so if things have gone astray, in the meantime, if you have made the journey log the visit. Give me a photo if you can to make me want to get back soon. Enjoy and thanks for all your finds.

Had a look but couldn't find it. It wasn't a long look (maybe 5 minutes) - I was doing K2K in a day - but it was the second quick look I've had (I also tried in mid-May). Checked the base of half a dozen trees with no luck.

I'm pretty sure that this cache wasn't where I found it last year - today I couldn't find it anywhere. I'm concerned that it has been muggled. I realise that a cache check isn't necessarily easy!

First cache for a long time!

The rest of my party were busily reading the main logbook while I had my own to read. Felix the spy did not accompany me-he'll have to wait until he's older. Thanks for the cache!

Some friends visited.

On a bush walk from Kanangra Walls to 100 Man Cave, Blossom* mentioned there was a cache on top of Mt Cloudmaker so when we reached the peak we tracked it down. An easy find after a not so easy ascent. Love this location. love the views on the way to Mt Cloudmaker. Thanks for another great cache.

We were so lucky with this walk. After quite a lot of rain in the area over the last few weeks, the air was absolutely crystal clear and there was not a cloud in the sky this morning. The views were stunning! Amazing! You could see forever as we walked out to Mt Cloudmaker. The total plan was to stay the night at 100 Man Cave so we signed the log book and the visitors book before heading down to our campsite. A really great couple of days walking and it's a real privilege to be able to find this cache as a landmark for myself. Me points many, many favourite points from me.

Wow, I completely forgot about logging this find! I found this cache back in 2013 on my Gold Duke of Ed expedition but I must have forgotten to log the find! I did with a bunch of mates whom I introduced to geocaching for the first time. They enjoyed it thoroughly.

Reperio at 1000.

When I heard that The Rats were planning an assault up Cloudmaker, it just happened to coincide on the same weekend I was planning to do a decent walk in the same area...and after a brief discussion, I met up with the rest of the crew (steeba and Hoojar) at Kanangra car park before dawn. As we headed down the trail, the sunrise over the mountains was something special, and with barely a cloud in sight, and views all the way to Sydney, it could not have been a better day for it.

As we walked along Kilpatricks Causeway and Crafts Wall, the views all around us were fantastic...but none more the Thurat Spires. After just on 4 hours of walking, we reached our goal, and it was great to finally be able to complete something I've wanted to do for a while. The walk going back felt tougher...but we managed to get back to the car in roughly the same time.

In all honesty...this wonderful hobby of geocaching doesn't get much better than this...a great walk, perfect weather, and fantastic company.

Congratulations to The Rats on reaching 8000 cache finds, and thanks for letting me share it with you. There would be some amazing stories to tell in that lot. Thanks also to The Rats, steeba and Hoojar for making today a great experience all round.

Gratias SWAGers.

Well, this walk was ostensibly to assist The Rats with his 8,000th find , and seeing I was at 3,000, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 I may has well be at 8,000 .

The date was set and we (The Rats, Hoojar and myself) made the long drive out to Boyd River Crossing on the Saturday night. A bit quieter than times past and we settled down for an early start Sunday. Up a bit after 5 we got ready and then joined Marcus Vitruvius at the walls carpark who was also accompanying us on our walk.

We left at about 6am and had an absolutely spectacular sunrise and views from Kanangra Tops- we could even see the CBD of Sydney- and the harbour bridge! Then descended down Gordon Smith pass, along Kilpatricks causeway (eyeing off Thurat Spires), around Crafts Wall (where we passed the only person we saw until back on the wall in the afternoon), over Mt Berry then down to Gabes Gap. Up High and Mighty, Stormbreaker with some great views of Guougang, Paralyser and to Katoomba. There was some great ridge walking then up Rip, Rack, Roar and Rumble to the top. Four hours or so after we left and The Rats had cache 8,000 in hand .

Then we retraced our steps a little more sorely but in around the same time (4hrs) to be back for a great walk along the tops.

Many years since I'd been out to Mt Cloudmaker so it was a reallyt great day out- perfect weather, great walking, good company. Thanks to The Rats for organising such a great cache experience. TFTC!

What a great way to celebrate my 8000th find.

Getting some of my caching friends together we headed out towards the Kanangra-Boyd N.P late on Saturday night. We spent the night camped at the Boyd River campground before making an early start on Sunday.

Meeting another cacher at Kanangra Walls, 4 of us set-off pre-dawn for our 26km walk. The rising sun and clear skies made for a picturesque outlook for what lie ahead. As we passed my nemesis cache there were suggestions of a detour to the Spires but they were quickly dispelled.

Passing Craft Walls we spotted the only other hiker out this way. Continuing on we made the numerous up and down climbs that dot this track, none worse than Gabes Gap. Topping Mt Stormbreaker the goal was in sight, then right on the 4hr mark we reached Mt Cloudmaker where I quickly had the cache in hand and a memorable milestone was achieved.

The serenity of this area can’t be put into words and on countless times we were in awe of the vista that lay in front of us. Eventually it was time to return and with the weather providing perfect walking conditions we made excellent time on the return leg.

Thanks to steeba, Hoojar and Marcus Vitruvius for sharing this milestone find with me.

A fantastic walk in the Bluies, a real classic. I managed to make this one a mini-milestone, #4,500. I was honoured to accompany The Rats for his #8,000. Having found so many together over the years made this just that little more special.

I have walked over Cloudmaker many times, but this is my first since I started caching. It had been too long! The views were as good as I remembered them, made more impressive by the perfect weather.

Four hours out and the same back, better than I think any of us thought we would do.

Thanks to my walking companions Steeba and Marcus Vitruvius, and thanks (and congRATulations) to The Rats for organising.

Highly recommended, and favourite point duly earned and awarded.

Cheers

Chapter 3 of 4, We circled several times around this one - again all the gps units were dead in the air, 3 of the more sophisticated GPS's I've ever seen on board and my Oregon and not a one of them had satelite locks. What's going on with that!
But as it would be there simply was not a close enough place amongst tree coverage to set the Helicopter down and allow me time to trek it to GZ while the craft burn't up fuel..

So with much disappointment and expense we had to give this one a miss.... for now at least!

I'll be back! Just gotta hatch another plan, Thanks for bringing me here all the same!

This is one cache that shall not be forgotten, the views from the area where amazing! finding it after around 7:30 in the morning was just the thing to hit the hiking day off with. Afterwards wasnt as pleasant due to some water poisoning but i still had an amazing trip. Definately going to come back again but maybe do the trip over 2 days.
Left some items and took a pen and a photo frame.
TFTC

0700 GAFF1 (Diffulty would at least 1½ without the additional hint).
Just 5 minutes before reaching the top a couple of 'hikers' with European accents went past us (My older son - Frosty082, and myself). They said they'd left Katoomba 9pm the night before, and were heading on to complete TWO more of the THREE peaks. Good luck to them - their entry is in Cloudmakers hiking logbook!
Obviously found the hiking logbook, sat down and had some breakfast, then looked around for this cache. With out the hint it wasn't as easy as some.
Left: pair of scissors, pen, and Correct Site Marker - surgical marking pen.
Brought through a selection of coins and TBs, and trackable shirt: 3Bros, AustLighthouses, B2B, Baa, Neig, Oink, Iconic Bridgtes, Kobi's supercar, Travel Unicorn, and another one.
It had been over 20 years since I was last out here, so it was great to be able to come back with the older son.
TFTC and the exercise - it will be felt for a while SWAGgers

Collected while attempting "K2K in a day". Hard work indeed! I had a morning tea break on top of cloudmaker, and after signing the 'official' log book, hunted around for the cache, which was easily found. The cache is in good condition, with log book nice and dry. TNLNSL.

After replacing the cache, I headed NNE, for the traditional "getting lost at Dex's swamp".

Thanks SWAGgers

Second time out to Mt Cloudmaker and 100man Cave. Great walk with a great bunch of friends from The Sydney Bushwalkers Club. Going to attempt the K2K overnighting on the Coxs in Sept.

Wonderful views all around.

Many thanks

Great Cache ,The ferther they are into the bush the beter they are.
Walking North to Katoomba , Four days ,and yes my legs were in bad shape also!
Thanks From The M SITE

Checked on cache as I passed by on the way to Katoomba from Kanangra over a gentle four days. The cache was in much better condition than me after getting over the knolls.

set off at 9.30 on black friday headed for dex creek, our first night of our k2k adventure. It was drizzly and mt cloudmaker was making plenty of it. after easily finding the cache and signing both log books it was off down the ridge to camp. left picaroons magnet.
TFTC

I needed one last cache for the Well Rounded Cacher game (4/4) level and this was it. I decided on the day walk option and left Kanangra Walls at 6.30 to beat the heat for the first part of the walk and allow plenty of time to get back should delays occur and I ended up needing all of it.

The walk started out well and, after wasting a bit of time, the way down to Kilpatrick causeway was found and soon enough I found myself at Gabes Gap. I lightened my pack by leaving some of my water for the return trip and started up the hill constantly questioning why I was here, but there were two smileys at stake for me so I kept going and finally made it to the top to enjoy the views and sign both logs.

The trip back should have been a little easier as it was more downhill than up, but as I started down my legs started to cramp which slowed down the decents as well as the climbs (and there still a few of these on the way down).

After picking up the extra water from Gabes Gap I began the slow assent back out and about half way up light rain began to fall and things cooled off. By the time I was at Crafts Wall the rain was heavy and thunder and Lightning was about so I took shelter under the walls until the lighting passed, then it was back to the trail watching the clock so ensure I beat darkness back to the car.

When I climbed back onto the Plateau I was soaking wet and fog was starting form over the plateau, which looked magnificent but meant darkness was going to fall quickly so on I crossed the Plateau as quickly as I could and made it off the Plateau before just before dark but had to climb the stairs back to the car park by torch light some 14 hours after I left.

Back at the car and with dry clothes on the adventure was not over, thick fog reduced visibility to meters for the drive out of the park restricting me to speeds of 10kph at times for the drive out of the Park and I finally made it home to Newcastle at 2am.

All in all a very memorable adventure for both the scenery and the adversity. Not to mention the smileys.

Thanks SWAGers

A little overnighter just for something to do. Nice quick find at GZ, interesting reads in the visitors book too! Took 4 litres of water each and ran out the next morning on the way back. Took a little detour to the top of Kraft's Wall to refill from a rock pool, knew it was fresh cos it was running a bit the previous day. Didn't take any decent swaps so TNLN. TFTC.

An outstanding ridge walk in the mountains. Arguably the most scenic section of the renowned Kanangra-Katoomba walk we opted to do this as a day walk. With light day packs we were able to cruise out to Cloudmaker and back quite comfortably, in marked contrast to other trips when lugging overnight packs. On a sunny winters day this walk is simply outstanding. The views go on everywhere forever. Having lunch at GZ whilst doing the cache thing we were five minutes from replacing it and heading back when a solo walker turned up and yes this was his lunch stop. Mmmmmm... Would you believe it just as he was about to head off a party of six walkers arrived - yes for their lunch stop!! Ah well twas a beautiful day and so we simply lazed in the sun and took in the wonderful views. After an extended lunch break the coast was clear and back we went. An excellent bushwalkers cache - thanks SWAGgers. Took happiness kit and left candle and pewter photo frame.

After bagging three caches on our way to the Kanangra Walls carpark, we were warmed up for the trek out to Mt Cloudmaker which was way in the distance. Added to the drive from Sydney, this meant we only started walking at 10h15. It was a beautiful autumn day with the sun gently warming our backs and not a breath of wind. We felt confident of reaching the cache with plenty of time to spare. The walk started off uneventful until the minor scramble down Smiths Pass. From there, the path undulated more and more as we progressed culminating in the torturous descent into Gabes Gap, and the following ascent up Mt High and Mighty. What made this more depressing was the knowledge that we would have to repeat the process the following day. Deciding to camp about 500 m before Mt Cloudmaker, we left our packs and took the waterbag/filter to collect water at Dex Creek. The cache was easily found, but the comments in the Cloudmaker logbook about the lack of water at Dex Creek were disconcerting. Not having a choice as our water stores were low, we continued on to the creek anyway. Bugger! Dry as dust - Not a drop! Future cachers be warned! Having to make it back to the tent by sunset meant we now faced a night without a warm meal, and a day with one litre of water between us - Unhappy Campers! However, we managed to remain upbeat and survived the return journey, albeit a bit dry. TNLN. We would never have hiked into the area without the cache motivation, so thanks SWAGgers.

The October long w/e and I couldn't resist this one. Walked in from Kanangra Walls, collected water from Dex's then camped below Cloudmaker. Went on to climb Paralyser and Guangogang over the w/e in preparation for 3 peaks attempt next year. Late in the day when I finally got to locate the cache so I lived up to the pseudonym. Thanks for the cache at an amazing location TNLN IML84T

Where do I start and what can I say. Words can not adequately describe this walk.
We set out walking with the threat of rain, but the weather remained fine, and the mist cleared as the morning drew on. The view from the plateau on top on Kanagra Walls is spectacular, and it hints at the journey ahead. After an awkward and interesting descent from the plateau, the scenery changes and we stopped for lunch at Crafts Wall. (The blue ice-cream container that Tangles refers to is still there.) After lunch we “experienced†Gabes Gap which shall not soon be forgotten! (Tangles comment about hills is quite accurate.)
We trudged onward past Mt Stormbreaker to Rip Knoll, where it was decided that we would retreat to Mt Stormbreaker to camp for the night.
Early the next morning I Rip, Rack, Roar & Rumbled my way to the summit of Mt Cloudmaker. The caching swaps were made and I returned to the campsite for breakfast. After breakfast we made the return trip to the car park and arrived exhausted.[|)]

Took Tasco Binoculars (Thanks Tangles)
Left brand new Uniden 0.5W UHF Hand Held Transceiver. (Batteries not included – requires 3 x AAA)

Thanks SWAGgers.

Thanks Tangles for taking the trip. As for missing out on being PM, I dont think your the loser. Claim the virgin status on this one, the entry in the log was done by one of the guys I was with when I placed this cache - definitely not a geocaher - so the crown is yours. SWAGgers

So after failing to be come Prime Minister on the weekend we where banished to the wilderness, it could have been worse we could have ended up in Canberra (sorry ThomasS).
Once up on the causeway we take in the breathtaking vista that unfolds before us as we plod along the tourist section. Soon the track becomes narrower but you would have to be Blind Freddie not to be able to follow it. After negotiating the only awkward bit of the walk we soon arrive at Crafts Wall and discover a cache in a cave. Well it was a blue ice-cream container with a logbook and pencil inside. Had something to do with Oberon SES but I can’t find them on the Geocaching site, which is a bummer, as we can’t log it as a find.
After a break we where soon mounting Berry before descending the dreaded Gabes Gap, try doing that on a stinking hot day twice YUK.
If you enjoy walking up and down hills this is the cache for you as the route does not miss any and there is always one more. As we Rip, Rack, Roar and Rumbled we finally summited Mount Cloudmaker. A quick search we soon uncovered the cache and did all the caching stuff. The logbook had been signed by someone saying they found it first in September but no day. The entry did not make much sense come to think of it our most probably won’t either.
After returning the cache to its hiding spot we set out to find a suitable mountain top to spend the night.
What a brilliant night it was, not a cloud in the sky stars, meteorites and wildlife.
Heard a Sooty owl, which makes an amazing whistle and spotted some spotted Quolls.
After breakfast it was back to the car.
Took nothing.
Left brand new pair of Tasco Binoculars still in the box.