Salvation Jane Yarramundi, New South Wales, Australia
By Ropes on 21-Aug-06. Waypoint GCXXBP

This cache, a truly memorable experience, can honestly say, this cache, will be remembered decades from now.What a climb !Well, returned with the boys this morning, as we mucked up the experience of all 3 within the area the other day. The multi dragged its heels, before finally releasing the hide but in the end too much time was absorbed.Went straight into a slight bush bash mode from the carpark and made our way down to the creek below. Rock hopping our way towards where the rivers meet. It was tough getting to this spot, now we turned up the dials to extreme for the up part.Eventually after quite a bit of time, we reached the summit.Found the Tupperware with the cracked lid straight away, we also noticed that this isnt the actual cache in which some of us have signed and not the other. With the hint, managed to find the actual cache container. I looked back and noticed GeoBrad already getting stuck into ham/cheese sandwiches. Such a relief and an achievement to reach the summit, noting the efforts of past visitors in stacking bush rock so high in a couple of locations up here.With lunch/breakfast done, we descended to the creek at where a swim was the order being a hot day. One by one, noticing blood in our shoes as we took them off. Argh, annelids. Swim completed, dried ourselves and made our way to C for V.Came across a 2m diamond python upon our travels back.What a morning, cache, drank over 2L of water as the sweat just ran off us and back to the vehicle being a 4.5hr adventure. Only one cache today and what a cache to do, FP, amazingly thanks you Ropes for this

Ah.. what a day! What a cache!!

I first discovered this area over four years ago when three of us novos were doing the WPs for the nearby [Locky's Suprise](https://coord.info/GCX3RH). The scene here is in fact not unlike one you'd expect to face deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea or something, not merely 15mins out of Richmond! The Grose River gorges are incredible and whilst standing at Locky's lookout after our failed attempt of finding WP2 in 2018, I noted on Cachly a gnarly looking cache on the top of Paterson Hill called *Salvation Jane*. Long story short (which can be read about in [mine](https://coord.info/GLWN42HB) and [crash's](https://coord.info/GLWN1FHE) logs of *Alex's wonder* ), crash and I have finally made it out here today; teaming up for the final and toughest of this trifecta of lower Grose Valley retro-ish stashes.

Since our chance near-miss as documented in the above logs, Crash and I have joined forces on a number of iconic cache expeditions including [The Dutchman's Stern](https://coord.info/GC6QQPE); a decent challenge you should know about (if you don't already) which is up our way in Congewai. But to be standing up here at Locky's lookout once again on this sunny summer's day, admiring the gorges with the Grose River, below - about to start our journey to Jane - really was an iconic moment!

We had done a bit of homework over the years in terms of a route up which basically mimicked the popular route beginning at the [C from V](https://coord.info/GCYEJ1) cache/ following Cabbage Tree Creek to the junction of Burralow Creek/ jumping on the ridge of Paterson Hill for the ascent. But we decided at the last minute to make a day of it by parking the car at the end of Cabbage Tree Road and do the big clockwise loop starting via the goat trail which gets to Locky's WP1 that my topo map calls "The Wire"; possibly because that would be an excellent TOTT to deploy for getting down safely lol. It is extremely STEEP! As Crash documents in more detail in his log, once we got down to the River it was all trail blazing from there on in as we climbed the steep south-eastern "ridge" to the top, passing a lot of Paterson's Curse and therefore realising both the aptly named hill and cache lol.

At the top we found a cache! I also swapped a novo PT for the Noodles one which has been here for over 8 years! A great souvenir to add to the collection!

Then we picked up on the common route out via the north-eastern ridge down to the creek where we enjoyed a refreshing rinse in the cool running water. We followed the creek for around 300-350m, enjoying the thick canopy above shielding us from the afternoon sun before it was time to turn right and head UP again where we took a final rest at the foot of *C from V*. I figured we should continue up to the right (south) but in hindsight that was pretty howya goin' - some of the steepest rocky terrain I've faced to date! If only we had consulted the cache page of *C from V* we would have read that bit about actually going left (to the north) lol oops. We finally stumbled out of the bush onto Cabbage Tree Road not too far from the Vale lookout where we enjoyed an actual fire trail to walk along! From the time we began our descent near the posted coords of Locky's to popping out at Cabbage Tree Road was 5.5hrs. It was a challenging but really enjoyable day of rough and steep terrain in the heat and sun. The only reptile(s) we saw today thankfully was a very large Water Dragon down at Cabbage Tree Creek.

Today was not so much about cache finds but more just getting out and having a great day in the wilderness. I've been so ridiculously busy lately so it was nice to be able to lock this day in after a work-related cancellation days before to just enjoy the solitude, exercise, climbing, and views all with good company. TFTC, Ropes, and thanks to Crash for a most excellent day out indeed. A fave easily awarded - can't recommend this one more. An iconic cache!
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Team Novo and I had been talking about an expedition to Salvation Jane for many years. Today the stars finally aligned. We started off with a "little" detour to find Locky's surprise and then took the steep path down to the Grose River. As we were about halfway down, couldn't believe hearing some voices approaching. It was a group of 3 that were planning to camp over the weekend.

Rock hopped along the northern bank of the river, having to gain higher ground at a point where our path came to an end. Found an interesting cave where a number of deflated lilos were stashed in the sandstone shelves. After crossing Burralow Ck, we pretty much went straight up from a SE direction to the summit. I needed plenty of rest stops on the way but was blown away by the cairns at the top. After all the years of planning, we had finally reached our destination. Had a quick chat with Canary who was on a GCNSW trip to another peak closer to Jindabyne.

After finding the well-hidden box (and a few water bottles), we took the opportunity to have a bite to eat and prepare ourselves for the return trip back out past C from V. The descent down in a NE direction went smoothly and we came out not too far from the junction of Cabbage Tree Ck. Plenty of zig-zagging back and forth across the creek which reminded me of a different adventure back from Google Crossroads. The body was already weary as we ascended the 70m from the creek to the base of C from V. Needed a good rest here to prepare for the final slog back up to the road. About 100m up and 200m as the crow flies. Didn't have much left in the tank and needed plenty of rest stops. Can't tell you how good it was to get to the road.

Having run out of water near C from V, I had a spare bottle in the car, but what better way to restore the energy than with a super cold thick shake. Ahhhhh.

Thanks to Team Novo for a most excellent adventure - one that won't soon be forgotten. And of course thanks to the CO for luring us to this magical part of the world. FP awarded!

TFTC Ropes

It's only taken 6 years, but I found the cache today at last. I have had a couple of quick looks over the years but today had time for a really good search. Nice to find it at last! Cache contents are in pristine condition after 16 years. It was a lovely spring day and I continued on my bushwalk to Grose Head North and back.

Been another 2.5 years between drinks for this cache.

I live in the area and have been eyeing this one off for ages ... have often looked across to this peak from the nearby Vale of Avoca lookout.

Set off with my son, had to park outside the NP as the gates are currently closed. Decided to take the route down to Cabbage Tree Creek, a scramble down but then fairly easy walking along the creek to where it meets the Burralow. A rock hop across then took the less steep ridge to the top.

The cache was easily found and in good order, a real treasure trove of goodies in there, took the mini lego set and left a ferocious furry feline to guard the cache. Log signed and all put back in its spot. Had lunch atop the hill.

We (foolishly) decided to take the steeper way down towards the junction with the Grose ... became a bit of an adventure as we got cliffed out a few times and ended up traversing back towards the less steep terrain until we found a watercourse we could scramble down. Then followed the Grose towards the old track that takes you quickly up to the fire trail and then a downhill stroll back to the car.

Great way to spend the afternoon ... TFTC.

2.5 years too long! The warm up trip of the day with a quick scout of potential routes to get up here from near the parking spot. Headed down to the river on a surprisingly worn in track which continued along the Grose to the junction of Burralow. From here, originally I had considered making the trek to the easier gradient ridge to the right, but the ease of ridge in front of me was too tempting. A little steep, but about 20 or so minutes to the top. All up around an hour from the car to GZ. Not exactly a walk that needs to be left so long between finds! After here, it was off to Altaires "above a dappled valley" but thats another tale... TFTC!!!!

I took a couple of fellow bushwalkers for an interesting trek up this mountain. Found the visitors book easily and they i went on and opened the cache. Found my first path tag still waiting to be collected.
Note though that the drinking water stash is covered with rust.

Seems I signed the wrong log book. The white tubular container holds a bushwalkers log book, which I signed. But there is a separate cache with log book and swag that I didn't find. I'll have to get out there again sometime and do it properly.

A cool spring day on a long weekend. Good time to stretch the legs in the bush. Checked out C from V but no rope meant no go. Found a way down to the creek and enjoyed following that down to the junction with Burralow Creek.

The climb up Paterson Hill was nice and steep through fairly open bush. Loved the cairns on the summit and the wooden cross near the cache.

The log book was signed in August this year - must have been a non-cacher. The lid of the cache has disappeared and the log book is suffering a bit. I used a ziplock bag to give it a bit of weather protection.

I went down the hill to the south east to the junction of the creek and the Grose River. This route was steep and loose in places but I managed to get down safely. Then along the river and up to Locky's Surprise.

Thanks Ropes. Found at 10:23 am.

What a journey. I picked this cache for the day to fill in one of my D/T grid spot, and hopefully I will get the remaining 7 spots next week.
I chose to go down by "Locky's Surprise", but I was running out of time trying to find wp1, so I left it for another time.
By the time I got to the bottom, I was exhausted. Strangely enough for this trip I found the journey to the base of the mountain, and the return to the car more tiring than the ascent up to gz.As I approached the mountain from the south, I had to scramble along the creek until I reached the suggested starting point. But my impatience reared its annoying head, and I started to climb up the steep side. It was a relief when I could continue going up the gentle incline of the ridge.
The return was different as I didn't want to go back the way I came down. I recall Canary saying there is a way by C from V. I didn't see it when I found that cache, but my options were limited.
Going by memory, I eventually spotted a familiar cliff-line from underneath. The path eventually revealed itself, and the climb was on! Progress was slow as exhaustion set in. By the time I reached the car I was dead on my feet.
A GREAT adventure.
Left a path-tag for the next willing to make the journey.

Found with morry9, JordsAU, Team Canary and bisygisy.
This is one of those caches for me that I have eyed off for a while. Team Canary had mentioned attempted this cache earlier in the month as a birthday cache. This worked out nicely for bisygisy as this cache would bring up his 100th cache. How could I refuse this offer to accompany them on this journey. Closer to this day. JordsAU and morry9 agreed to join in on this.

We were all where packed and ready at the carpark as we looked out to Pattersons Hill and looked at the adventure that was ahead of us and where our summit, our destination, our cache location was!

We headed into the bush to head towards the C from V cache, then planned to follow the creek to the base of the hill. It was a quicker but steeper descent that I expected but we were able to reach the C from V cache area in shorter time than expected. JordsAU and I pondered about having a crack at this cache without ropes, but after an inspection on the area, we thought in was best to continue on.

To the creek now, and even though we needed to cross the creek many times, it wasnt too hard to follow and we were able to get to the creek junction without too much trouble. Crossing the creek here was a bit more tricky. We might of had the wrong spot to cross but we all got across reasonably safely where we found a flat clear area at the base of the hill to stop for a bit and hydrate and get a nibble on some food before attacking the hill, calculating approx 500 metres to the summit with about 150 metres to ascend.

I needed to repair my boots as the souls of them was coming loose, so I went at them with some duct tape hoping that would do the job for the climb up the hill. We all were ready and started the climb. It was hard going, quite cleared and no trouble picking a path up, but it was mighty steep. We pushed on then waited for the group to form back up ss JordsAU and I powered ahead on the rest. Team Canary took small but strong steps and even though he trailed behind a little, It was an amazing effort for him to keep moving.

Again JordsAU and I lead on choosing the best paths to ascend and the others followed in wanting to see the summit. We got into about 100 metres away where we could see the summit wasnt too far away. JordsAU took to the lead to reach the summit to claim the GCA challenge of finding a cache after 6 months from the last finder. The rest and I reached the summit with Canary only a short distance away. Seeing the Pattersons Hill cairn was such an awesome feeling. This was a challenge that I always wanted to conquer and such a rewarding cache to hunt down. Some neat views from here in many directions.

As Canary joined the group at the summit, We all then opened the cache together and congratulated each other on a great group effort to reach this one. Photos were taken, phone calls were made (believe it or not, good 4G mobile coverage here) and water and sport drinks were taken. We chatted for a while to give the old legs a rest for a bit then started our way back towards the creek.

Once back at the creek, We stopped for some food and water once again before crossing the creek junction to start the hike back along the creek and back up to the car park. Again JordsAU and I took a look about at the C from V cache spot and both agreed we will need to come back another time to find that cache. We pushed on and reached the car park absolutely rooted! But a good feeling knowing that was for a fantastic adventure. The group once caught up again and a congrats to everyone was given again, and a happy birthday song for Team Canary upon arrival to the car park.

Amazing cache to hunt down, amazing efforts by everyone. Well done to Team Canary on his birthday and congrats to bisygisy bringing up his 1000th cache today. A favourite point for sure!!!! TFTC Ropes!!!

Found at 12:20pm with morry9, two members of Team Canary, The Hoogies, bisygisy. Full log to follow.

Found with jordsau and 4 others. Nice view and a good climb. Happy birthday Mark.

My birthday adventure!!!

Done and up, then down and up. But boy heat down and ups they are!

But to sit at the top on either side and admire the views was the best birthday present.

Thanks to my eldest son, Hoogies, bisygisy, morry9 and JordsAU for the great company!

TFTC.

What to do for my 1000th. So many caches to choose from, When I heard Canary wanted to do this cache for his birthday I thought why not. We spent time analysing C from V though I think I need to learn how to abseil for this one. Then onwards we went. A descent to the creek and a rock scramble for 300 metres or so. On the way I realised I had lost a lens from my glasses when Hoogies pointed it out. I then realised a screw had fallen out. Ouch thats going to hurt on Monday. Once across the junction it was one big ascent. This was going to be tough. Not too bad once we reached the summit of Patterson's Hill. We found the tower of rocks with a cross on it. Turned out to the bushwalkers log. The cache was 22 metres away and soon in our hands. Soon another descent which didn't take too long. Then the final ascent. That was tough. A rest stop at C from V again while JordsAU and Hoogies analysed the situation again. Then the final slog back to the car. What a great caching adventure and great company. Thanks Ropes for such a great cache. Not many of these around anymore. Found with Team Canary, Hoogies, JordsAU and morry9.

It was nice to be out in the bush again forging our own paths. Quarksta and i used C from V as a waypoint down to the creek. Getting down to the creek was probably the toughest part, with all the dense foliage. We then spent a bit of time zigzaging along the creek. It is really pretty along here, and in some parts felt as though you're in a canyon. We found the junction at the end of the creek and had a nice break before heading up the very steep spur to the cache. We got to the summit, SL and had a nice break before heading back the same way. We stopped off at the base of C from V and i considered a free climb up, but my conscience and a lack of faith in sandstone kicked in.

We headed up to the lookout after the climb back to the top and just took in the epic adventure!

This cache definitely needs good fitness and confidence in off track walking. TFTC!

I have been eyeing this cache off for a while and I was finally able to convince someone crazy enough (who also had time available) to come with me - Elad82.

We drove to the end of Cabbage Tree Road and parked the car and then began our descent using C from V as our guide. We ended up heading down past C from V on the side. It was quite a steep descent and the bush was moderately thick but I don't think there is a much better way down to the creek.

We then followed the creek down to the junction where we crossed over and began the steep climb up to the cache. While it was very steep, the bush was quite open if you follow the right spur and the going was not all that tough.

At the top we found the non-geocache logbook first and then quickly located the real cache shortly after. Someone has certainly gone to quite a bit of effort building the four cairns as they are huge. We enjoyed the views for a little while before heading back the way we had come. We stopped off quickly at the bottom of C from V to see it could be retrieved without ropes, but alas, common sense prevailed.

While the walk was certainly tough, I think the initial walk down to the creek (and back at the end) is probably the hardest bit. But as the CO has said, if you aren't fit and a competent off-track walker, you should probably give this one a miss.

Thanks for the adventure and TFTC!

I had a meeting in Sydney, then a clear afternoon so decided I would take a diversion on the drive home and have a crack at this, which has been sitting near the top of my 'todo' list for a long time.

I took the 'direct' route down from near the end of Cabbage Tree Road, using the "C from V" GZ as a rough waypoint on the basis there was likely to be a way through the cliff line near there.

The walk along the creek was lovely and cool, and I saw some red tape marking the ways.

Then some rock hoping, and a long steep climb up the ridge - I was really feeling the heat and went pretty slowly. Finally - some big old cairns! and a cache! and another cache! and a logbook! Felt great to be up there.

I swapped a bottle of water from the under-cache for one I had carried with me, signed both log books, and trudged back the way I came.

I had a look at the C from V hidey-hole on the way back, but decided against attempting it from below.

Round trip (with LOTS of water breaks) was 3:15. The off track walking was all very open, although that did mean no shade.

Thanks for a great challenge, Ropes!

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Seeking some salvation after completing C from V, we bush bashed our way down the steep slope and made the river. Here I thought it might be smoother sailing, but no, we had a jungle like area to negotiate. Up and over logs, slippery rocks, water, leeches and uneven ground. After a good haul, we made the juncture and planned our attack on the summit.

The topo map was checked and the path was planned. We started our ascent, and boy, what a steep climb. Even going along the spur was tough. The metres ticked down very slowly, but with persistence, the group made the top and enjoyed the views, food, and even a drink from the fridge

We took some snaps, SL, and then made the trek back down, which was much easier this time, and along the river, little easier this time, and up past C from V and to the car, another tough climb. A good 4 hour round trip I think and a nice challenging walk. Thanx team for the ride. Thanx ropes, for the cache. TFTC.

We had another go at this today with better directions thanks to a previous finder. Another group was doing C from V and went on from the bottom of that descent to this cache today. We weren't going to abseil so took the vague track from the car park not far from the National Park entrance. After about 300 metres this was taking us uphill so we turned back and took the rough track straight down the gully which was rather indistinct and involved following the dry watercourse now and again. Finally we reached the creek at the bottom and spotted a house! Puts the bushbashing in perspective doesn't it?

We followed the creek down for about 300 metres but it was all rather wet and full of leeches plus the track was just about gone with so many fallen trees. Decided to turn back and think about another approach another day.

After completing our C from V epic, we continued down to the creek. Although tough going at time including more slips and slides after the overnight rain we gained the creek in quick time. The walk down the creek was fantastic if not a little slippery in places. It's great to get into these pristine places that have rarely seen humans. At the junction with the other creek we made our way across and commenced the climb up the spur.

Although steep in places the climb was very enjoyable as it was very open probably due to a recent bush-fire. The climb featured hundreds of grass trees (you can't call them Black-boys anymore Alf!!) that were in full recovery mode, sprouting lots of new foliage and stems.

Arriving at the summit we were confronted with not one but four large cairns - I headed off to one and found the bushwalkers log book, whilst Alf headed off to the other end and uncovered the cache. We indulged in the 2005 vintage water that had been stored there and took plenty of happy snaps of ourselves and the fabulous views of the Grose and the cliffs that surround this hill, before heading back down.

The walk back to the cars took just on 100 minutes and was without incident, so all up our round trip that included C from V was 5 hours including about an hour mucking around at C from V.

Another great cache Ropes. I am happy to expend another favourite point as I just love these challenging bush caches into remote places.

SL TFTC

At the creek we made the wise decision to call this attempt off so my son could go to work.

We shall return!

After the near disaster that was C from V, we continued down the slope to the creek. Surprisingly, the creek wasn't that hard to negotiate, except for the fact, of course, that you really had to watch your step. Somehow we made our way along the creek and did the creek crossing without any incidents.

From the junction we made our way around to the right to hit the sput that led to the summit. After some time we made it to a rocky outcrop, where the decision was made to leave all the abseiling gear. At this point I checked my GPS, and realised that what had been a tough uphill walk so far was only a small fraction of what we were yet to do.

Thankfully, a fire had been up the ridge not long ago, so the vegetation was sparse. I can't imagine what the climb would have been like if we had had to fight through undergrowth as well. PPE and Alfyboy made it the the summit first, and Alfyboy found the cache just as I got there. I signed the bushwalkers' log that PPE found, and then we inspected the cache. We all gave the 2005 vintage a go - it tasted good - and settled for a while to enjoy the views.

That's where the story is supposed to end. The glorious achievement. Of course, that wasn't the end. It was a long walk back to the creek (I was amazed how long that even took, and how far we had climbed), negotiating the creek once again, and then the struggle back up to the cars. It was tiring. But I had a great sense of achievement at the end. Thanks Ropes for an excellent caching experience.

"An easy cache for the fit cachers out there", I read. So quite a challenge for me! Having surviced C from V, our group continued down to the creek and west to the Burralow. The going was slippery in places but pleasantly cool and not that difficult. We clambered across the boulders in the Burralow and plotted a course for the spur on Patterson. It was a steep climb, very steep in places, but as easy as it can get on this hill.
At the top we had a well-earned rest, took happy snaps and refreshed ourselves with the vintage water. We were expecting the team of Yurt and son to be following close behind, but after getting text messages of their change of plans, we set off back down. The descent was easy enough but our ascent back up to C from V and beyond was met with major protests from my weakening thighs. No pain, no gain, they say.
The second great Ropes cache of the day with a fine band of friends, Purplepeopleater, Alfyboy and Bikerbuddy. Thanks guys and thanks Ropes.

We were trying to find Locky's Surprise and decided to scope this out with the intention of coming back soon. Made our way down to the river - man it's a scary track! Enjoyed a picnic at the bottom and looked over at the hill which appears to have been partly burnt recently. Looks like a stiff climb from this side. The way back up was actually easier and we found some markings which took us to a better path. Still I get the feeling from looking down from the Cabbage Tree lookout there's a better way down.

After not the best choice of decent down to the creek, a fairly distinct track was found and followed. The walk along the creek was nice and sheltered, and the sound of the creek flowing made us feel as though we were miles away from anywhere. Soon enough my caching companion Daley and I were at the creek junction, crossed Burralow Creek and started our accent up the hill. The weather was nice, the sun was shining and there was a slight breeze to keep us from sweeting too much. Soon enough we were at the top, signing the visitors log book and having a little rest before we started the hunt.

The cache was found in no time at all, filled with goodies, the drink station is still full and all the bottles are in tacts. Nothing was swapped as I left my tradables in the car I have to commend the cache owner for hiking the many litres of water. We brought enough ourselves so the water was left untouched.

The trip back was a little longer than the trip out as we took the scenic route, whole trip done in about 3 hours. Thanks for giving us a reason to walk up that hill Ropes, a great cache and an awesome adventure to commemorate my 100th find.

Having read some of the previous logs, I determined that the best way in was the slightly longer way as suggested by the cache owner. So I had a pleasant walk along Cabbage Tree Creek along a quite reasonable track. Then after some rock hopping it was a simply a walk up a quite reasonable spur to the top.

Took in the great views at the top and signed both logs. The fridge is still full and all the contents looked in good order, but I had enough of my own so didn’t try it.

Thanks for the cache Ropes.

thanks for the cahe ropes hard but rewarding nice views i coudnt fit everything bak in cache so lobook and a few other things are in the drink station

I have been eyeballing this cache for a while and tried this Easter holidays to line up a caching companion but unfortunately it was not possible so I made the trek with some close friends of mine instead. They have certainly had a crash course in geocaching with this little baby.
When we arrived at the lookout there was some Mountain bikers preparing for their trip down the hill and we had a quick chat about the best way in. I was quite prepared with topo's and maps of the area, plenty of water (5 litres)and all the normal cachers parafonalia, we ended up taking their advice and following the footsteps I reckon Webguy before me must of taken, the trip to the bottom took us about 45 minutes and then a further hour and a half to walk up the hill it was tough going and at one point we reached the base of an impassable cliff so lost a bit of time as we worked our way around to the right (Northwards) we eventually arrived at GZ but not before several breaks were had on the way up, one must pace themselves in a trek like this one. We found the log book complete with refreshment first and my partners in crime went about signing the book while I hunted for the cache. This was found shortly after and I went through the impressive swaps within, The water supply is fine and clean looking with no sign of weather or bugs this time round, I picked up the TB and have dropped of a coin much to the horror of some fellow cacher- I hope this one doesn't spend fourteen months in the same cache.
The trip back was pleasant but as we reached the top of the cliff line with maybe 200 metres to go my legs locked up totally with cramps as did my companion, I was dehydrated and had run out of water inspite of taking that much water, luckily my companions had plenty and did not need it as badly as I, within 30 secs of drinking it, and some walking, the cramps had left and the walk continued. Shortly after we arrived back at the car glad that, that one was done and dusted I think I may have bitten off more than I could chew. Though only just and I have no regrets now. A truly worthwhile cache make sure your fitness is reasonable before you attempt this one or get a helicopter there and back. Thanks for the cache and hunt Ropes loved it totally inspite of all the aches and pains. Cheers

Well at 36 degrees it was time for Jumbuck and I to do a little hill climb. If I started out with 24 bottles of water and we drank 1 every 50 metres ascent, how many bottles did we leave at the cache? Ponder this question as you attempt the curse! Please ensure the lid is put back on the new water container to keep the little critters thirsty...and don't forget to sign the Public Logbook located at the larger cairn. It is interesting to note that non-cachers have signed this log recently.

Ol’ Sol was in fine form today when we parked the car at our chosen departure spot for our visit to Jane. The track we were following quickly rolled out into a ridiculously steep power dive and we were soon quite hot and sweaty – and this was the downhill bit! Going up was going to be a joy wasn’t it. My – can’t wait. Far below the river glittered and splashed in welcome – it was a dead set certainty we were going to have a piece of that later!

Down, down, down we scrambled and climbed until there was no more down to do. Somehow we were able to refrain from hurling ourselves into the river because it was now time for Fun Bit No 1. Jane was beckoning from on high so it was plod, plod, plod ever upwards. The heat was fierce, the grade was fierce, the sweat flowed copiously and the occasional breeze was straight from paradise. All good things must come to an end however, and so it was we collapsed at the top on a nice shady rock.

After a while we remembered what the hell we were doing up there and we started desultorily poking and prodding perfectly innocent rocks that were minding their own business. Jane is being a bit bloody coy isn’t she? Where’s that pocket PC – wasn’t there a clue or something? Well knock me down with a satellite signal – that’s a nice hide isn’t it? We spent quite some time in this lovely spot, resting, taking in the all round views as well as taking care of cache business. Then it was back down – somewhat quicker that the slog up – to the river for an absolutely wonderful swim. Alas it was all too soon for Fun Bit No 2 – the delightful little ascent back to the car and more importantly the esky.

This was a great bushwalk cache with a lovely swim in a very pretty river thrown in for good measure. We took the stamps, soap and small shell & starfish. Left a USB printer cable, calculator/pen set and packet of swivels. Also picked up Larry the Lizard TB and left Globetrotter. We guzzled one of the water bottles at the top – thank you! – there is now only one left. Thanks Ropes for an excellent cache.

4:25pm
The day was cooler than the last couple, so, it was an ideal day for a bit of a wander. Took longer than I remembered to drive over here so we were already behind the 8 ball as we wanted to C down the void as well, but, that will have to wait for another cool day.

I managed to get the boy motivated to come out with his old man and share some father son time, it was a great time and spot for this.

We went for the most direct route, straight down the guts of a nearby dry waterfall and straight up the front of Pattersons Hill. Have always looked at this hill when I have come out here and marveled at it's shape, it was about time someone put a cache on top.

The descent was easy, it's bloody steep though so be careful, cross the creek and up the slippery, holly infested slopes of the hill. We were in no rush, so 90 minutes or less for the arrival, quicker for the return though.

We arrived at the top of the hill without incident or problem, and it took a little while to find the well hidden cache. Thought the water was a good idea, however, of the 8 bottles left, 5 had been chewed into and either empty, ant infested or not fit for human consumption. We emptied the bad ones out and took those with us, the 2 or 3 remaining may well suffer the same fate.

Ropes always packs his caches to bursting and this one is no exception! So much to choose from, we took the Tangles DVD and left a couple of PC games and a electronic key finder. Plus a TB as well that sort of suits this spot.

just as we found the cache, visibility deteriorated and a slow rain set in which made for a very interesting descent, everything was even more slippery now! Scarpa soles just hate slippery surfaces!

With the creek crossed once more, it was up, up and up via 2 dry waterfalls, it's a long way up, but very quick way out of the gorge and recommended.

Thanks Peter for a great cache set in a superb location, you get views on all sides and it's not that hard of a walk really.

Cheers

On a beautiful spring morning we set off to find out about Janes Salvation. Being us we took the hard way in but it turned out to be easy in the end. Once up top we found the cache/water station. The water was nice and cold so it was very refreshing after the trip up the hill. After doing the cache stuff and taking some snaps we headed back to the river. Once at the river all our gear was packed into a dry bag and it was into the river. After a bit of swimming and some wading we reach our exit point then made our way back to the car.
BTW yellow just does not work it needs to black, brown or even green. Packed it a bit more creatively.
Took Pouch.
Left DVD.

yee haa baby !!! i have look at this mountain for over 20 years and now i have an excuse to go up there and see what its all about.

told my young boy that there was no scrub bashing , well you can't turn back went your half way up the mountain , can you??

now this area very well , been camping down here for years, so we had to see if we could do it less than the 4 hours that you recommended.we cracked it 50min each way.

it was just awesome, hardly had any scrub bashing the way we ended up going.the views from the top are well worth the walk. and thanks ot ropes there was some refreshing water to cool down with at the summit.

awesome cache thanks again ropes


took young son and the adventure

Very Very Very Clever Ropes....

Nice to see an old idea make it's appearence

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