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old sydney canyoning guide? 20-Sep-2007 At 11:10:00 AM GravityHound

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On 19/09/2007 anthonyk wrote:
>well looks like we're not giving away any secrets so probably not worth
>worrying about

Yeah, I agree there. Leaving the post here might deter someone else from looking for them as well.
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>i have to agree though it would be interesting seeing the general area
>that they're from and you can do that without actually having to find the
>spot and potentially bring foreign material into it.

Go anywhere in the northern wollemi and you are in similar country. I know people who have seen them. They were just going out for a canyon (apparently) and happened to drop down into one of the canyons they are in. Ironically, the canyon is very very accessible.

>i don't think you're
>being a twat for wanting to check out the area

neither do i man. I would love to see them also but just too risky. whenever i am up there I always keep an eye out for more. but just dreaming.....

the science behind it is this. very nasty soil borne fungus phythophtora would wipe them out pretty easily. unfortunately this could be passed into the system by someone walking in teh upper reaches of the canyon even staying a few kilometres away. this stuff is spreading into many nat parks.personally, i reckon its just a matter of time before they are knackered unfortunately. we have plenty of them now though.

read the wollemi pine book. very very fascinating story and also gives the reproductive side of things etc.

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