Introductory Abseiling - Full Day

Enjoy a fantastic day out in the beautiful Blue Mountains learning the finer points of abseiling with our experienced and fully qualified guides. Start small on our beginners block with a series of 3 metre abseils to hone your skills before you move on to longer, higher and more exciting drops. Learn techniques to tackle varying abseil terrain, progressing up to our big 55 metre abseil. That’s 185 feet or 18 stories.

Lunch

All BMAC full day participants receive a generous picnic lunch, provided by our local deli. 

Select one of their delicious, gourmet sandwich options when you book your trip.  Altitude Deli can cater to most dietary requirements with notice, so please let us know of your needs as soon as possible.

Equipment provided 

We will provide you with a backpack, helmet, harness, carabiners and abseil descender.  We also cover your National Parks and Wildlife Service park entry fee.  While we encourage all participants to bring their own weather-appropriate clothing (see below), we have spare warm clothing and rain jackets if needed.

Things to bring 

Comfortable clothes suited to the conditions.  Katoomba is 1000m above sea level and you can expect cooler temperatures than in Sydney. 

As a general rule we recommend:

• Long sleeves and pants for sun and scratch protection
• Wool, synthetic and fleece fabrics (no cotton or denim)
• Closed shoes
• Sun hat, sunscreen and beanie
• Rain jacket
• Hair tie for those with long hair
• Water bottle – at least 1.5 litres.
• Personal medication (Ventolin/EpiPen etc.)
• Camera or Smartphone 

Participant Requirements 

We believe our abseiling adventures are heaps of fun, but what goes down must come up! It’s important to us that you have the fitness and skills to enjoy your abseiling day so please read on:

Fitness:  Participants are required to have a moderate level of fitness.  While abseiling down the cliff is not particularly physically demanding, once participants reach the bottom they need to walk back to the top to re-join the group.

Abseiling:  No experience necessary

Also: BMAC requires each participant to follow all instructions from our guides, to maintain a safe work environment and ensure the wellbeing and safety of the whole group.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns, we’d be delighted to talk with you.