by Chris Webber | Nov 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Thursday 9 May 1996, 18 year-old Simon Lubranski went from St Marys to East Blaxland to have some fun with some old school mates. They found an old rope tied to a gum tree above a 15m high cliff. One of his mates swung on the rope over the ledge three times, then...
by Chris Webber | Nov 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
April 9, 1996 – at about 4 pm a young Blaxland woman was left hanging by her hair halfway down a cliff face after it got caught in abseiling ropes. Luckily, she was only stuck for half an hour before Police Rescue were able to cut her hair and free her. (BMG...
by Chris Webber | Nov 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
(Blue Mountains Gazette 17 January 1996): On Thursday 11 January 1996, A 21 year-old Faulconbridge man was fired at by an unidentified person after discovering cannabis plants while bushwalking. The man was walking along a bush track off Chapman Parade when he came...
by Chris Webber | Oct 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
You have three opportunities to hear a “Mountains Mishaps” update this month, (November 2026) two in Penrith. I’ll be talking about the history of search and rescue operations in the Blue Mountains (and all the other things in the book), including...
by Chris Webber | Oct 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Blue Mountains City Council is currently dealing with the results of 101 such rock falls. At the moment, landslips have closed many major roads, such as the Mt Wilson Road, Jenolan Caves Road, and Wolgan Gap. The Great Western Highway is closed at Victoria Pass...
by Chris Webber | Oct 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
I contend that, with increasing frequency of rain storms in the Blue Mountains, there will be an increase in the number of rock falls and land slides. I just found a very interesting article that supports this contention, to the extent that it says that most such...
