by Chris Webber | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Next Sunday 2 November, at 2pm, I’ll be speaking at Science at the Local in the Springwood Sports Club. Entry is free. I’ll be talking about the science of Mountains Mishaps. Some of the topics covered will be: ▪Psychology : the psychology of lost person...
by Chris Webber | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Facebook, I sometimes see people saying that safety barriers are unnecessary, spoil the view, and are just an inconvenience to be bypassed. A case in point is the new barrier at Kanangra Walls. BMG 5 July,1989 On Thursday 29 June 1989, Peter Serras, 25, of...
by Chris Webber | Sep 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sunday 30 October 1988, at about 2pm, a fire started near the Jelly Bean Pool in Glenbrook National Park. It quickly spread, threatening the ranger station and the ranger`s home in Glenbrook. At the same time, a group of 31 Brownies was trapped in Glenbrook Gorge. A...
by Chris Webber | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Sunday 8 May 1988, about I. 15 pm, a hang glider was launched from the fixed ramp at Mt Blackheath. After flying for about 10 minutes, it was struck by a violent thermal lift, causing it to lose control and altitude. The glider was smashed sideways against the...
by Chris Webber | Sep 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Pages 148-151 of “Mountains Mishaps” describes the storm and Coxs River flood that drowned two people in August 1967. In 1967 The river peaked at 5.745m but in 2021 it peaked at 7.593m. It’s currently only slightly flooded at 1.1m but normally it`s...
by Chris Webber | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, April 6, 1988, a hot air balloon made an emergency landing in Blue Mountains National Park. Blown off course by a thermal near Warragamba Dam, the balloon headed west, finally landing near Lake Burragorang as it ran out of gas. The six people aboard...
