Few things can compare to hanging on a cliff supported solely by a harness and revolving in the air due to the shifting winds, while the ground far below seems to waver on whether to pull you down; all happening under your eyes. The Blue Mountains sort of give you an eerie feeling when you’re dangling up there, perhaps exploring some old caves in the cliffs or simply stretching your legs up in the 1000 meter high cliff; you get a rare feeling of achievement although confidence may not be in its prime moment, you still get a kick out of it; you get a surreal experience, one mixed in with sheer excitement that you can pull of an adventure and a nagging reality that you’re dangerously high up.
There are a lot of possible tours Blue Mountains can offer you and this one is exhilarating. Few people regret the experience. The prospect of climbing up there in a group to tour the mountains views and check out some mouse and ran paths in the ground may be enough for some people, but those who want to throw down old subdued nature and get into it will never be disappointed. Wannabe explorers like myself would hardly enjoy a trip to the mountains without doing some of my own ‘discovering’.
This is where you get the jungle feeling in the back of your neck combined with the lousy notion that at any time you could break your strings and spiral down a full 100 storeys to the bare ground beneath; but it’s exciting still. These caves are believed to be millions of years old which means that standing inside you’ll be touching history that dates back to – well before everything; and if that’s not enough motivation, the mountains were listed as a World Heritage Area back in 2000 and you really get the chance to see why. Six Foot Track walking tours, that are one of the attractions, will take you through some amazing areas.
Hiking into these ancient caves and exploring nature in a time span of years ranging into the hundreds of millions is mind blowing and thoroughly rewarding. If you get tired you could always settle for the waterfalls in the area, to meditate and take in the scenery.
