Blog from June, 2008

Does anyone have a old hand drill ??
Will pay big bucks!!!
Jake

Dave,I have done one poxy problem at Brady's lookout but not on the boulders in your photos. I have seen chalk on the boulders though so someone has climbed there before.

I also bolted the left hand arete of the crag a while back (open project) if anyone is interested in climbing it, looks like at least grade 29 but I haven't tried the moves yet.

Hi,

I'm a Victorian climber seeking a climbing partner for July. I'm bringing my rope, part of my rack, and also have access to a car. I prefer trad (like climbing cracks), lead trad up to 19, but mostly just wanna get out and climb.

I will be based in Hobart, but would also be willing to climb elsewhere if possible. Get your beenie out and join me!

Call 0458592866 or email robertibob@gmail.com

Cheers,

Rob

Hey guys anyone know of any climbing history around Tullah? Im buying a place there while im working in the mines down the west. The place looks pretty good!!

Love to hear from anyone!

Jono Haines

Ex lonley Flinders Island climber now lonley west coast climber (of the very part time variety)

I've got the guides to the point where the Tasmanian Climbing Guide and the Freycinet Guide are now available in hardcopy at http://stores.lulu.com/thesarvo .

The Tasmanian Climbing Guide is a bit of a monster - its every guide on this site besides bouldering and weighs in at about 440 pages and 3000 climbs. The idea is that subsections of this then have their own dedicated publications, eg the Mountain guide, and now Freycinet.

The Freycinet guide is about 100 pages with about 600 climbs, and also has several action photos. Its available in a color edition as well as the B&W for those with extra cash to splash.

There are two more editions that are really just awaiting cover photos: Tas Climbing Guide North and Tas Climbing Guide South. If you've got a photo good enough for a cover shot please send it in!

As always these books are a continual work in progress, so if you've got corrections or additions then post them on this site and they will make it into the next version.

You can also get all of these guides as PDFs off the Buy and Download Guides page.

A serious access precedent is currently unfolding in QLD that could well affect other areas in Australia without serious support from climbers around Australia (we need numbers to give strength to the voice).

In a nutshell, a new sport climbing area was developed (QLD's steepest crag), it was in a spot no other users would ever see or know about, and a very unique site for climbing. National Parks found out about the site and fined 4 key climbers $375 each, they also have ordered them to remove all bolts by Aug 31st or face a $6000 fine each!! If this is not challenged by climbers Australia-wide why wouldn't they move this approach to other sites.

The GOAL of the QLD Climbers Alliance is:
"to gain formal recognition of the needs of climbers by major landmanagers in QLD."

Please go to the site for more info. and register your support if you are concerned.

http://www.queenslandclimbersalliance.org/