Blog from April, 2011

Hi,

I have made number of short trips down to Hobart in the last 6 months.

Is there any indoor climbing gyms in/around Hobart?

I would be really keen to get up to Mt Wellington, unfortunately i'm down for business and am flying back before the weekend

Hay I was just wondering if it was possible to do The Moai as a day trip?? And if so how early would you recommend leaving town?

WTF... driving in on the Coles Bay Road at Easter we passed a car with a stove-in front end and a massive deer, complete with a full set of antlers, dead beside it . Another hazard to factor in. Life is never boring......

Thought provoking editorial, worth a read... easy to forget sometimes the toll our "sport" can exact.

http://www.climbmagazine.com/current-issue-preview1.aspx

Guys and gals. Though i've visited your fair shores a few times I've never had the pleasure of climbing in Tassie. Finally, I have the opportunity but I'm going with non climbing family (but fine for TR belaying as long as the two kids are safe age 1.5 and 5).....so hence the following question that i also posted on chockstone...Thanks in advance for any replies. 

I have a few questions for u folk:

Q1. Let me know if anyone is in the Coles bay area looking for a climb next week. I'll have all gear plus car. Sub 20 but follow harder. I'm there on family holiday but would like (need) a couple of days on rock.

Q2. Failing above are there any crags in the area particularly suited to self belay and/or TR?

Q3. Are there any places in the area I could set up easy TR's for a 5yo? She's tr'd up to 10 on rock (with a boost at the crux).  

Hi All,

About a month ago there was some discussion about a track being cut from the base of the main cliff back up to the bivvy cave. Does anybody have the low down on what it's like and how you find it?

Thanks,

Kim

For those interested in Australian climbing history, the sydney rockies have the original John Ewbank 1967 guide to the Blue Mountain up on their site:

http://routes.sydneyrockies.org.au/display/nswrock/Old+Guidebooks

This was the first time the Ewbank grading system (aka the Australian grading system) was used, so the introduction contains the definition of the system. I might copy it into the Tas Climbing Guides at some point. The "Ethics" section is a good read too.

Should go and scan the old Tas guidebooks in the library one day too.

Hi there,

Does anyone know what it's like getting a normal car down the road to the Whitewater Wall campground?  Is a 4wd necessary?  Also, does anyone know any other cheap options for camping/accomodation in the Coles Bay area?  I imagine there are cabins or something going cheap now we're out of the main tourist season.  Hopefully someone has some beta.

Ben.

Afternoon all!

Some friends and I are heading over to Flinders Island for the Easter break and cannot decide upon the plethora of routes and areas to check out.

Suggestion anyone????

I havent done alot of trad climbing lately and would be comfortable leading long routes up to 16, on sport routes however I could manage up to grade 22/23.

Also are there many good quality bouldering areas?

Cheers,

Simon

Pawning off my rarely (sadly) used 50m 10.2mm Beal Flyer 2 and 4 Kong Draws. - $280 or make an offer for the lot. Will sell seperately.

Best to email me on carney_11@hotmail.com or you can call me on 0467550438.. I am in Launceston but go to Hobart pretty regularly.