Blog from November, 2011

Hey guys, My gf and I coming from Sydney to visit family in Tasmania (Devonport) around the Christmas period (17-27th). I only have sport climbing equipment at the moment and i see Hillwood is a good spot. I see we have to call bob or Gerry, are these numbers still good?

Shaun

Warning. Garry reckons the BM rap station needs a new bolt or chain. May need a back up in the meantime.

Due to miscommunication, I managed to leave a green camalot C4 on the trail between the observation deck and the top of the organ pipes. I went back to search for it today, but could not find it - perhaps someone else came by and picked it up? If you found it, I would greatly appreciate it's return (and could show my thanks in the form of six green or brown bottles). My phone number is 0458 330 521.

Cheers,

 - Barry

... if not, the following article provides a good case for doing just that: http://www.sjtrem.com/content/pdf/1757-7241-19-63.pdf

I wonder: is this your hat? Found yesterday while surveying the track network. Now freshly laundered. If you can tell me where you might have lost it, it's yours! 

Cheers

Doug

hey john,

I can recall that in the past it has been possible to download portions of the guide in pdf format. Is this still possible? 

See the Climb Tas blog for information on discount price for the selected best Tas guide, Ben Lomond guide, and the Northern Tas guide which contains the only available guide to Flinders Island. $30 including postage.

http://climbnortherntasmania.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/climb-tasmania-guidebooks-discount-price-30-sample-pics/

Park at the carpark and walk 15min on level ground to the lookout. The rock is solid 'Hillwood' basalt and the climbing is steep 10-15m (under the lookout) or a huge featured roof and then step wall for 10-15m on the other side of the fall. Perfect for a quick climb between single malt tastings when staying at 'The Lodge'.

There are also some nice looking boulders under the power lines up the hill from the power station, but I didn't get a chance to get to them.



Hay,

Can i get a few more details on access to The Trinity. Particularly the route Tommy (16). Where does the line actually go/start? and how do you get off the top ab or walk off?

Thanks

This should be in the Choss file I guess as it is unproven, but it is the best granite area I have found for bouldering with fine compact granite.

I have spent some time in Scottsdale lately and noticed as the sun was going down some large blocks on Mt Stronach. Went up to have a look at a small area (about 15 minutes from the Mt Stronach carpark) that was easy to access and saw a range of fine grained granite slabs and boulders. The slabs weren't much and the boulders weren't the area I was hoping it would be but the boulders were featured and in the area I looked ranged from slabs to steep problems.

This would be a great area to explore for boulders/crags as in the tree line there are plenty of hints of large outcrops/boulders (confirmed by google maps). 

The photos I took don't do the problems justice but here is one of an area that I would go back to when in the area it is about 4 metres high with about 5 degree overhang and the one behind the tree offers some steep sits starts. The stuff on this rock is unusual for the area as most boulders were pretty clean.

Its about an hour from Launceston what with Oatlands flooded this could be the new Handsomes crag of the North!! Well worth a look anyway.

Conditions are a little humid...