Blog from May, 2015

Hey there folks, I'm looking for a couple of tickets to the Banff Mountain Film Festival tomorrow......can anyone help me out?

If you have some spare tickets, or know someone who does, feel free to give me a call! 0450329352

Cheers,

Zach

See article below with an update to the update which became outdated because of more new routes last weekend. Plus James Scarborough and crew has begun a bouldering frenzy on the boulders in the forest below the cliff.

http://climbtasmania.com.au/blogs/news/27233732-bare-rock-more-new-routes-bouldering-frenzy

Here is a guide to 14 new routes done at Bare Rock since the Climb Tassie guide came out in 2013. It has some nice photos by Simon Carter.

http://climbtasmania.com.au/blogs/news/26424452-bare-rock-fingal-guide-update

FOR SALE - 4x Wild Country Helium Friends
They're pretty much new, haven't used them much just don't need them anymore.
Helium Friend - #2.5 (Gold) $60
Helium Friend - #3 (Purple) $65
Helium Friend - #3.5 (Blue) SOLD
Helium Friend - #4 (Silver) $65
Heres some info on the cams http://www.k2.com.au/product/helium-friend

Should I add a bolt to Free Passage (22) in Cataract Gorge? I seem to recall in the 80's that there was a pretty good piece of gear on the bottom face of Free Passage at Offal buttress. BUt it looks like some rock has fallen out of the route in recent years and the gear is now very marginal or total rubbish. I don't think a trad route should ever be retrobolted, but in this case I'm tempted, seeing the original climb has been altered through broken rock (which might mean that the original gear was shit anyway). The first 5m is essentially a solo now; I've led it years ago but I'm not game to lead it now - what would people think of a bolt? Has anyone led it recently and found decent gear?