I picked up someone's  shoes by mistake on Monday night  if they are yours text me on 0419594931 and ill drop them back to you.  Justin

This is a very interesting article for those interested in good bolting practice: RI_201403_BoltCorrosionArticle.pdf.  

The key take-outs, that aren't very widely recognised among climbers are:

1) Stainless steel is still at risk of pitting corrosion in highly aggressive environments (especially, but not only, marine). This kind of corrosion isn't obvious to the naked eye and can lead to sudden failure.  

2) Sun can cause high temps in the steel and this greatly accelerates this pitting corrosion.  

3) Expansion bolts are far more susceptible to this problem than glue-ins (principally because there are less "crevices").  

As a result of this I have made one change to the way I make U-bolts and that is to grind the notches only where they will be embedded at least 10 mm below the surface.  The notches are a weak-point for corrosion so having them well-covered is important.  

My opinion on stainless expansion bolts in Tas is that for most non-coastal cliffs they appear to have a good track record.  On coastal cliffs (within a few km of the sea) we can't be so sure and hence it is probably better to use a replaceable style (e.g. "dynabolt") rather than non-replaceable (e.g. "trubolt").  Be especially careful with sunny sea-cliffs.  

I've got a woody I'm disassembling, about 3 panels plus asst other bits. All galv t-nuts installed. 

Drop me a text if you want to have a look, its in west Hobart. Needs to go this week.

Guy 0424993605

Yes, I'm giving away lots of old magazines that I no longer want to store ...

• Mountain
• Climbing
• Rock and Ice
• Alpinist
• Rock

... as well as random others, including the odd High, On the Edge, Gripped, Screamer, Thrutch, etc, etc, etc.

Plenty of pretty pictures, route info and interesting historical stuff.

If anyone wants any of it you could text or phone me on 0407 310 287.

Just don't leave it too long. Now that I've decided to get rid of them I'd like to get on with it ...

I made a movie about Liz and Roxy climbing Talk Is Cheap 24 on Mount Brown. This is to inspire people to get involved with the film project I am making this summer. Anyone interested in helping out this summer drone/filming/climbing/sherpas let me know. john@distilledmedia.com.au or fb. 

In case you missed the update from a couple of years ago, here it is outlining 54 new routes since the original guide.

http://climbtasmania.com.au/blogs/news/67124933-ben-lomond-guide-update

ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 15TH NOV 2015

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For anyone planning their summer holiday in Tasmania, the guidebook you need is Climb Tasmania, selected best climbs, showcasing 850 routes at our 25 best crags. For a discount and free postage, please email narkowiczg@lcs.tas.edu.au. Cost is $40. Thanks for your support

Apparently my new job is returning misplaced climbing gear. Maybe centrelink will get off my ass now. 

After realizing I forgot my shoes at fruehof I rode back to retrieve them Wednesday night. Near my shoes I found a small pair of ladies Muiras of two different sizes. Weird. Number is 045912255nine.

I doubt this was left on purpose. It was near that horrible grade 20 corner Mental Something or Other. I will gladly return this to the owner and apologies if you had stashed it there on purpose. I have one caveat on return. This is simply that you do not use this gear to equip any more choss at Kempton's Quoin! Totally was not impressed with this crag. Is the star system being used in some inverse algorithm there? I don't get it. 045912 255nine

Hi-

I'm very interested in (stealthily) checking out the Rookeries.  When I go to the guide, however, none of the photos appear, i.e. Savate.jpg  comes up as a broken link.

Is there any way to get the photos–ideally I am looking for a pdf guide to take with me on my ninja tour.

cheers