Anyone climbing this summer on the Pipes in places other than Northern Buttress will have noticed that routes are becoming easier to access.

The Hobart City Council track workers have now nearly finished what they started back in December. A few more bits of clearing, a bit of rock pitching below Great Tier and placement of the signs on the top of the mountain showing the routes down to the Amphitheatre, etc is all that remains to be done.

Below are some photos showing:

• signage on the main Organ Pipes track leading up to one of the buttresses:

I think most would agree the sign is pretty low-key in its impact

• a sign showing two tracks diverging partway up to the cliff:

• before and after at the base of Blue Meridian (a little work still needs to be done):

• and a photo of an old geezer in the same place, giving a perspective on how this actually relates to people on the track: