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  <header id="1" name="turrakana - Tasman Peninsula" walk="5 minutes to multiple days" sun="All day" rock="Vast sea cliffs - mostly dolerite" acknowledgement="" intro="turrakana / Tasman Peninsula is home to an absolute plethora of climbing.  Most notably, the peninsula is home to the world famous sea pillar of the Totem Pole, the tallest (300m) sea cliffs in Australia at Cape Pillar, as well as a host of other incredible sea cliffs and stacks." history="" access="South of the canal at Dunalley marks the beginning of the Peninsula proper, though most of the accessible climbing is South of Eaglehawk Neck ~1.5 hours drive on the Tasman Hwy from Hobart." camping="Great camping and facilities exist at the serene Fortescue Bay, within the National Park.  Summer is busy here so ring ahead to book a camp-site (about $10 a night).  There are other campsites and hotels scattered amongst the place, but Fortescue is probably your closest and best bet." autonumber="true"/>
  <text id="16" class="heading3">Crag Steward</text>
  <text id="17" class="text">Rock climbers please contact the Cliff Steward (tasmanpeninsula@climbersclubtas.org.au) if you have any queries or concerns regarding social or environmental impacts of rock climbing at this crag. Do not email regarding general travel, seasonal advice, or lost property - this is not the Steward’s role. If you have important safety information to communicate (e.g. risks due to recent and large rock falls) please also consider updates on thesarvo forum, facebook group and/or online guidebooks as appropriate. Please copy in cct@climbersclubtas.org.au if you feel you have a high level concern which may imminently impact the crag or climbing community.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Non-climbers, other users, land managers: please also contact cct@climbersclubtas.org.au if you have important climbing related queries at this location.</text>  
  <text id="6" class="heading2">Guide</text>  
  <text id="7" class="text">Despite sea cliffs wrapping around much of the coastline, the climbing is focused around the major capes and bays, and this is how the guide has been split-up. Individual access is described in each individual section.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Fortescue Bay / Cape Hauy - Home to the triptych of classic sea spires, as well as a multitude of relaxed cragging options.&lt;br/&gt;- Mt. Brown - Home to some of the States best sport climbing at the Paradiso, as well as adventurous sport and trad lines on the main face and surrounds itself.&lt;br/&gt;- Cape Raoul - Home to adventurous trad and the best 22 sport climb in the known universe (Pole Dancer).&lt;br/&gt;- Cape Pillar - Overnight walk-in, extreme adventure trad. Read the history section for some harrowing tales of adventure.&lt;br/&gt;- Forestier Peninsula - Much yet to be explored</text>  
  <text id="14" class="heading2">Rock</text>  
  <text id="15" class="text">The peninsula has a complete abundance of dolerite which is the primary rock type climbed-on here. Sedimentary rocks of sandstone and siltstone are also abundant, but are usually complete choss. The climbing on the dolerite sea cliffs here is quite different from the alpine dolerite found inland. Whilst soaring splitter cracks are still common, the weathering produced by the roaring swell often forms unique and interesting flake-like features.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The rock quality on the Peninsula varies from superb to complete death choss. Usually, the quality of the rock is subject to the weathering it is exposed to. In general, you can expect the following:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Cliffs affected by swell and regular overland flow typically produce very clean and featured faces. &lt;br/&gt;- High-up on the faces not affected by swell, it is common to find a flakiness or crust on the faces. With popular routes typically cleaning-up well due to traffic.&lt;br/&gt;- The very top of the coastal cliffs/spires (regardless of size) often have the worst rock quality. Be mindful of pulling-off large loose boulders and rocks onto those below where routes top-out.</text>  
  <text id="3" class="heading2">Safety</text>  
  <text id="2" class="text">Serious consideration should be given to the often remote and exposed nature of climbing here. Loose rock, swell affected belay ledges and the inability for easy and quick rescue is common. It is worth noting there have been a increasing number of rescues and accidents involving climbers in the modern era, some of which involved inexperience as a factor, so it is important to factor in the exposed and inaccessible nature of all the spires in particular, which makes self-rescue much more difficult. The grade does not always reflect the serious nature of some of the climbing here - so read descriptions carefully and plan well.</text>  
  <text id="8" class="heading2">Season</text>  
  <text id="9" class="text">Most of the climbing on the Peninsula depends on swell size more than anything. Generally the swell is bigger in winter, but there is nothing south between the Totem Pole and Antarctica, so big swells are possible (and even likely) all times of the year. The Totem Pole is a deep, shady, chasm and only gets sunlight for a couple of hours a day, so the summer months are best for an attempt (December to March).</text>  
  <text id="10" class="heading2">Rest Days</text>  
  <text id="12" class="text">There are some great coastal walks on the Peninsula that take in some spectacular scenery. Cape Raoul and Cape Pillar are great, and the walk out to Cape Hauy to contemplate the singularity of the Totem Pole is a must even if you don't plan on attempting the thing. There are also some funky caves and other natural features that don't require walking, including Tasman Arch, Remarkable Cave, and the Tessalated Pavement at Eaglehawk Neck. The Port Arthur historic site is a grim reminder of Tasmania's history as the penal colony of Van Dieman's Land and is worth a look.</text>  
  <text id="13" class="heading2">Climbing Tick List</text>  
  <text id="11" class="text">Try any of the following popular routes:&lt;br/&gt;15 - Dauntless&lt;br/&gt;16 - The Normal Route (Candslestick), Salt Flakes&lt;br/&gt;17 - Inferno, The Pud Life&lt;br/&gt;18 - Sacred Site (Moai), The Corner Route (Candlestick)&lt;br/&gt;19 - Aftershock, Starfish Arete&lt;br/&gt;20 - Peg Leg, Brown Eye, Geronimo, Zodiac&lt;br/&gt;21 - Shockwave, Mans Machine, Disaster Master/Pole Axed Linkup&lt;br/&gt;22 - Pole Dancer, Too Tall Oxen, Psycho-Man, Blunt Instrument / Burning Spear, The Salty Swine&lt;br/&gt;23 - I've Heard It All Before, Thriller, Rum on the Rocks&lt;br/&gt;24 - Talk is Cheap, Offender of the Faith, The Golden Pillar, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea&lt;br/&gt;25 - The Totem Pole (Free Route), Sultan of Sweat&lt;br/&gt;26 - The Edge of Reason&lt;br/&gt;27 - The Totem Pole (The Sorcerer), Expendable Youth&lt;br/&gt;28 - Déjà Vu</text> 
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