What you saying dave? Dean's winter fashion isn't going to cut it with the wider public? Or are you ok with the fashion and not with the colours? Hes got a nautical theme going on.
I went in last summer. It was a fun hike (in retrospect) pretty rough going either way you go in (we did a loop). Old school cliff with big chimneys etc and no obvious gems. Not at the top of my return list.
3 photos from Phil Robinson of the Eldons, a remote area with only one recorded route. Coincidentally there is a big party of bushwalkers (Stu Bowling, Aaron Scott et al) up there at the moment.
Is this "guess the route" Dave? Something at Lost World? Atlantis maybe? To be honest, I've got no real idea ... but a great shot of John on something ...
Tony McKenny and co. tooling about at the top of No Fools Like Old Fools, Fools Couloir. The right arete under where they are could have a hardish sport climb on it.
Hi Jon,
Thought you might like to post these.
It's at Meander Falls. 24th August 2008
The distance shot shows meander falls on the left and the left facing corner on the right that we climbed. You can see my red jacket at the top of pitch 2.
Doug Fife called it ethereal fall.
Cheers
Tom Remenyi and I did a route there a couple of years back. I'd recommend it. Great adventure for the grade. In theory it is a little safer after our ascent. Still not a light hearted route tho. more or less goes up the shadow (right-side of pinnacle) on left of crag. amazing location.
parched pinnacle 143m, 15
"Varied climbing and exhilarating situations in magnificent surroundings"
Start at the base of Blowfly. Pitches 1,2 and 3 are shared with Blowfly but take a more direct line.
1. 23m
Climb the crack in the slab direct to a ledge with a large tree.
2. 20m
Move left to a corner with a jammed block on top.
3. 23m
Up the continuation of the line past an overhang to a stance at the base of a square cut corner.
4. 27m
Crux. Jam to the top of the corner and move up diagonally left to the gap at the base of the pinnacle.
5. 17m
Chimney up between the pinnacle and the main face until the two merge. Flick a nut into the continuation of the line above and use this to gain the gap at the base of the detached portion of the pinnacle. Easily to the top of the pinnacle.
6. 13m
Cross to the main face and move diagonally right over a few loose blocks. Turn the corner, step down and climb a finger crack to a large ledge.
7. 20m
Finish up the obvious line at the rear of the ledge.
Veil Cliff on the east side of Mount Brown, reached by walking south from Crescent Bay. The existing routes by Dave James are below where the photo is taken - the steep cliff in view is undeveloped.
Bit of effort to get to though.
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Jon Nermut AUTHOR
A nice shot of Mt Anne:
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
The blade, Cape Pillar:
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Castle Rock, Emita, Flinders Island
Anyone with random pics of Tas climbing or rock they want to share, post them here or email them to
dave james
dave james
Rodriguez on 'Marlin' (14) at Dauntless point. Put your hand up if you have done it?...
Campbell Godfrey
Nice shot Dave! Ever thought of putting together a coffee table book of Tassie climbing?
dave james
lol, yes, then promptly moved on!
Danger Darren
What you saying dave? Dean's winter fashion isn't going to cut it with the wider public? Or are you ok with the fashion and not with the colours? Hes got a nautical theme going on.
Danger Darren
Id like to call it Deano dressed as a white cap.
dave james
ur a white cap.
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
The Guardians from Lake Marion
No ones been up there since Tony found the old route descriptions: Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair
The scrub looks ... scrubby.
Adam Donoghue
I went in last summer. It was a fun hike (in retrospect) pretty rough going either way you go in (we did a loop). Old school cliff with big chimneys etc and no obvious gems. Not at the top of my return list.
Adam
Guy Abell
Stacks Bluff, The Ben, Winter 2011
Stefan Karpiniec
Winter 1988
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
From Will Bartlett - Will and Alex overlooking the Tyndalls main wall:
Will Bartlett
Sweet this uploaded, was taking ages and thought it didn't make it. Taken in Feb 2010 on the day we did our route How Hard Can it Be? 23 165m.
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
3 photos from Phil Robinson of the Eldons, a remote area with only one recorded route. Coincidentally there is a big party of bushwalkers (Stu Bowling, Aaron Scott et al) up there at the moment.
Eldon Bluff:

High Dome:

Lake Ewart / Eldon Bluff:

Laurent Besnard
how inspiring !!
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Reeds Peak & Lake Rhona, Dennison Range:
Daniel Rose
Precipitous Bluff:
dave james
wot is this? the wilderness society!?
Campbell Godfrey
Hey look a climbing photo......
Doug Bruce
Is this "guess the route" Dave? Something at Lost World? Atlantis maybe? To be honest, I've got no real idea ... but a great shot of John on something ...
dave james
oh yeah good qtn doug. um i think its' face it' 20 at lost world.
Doug Bruce
I thought it looked familiar ... but I haven't been to Lost World for a while. Just about to go into the layback before the hand traverse ...
dave james
oh yeah good qtn doug. um i think its' face it' 20 at lost world.
Cameron Johns
Rosny Rocks bouldering
Daniel Rose
I like it. Very artistic. :D
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Kim Robinson on the FA of a V6 at the Stronghold, Handsome Crag:

dave james
yeah now we're talkn
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Tony McKenny and co. tooling about at the top of No Fools Like Old Fools, Fools Couloir. The right arete under where they are could have a hardish sport climb on it.
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Al Williams on one of the steep things on the Trapeze, Adamsfield:

Doug Bruce
Simon Parsons on the first ascent of Breakout at Whitewater Wall.
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
A very detailed panorama made by Aaron Scott of Eldon Bluff a couple of weeks ago (warning - 8mb file):
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Hi Jon,
Thought you might like to post these.
It's at Meander Falls. 24th August 2008
The distance shot shows meander falls on the left and the left facing corner on the right that we climbed. You can see my red jacket at the top of pitch 2.
Doug Fife called it ethereal fall.
Cheers
Andrew Geeves
dave james
Campbell Godfrey
Nice one Dave!
You do have a 'thing' for photographing Crazy John don't you.......
dave james
we have an intimate working relationship ;)
Daniel Rose
This is on the pipes.......is it aftermidnight?
Nice pic tho!!
dave james
Daedelus! old school classic.
i have to hold onto something just to look at the photo!
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Pete Steane on skyrocket, the pipes. Photo from Tony McKenny

Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Eloise Bradley climbing The Great Houdini, Adamsfield:

Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Part of Fluted Cape, Bruny Island

dave james
Tom Remenyi and I did a route there a couple of years back. I'd recommend it. Great adventure for the grade. In theory it is a little safer after our ascent. Still not a light hearted route tho. more or less goes up the shadow (right-side of pinnacle) on left of crag. amazing location.
parched pinnacle 143m, 15
"Varied climbing and exhilarating situations in magnificent surroundings"
Start at the base of Blowfly. Pitches 1,2 and 3 are shared with Blowfly but take a more direct line.
1. 23m
Climb the crack in the slab direct to a ledge with a large tree.
2. 20m
Move left to a corner with a jammed block on top.
3. 23m
Up the continuation of the line past an overhang to a stance at the base of a square cut corner.
4. 27m
Crux. Jam to the top of the corner and move up diagonally left to the gap at the base of the pinnacle.
5. 17m
Chimney up between the pinnacle and the main face until the two merge. Flick a nut into the continuation of the line above and use this to gain the gap at the base of the detached portion of the pinnacle. Easily to the top of the pinnacle.
6. 13m
Cross to the main face and move diagonally right over a few loose blocks. Turn the corner, step down and climb a finger crack to a large ledge.
7. 20m
Finish up the obvious line at the rear of the ledge.
L.J. Wood, P. Robinson, 21 Dec 1976.
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Veil Cliff on the east side of Mount Brown, reached by walking south from Crescent Bay. The existing routes by Dave James are below where the photo is taken - the steep cliff in view is undeveloped.

Bit of effort to get to though.
dave james
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dave james
'shegold' is the second major diagonal crack from the right side of photo. very fun 15. Had my best fall ever off the other cliff...
Jon Nermut AUTHOR
Catherdral Rock, Cape Pillar. Photo from Tony McKenny

dave james
dave james
dave james
i'll try and remember what its called.
Simon Young
where is this that beautiful piece of goodness?
dave james
some hellhole called Killiecrankie! shithouse climbing, mediocre location ;)
Its Rosie in june 2010