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I wonder: is this your hat? Found yesterday while surveying the track network. Now freshly laundered. If you can tell me where you might have lost it, it's yours! 

Cheers

Doug

hey john,

I can recall that in the past it has been possible to download portions of the guide in pdf format. Is this still possible? 

See the Climb Tas blog for information on discount price for the selected best Tas guide, Ben Lomond guide, and the Northern Tas guide which contains the only available guide to Flinders Island. $30 including postage.

http://climbnortherntasmania.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/climb-tasmania-guidebooks-discount-price-30-sample-pics/

Park at the carpark and walk 15min on level ground to the lookout. The rock is solid 'Hillwood' basalt and the climbing is steep 10-15m (under the lookout) or a huge featured roof and then step wall for 10-15m on the other side of the fall. Perfect for a quick climb between single malt tastings when staying at 'The Lodge'.

There are also some nice looking boulders under the power lines up the hill from the power station, but I didn't get a chance to get to them.



Hay,

Can i get a few more details on access to The Trinity. Particularly the route Tommy (16). Where does the line actually go/start? and how do you get off the top ab or walk off?

Thanks

This should be in the Choss file I guess as it is unproven, but it is the best granite area I have found for bouldering with fine compact granite.

I have spent some time in Scottsdale lately and noticed as the sun was going down some large blocks on Mt Stronach. Went up to have a look at a small area (about 15 minutes from the Mt Stronach carpark) that was easy to access and saw a range of fine grained granite slabs and boulders. The slabs weren't much and the boulders weren't the area I was hoping it would be but the boulders were featured and in the area I looked ranged from slabs to steep problems.

This would be a great area to explore for boulders/crags as in the tree line there are plenty of hints of large outcrops/boulders (confirmed by google maps). 

The photos I took don't do the problems justice but here is one of an area that I would go back to when in the area it is about 4 metres high with about 5 degree overhang and the one behind the tree offers some steep sits starts. The stuff on this rock is unusual for the area as most boulders were pretty clean.

Its about an hour from Launceston what with Oatlands flooded this could be the new Handsomes crag of the North!! Well worth a look anyway.

Conditions are a little humid...

The side of the candlestick you dont normally see:

Some of the slings on my older cams are getting a bit tired looking. I came across this thread on Chockstone that seems to offer a reasonable solution. I was wondering if anyone has any other ideas?

Cheers

Doug

Hey guys it time for reel rock again.  Anyone who caught last years film will be happy to know there will be more extreme climbing, hard knocks and big falls.  On the 31st october 2011 at the Stanley Burbury Theatre.  This years features Dean Potters attempt to break the speed record on the nose of El cap yet again,  Boulding with a climber who when she grows up will take the climbing world by strom,  The worlds first overhanging ice climb,  the most insane slacking lining by a almost as insane Andy,  as well as much more mountaineering and climbing  films,  not to mention the short films that won the reel rock short film comp.

There will be great deals and give aways throughout the night. drinks and snacks will be avalible.  Dont miss out on tickets as last years was a sell out.  

Tickets are avalible from The Jolly Swagman 107 Elizabeth st Hobart. 62343999.  $15 pre-sale or $18 at the door.  31st oct 2011 7:30pm Stanley Burbury Theatre Uni Tas Sandy bay.

Any qusetions contact

The Jollyswagman 62343999

Or myself Kristian 0408778999 

How far are the caves underwater then?

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/10/19/269881_tasmania-news.html

Looks like rowing is back on at Oatlands....

For those that havent seen it half the content in the latest Rock Mag is Tasmanian. Two articles by Simon Young, one by Will Bartlett, one by Bob McMahon plus an interview with Crazy John and the the cover and inside cover photos. Awesome!

The bottom tracks look good and basically replicate what has been there in the past. The top ones need some care and I am not in favour of signs or reflective stuff as you will confuse tourists at the top who all follow them thinking they go to the bottom (they do but not in the way they think). In addition may be unsightly and somewhat unnecessary.  Cairns?  

Good work but lets be careful.

This is in cornwall. Plenty of cliffs in tas this will happen to sooner or later!

Tony, Phil and I have been working with the Council to provide improved facilities for climbers to the Organ Pipes in Wellington Park. The objective of this work is achieve the following outcomes:
-          Formalise a network of tracks to the base of the Pipes and to abseil points above
-          Install signage to assist Emergency Services in locating injured climbers
-          Mark routes over rocky areas to reduce the number of informal tracks being formed
-          Manage erosion issues at the base of some of the climbs
 
The map attached details what the Council is proposing to do. Most of the tracks are already there, so the work will mostly involve marking tracks by gluing reflective orange markers on rocks, closing off duplicate tracks, managing any erosion issues at the base of some climbs by building steps and platforms with local rock, pruning vegetation and installing small plastic posts with signs to the main buttresses and abseil points.
 
The Council would like to hear our thoughts on this proposal. Please write your thoughts down as all comments will be considered to ensure that an adequate track system is produced and managed from here on. Please provide comment by the end of Monday 31st October, then we’ll send in all of our comments to the Council.

Doug Bruce