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Hi Garry,

couldn't send you an e-mail to the old adress "hangdogging@hotmail.com". Wanna tell you some news from germany, so just send me an e-mail to

joern.hube@arcor.de 

your old buddy, climbing partner and "cab driver" in Europe/ Germany

Jörn 

From http://www.tahunemtbmarathon.com.au/ Set in the beautiful region of the Huon Valley, the Tahnue Forest Airwalk Mtb Marathon is a one lap 90km loop, that will encompass many elements that make mountain biking one of the most rewarding sports in the country. There is also a half distance challenge for those wishing to experience the pleasures of mountain biking on an inspiring course, without punishing themselves by riding the full race distance.

The Marathon starts and finishes at the Tahune Forest AirWalk, a 597m walk amongst the trees which is 20m above the ground. The highlight of the walk is the cantilever that sits 48m above the river level, providing fantastic views of the forests and the junction of the Picton and Huon Rivers.

The course travels through some of the most stunning sections of the Southern Forests. As well as crossing the historic Arve River the course follows the sweeping lines of the majestic Huon River , providing a true wilderness experience. The course is very unforgiving and in the true nature of mountain biking, sealed road sections are virtually non-existent.

Included in the marathon are some of the best sections of the Tasmanian Trail - a trail for Bushwalkers, Mountain Bike and Horse Riders. This adventurous trail stretches from Devonport in the North to Dover in the South.

For the organizers of Wildside, comes Quiet Little Ride, from http://www.wildsidemtb.com/qlr/index.html :

 Meanwhile lmbc have a 6 hour race on this Sunday: http://www.lmbc.com.au/winterevents06.html

The Quiet Little Ride

Tasmania's first Endurance MTB event on the East Coast!

Saturday November 4th 2006

Course Description
The course starts at Meetus Falls (approx 650m) then winds up through the Snow Hill Forest Reserve on forestry roads reaching an altitude of near 950m before the track turns towards the coast and begins to descend. Exciting 4WD tracks , river crossings, sheep tracks , sharp climbs on tight ridgelines and long rolling descents in spectacular country lead to the finish near sea level at the historic "Glen Gala" farmhouse in Cranbrook. (More details below the course profile)

Download the Entry Form.doc

Start: Meetus Falls Carpark (near Lake Leake)
Finish: Historic Glen Gala at Cranbrook

Late Entry: At Meetus Falls Car Par from 8:00 am to 9:45am)
(PLEASE help by entering prior to the day)

Briefing: 10:20am (at start)
Start time: 10:30am
Presentations: 5:30pm (at finish)

Highlights
* 65 km point to point!
* 1300 metres of total vertical descent! Start the event with new brake pads or else!
* Social get-together / music / BBQ on the Sat night at the finish.
* Low cost camping beside the Swan River available at the finish.($10 per person)
* Shuttle bus available from Cranbrook to race start. Cost will be
$10 - $20 per person pending on numbers that use the service. To help us
plan and ensure you have a spot on the bus, please phone Pete or Nic to
reserve your spot
* Lots of prizes and giveaways.
* A fun yet challenging event brought to you by the organisers of WILDSIDE MTB.

Entry
Entry costs $88 (MTBA members) or $95 (non-MTBA members).

See the Entry Form.doc for full details on categories, rules, shuttle bus, camping and end of event BBQ.

For queries please contact either of the Race Directors:
Pete 0408 395 076 or Nic 0400 424 300 or email wildsidemtb@bigpond.com

Doctors Rocks is located near Wynyard on the north west coast and has numerous obvious small and large boulders and would contain some excellent problems. My question is this: due to the obvious location of this area surely some problems have been done, does anyone have any information on this area and it,s history?  I am looking at compiling an on-line guide (to contribute to this site) to the area and do not wish to tread on anyones toes! 

Gary 

Hello eveyone. I've finished a new guide book for Thailand deep water soloing. You can directly download it at www.mattmaddaloni.com
enjoy

matt maddaloni

also check out www.DWSWORLD.com

Round 2 of the 2006 MTB nationals will again be held at the Glenorchy Bike Park, November 24-26th

 For more details see the Dirt Devils web site: http://dirtdevilsmtb.com/

Can anyone please help with good photos of any of the pinnacles of Tasmanian climbing for an article for the new Crux magazine. These include: The Totem Pole, Candlestick, Moai, The Foresight on Mt Geryon, Alberts Tomb, Pillars at Cape Raoul.
 thanks,
 Gerry Narkowicz

I have just added a new Sheffield bouldering guide, thanks to Gary Burgess. It describes 35 mostly moderate problems on the Badgers Range. There has been other bouldering done around Sheffield, on Mt Claude, by Aubrey etc, but I don't have any details yet.

I already have a climbing partner but they live in Hobart and I live near Burnie. Travel for either of us means that we cannot climb together as much as we would like. I would like to find someone a bit closer to me to climb at some of the more local crags (and further afield). I am leading around 17 on gear and few grades harder on the other.I have been climbing on and off for about six years and have all my own gear and transport. Due to my work I am available some weekends and some weekdays.

Gary

Climbed two boulder problems on the western side of Gracelands which have obviously been done at some point.
Question is does anybody know what grade they are and name? They are on the prominent detached block to the right of the bolted routes on the upper terrace,first starts on left edge of the block and second in the middle at a prominent rounded pocket.

Thanks,
Gary

Due to the amount of spam comments that seem to be arriving, mostly from some bastards at online casinos, I have turned off anonymous comments on forum/news posts.
This means that you have to sign up for a username and login before you can post anything.

Cheers,

Jon

Word around the campfire is that Gnarly Spider is off limits because of an angry farmer, is this true? I knew Elderslie and Richmond were out of bounds but I didnt even think Gnarly Spider was on private land?

Hi,

I would like to hear from anyone that has done either of these routes at Freycinet and what you thought of them.

Thanks,

Gary

From Peter Howard:

Just a short note to let you know one of the films that we have screening at the Longest Night Film Festival that is coming up this weekend in Hobart. Please see synopsis and screening details below:

RETURN2SENDER
Directed by PETER MORTIMER - USA, 2005, 90 minutes

Winner - Best Climbing Film - Banff Mountain Film Festival
Winner - Best Climbing Film - Kendal Mountain Film Festival
Special Jury Award - Telluride Mountain Film Festival
More thrill seeking for the USA. An award-winning look at the challenges and characters of modern desert crack-climbing and bouldering, featuring a zany commentary by Timmy O'Neill... and if you don't know what crack-climbing or bouldering are this is your chance to find out!
A series of six short films that feature outrageous antics and some of the most extreme mountain climbing you are ever likely to see. The films follow a wide range of climbing enthusiasts are followed as they take on some of the most impossible terrain resulting in unforgettable adventure footage.
Not to be missed is Biscuit the infamous climbing dog!

Screening schedule
Saturday 17 June 8.30pm

As you can see this is just a one off screening so make sure that you and your colleagues can make it!

If you need any more info please let me know

Peter

http://www.longestnightfilmfestival.com/

Peter Howard
Program Support Officer
Screen Tasmania

Tel: 03 6233 6995
Fax: 03 6233 5610

Hi
This may sound like a really stupid question but where in the Flagstaff reserve is Rocky Tom?
My Dad and I went there today, parked at the resovior, walked up the bitchumen road to the quarry and through the gate in the parking bay. I have the 6th edition of craglets and between both of us we thought we knew where we were going. So we set off down the 4wd track and after about 2mins there was a fork. We turned right and continued down to where there was an upside down burnt out car. We debated between right and left. We again turned right. We up over a slight rise and down to a sort of bog/marsh. We thought we were on track so we continued up a hill to a ridge between two hills. We had been walking for around 1/2 an hour so we stopped. This isnt right we thought- the book says only a 15 min walk. We then spied a path off to the left. We walked along this for 10 min but still no sign of any thing. So we walked back to the track. By now there were over 5 different quad and otor bikes buzzing in the valley beneath. We decided to head back down to the burnt out car and turn right. We dont. We instead head back to the first fork and go along the left hand fork. We walked along here for 15min but no sign of anything. We finally got back to the car after an hour and a half of walking and go home. Would some please calrify the book- we have no idea of where to go.
Thanks
Will