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There was a bit of activity in the bouldering scene during spring. Dave Humpries and Jon Nermut found a good new area out at Elderslie. Heathy Gully has more than a dozen free standing boulders, on OK sandstone, with a 10 minute walk from the car. The best thing about it is that it's on Crown land, unlike the existing Elderslie areas which are private, and have big access issues. There have been 25 problems done so far, the best being If Six Were Nine (V6) by Aubrey Carter, which had several quick repeats and confirmation of its quality. There is potential for about 30 more problems, but they will have to wait until it cools down a bit, as it is a quite warm area.

Dave Humphries and Jon Nermut have also been taking advantage of the very dry conditions on Mt Wellington with new problems at the Springs, Sphinx Rock, and the Panorama Track.

At Bicheno Glen Henderson and Aubrey have been working on a new area with some impressive lines. Glen has done a V9 roof problem, but the best line, an impressive prow, has yet to be completed. Aubrey and Glen also put up a new problem at Oatlands, up the arete above Body and Mind, at V8.

In sport climbing world, Jake Bresenhan completed a project at the Star Factory to produce Wizard of Oz, Tasmania's equal hardest route at grade 32. Garry Phillps also repeated The Tooth Fairy - the other 32 at the Star Factory.
Simon Young also climbed several new routes at the Star Factory in the second half of the year, including Red Hill Town (26), Cheese Supreme (25) and The Gonzo (22). He also added 2 routes on Tetragrammaton Buttress - Return to Cookie Mountain (23) and Wild Shindigs (20).

Rumour has it that Jake and Gary Phillips are working on some new routes at Lake Huntley - no doubt they will be impressive.