Blog from January, 2011

The steep wall on the far right hand side of Bare Rock has produced another outstanding new route. Fairies Wear Boots, 45m (27) has been put up by Ingvar Lidman from Natimuk. It takes a very overhanging line left of Supernaut (24) out to the arete above the massive roof. 4 bolts worth of steep grade 25 climbing leads to the crux rising traverse across the severely overhanging face out to the arete, then sustained grade 23 climbing up the arete for 5 bolts to join the last section of Supernaut. Though only 45m long, the routes on this wall have the awesome position of 150m of exposure beneath them. Access is via the mostly bolted 3 pitch route called Tomorrows Dream, 100m (16, 17, 19) which has had 7 ascents so far and climbers confirming its quality as a very good moderate sport climb, likely to become popular in its own right.

Hey all,

Has anyone compared the print quality of the guidebooks i.e. Digital Print Australia versus lulu.com? Just wondering which to get - if one is better than the other or pretty much the same. Also are they both at the same level in terms of updates/errata fixes?

And lastly...is there much extra content in the A5 version of the Mt Wellington guide or will the pocket version do the job :)

Cheers,

S.

Anyone got a pair of second hand plastic boots, size 11, they want to sell? Local climber off to NZ, end of Jan, to do an alpine course needs a pair, and possibly axe etc as well. Contact Barbara on 0408231691. Thanks, Tony

Hey guys. We got a bit lost looking for the bouldering area in sheffield today. The blue lines on the map are not part of the vehicle track and we could not see the bouldering area from the vehicle track nor the kimberly look out track. Is this area off the beaten track and the view lost from overgrowth? Is it possible to get an updated map possibly using google maps?

Shaun

I'm confused (again). Is there a route between Gethsemene and Ghost Rider? Which route is on black fixed hangers?