Blog from July, 2015

Completed my multi-pitch project at Bare Rock on the weekend. Black Fire (21, 25, 22, 20). Goes up the slab right of Finn McCool and left of Bisso of Orange. The second pitch tackles an overhanging wave in the cliff, an unusual feature on the central face of the cliff providing some steep, burly and exciting moves. Ingvar has done an alternative 2nd pitch at grade 27 up to the same anchors. The climb finishes at the base of Orange Crush..so you could keep going up Orange Crush if you are up to a grade 29 final pitch. 

Just back from Cradle where the big (250m+) waterfall  sequence from the Plateau to Ballroom Forest was frozen solid.

Never seen that before, but the temps  in the valley over night were minus 6C for several nights in a row. It is up there with the longest potential ice climb in Tassie as it is fed from the top by the Plateau Creek. Don't think it has ever been climbed, summer or winter but rumour has it that it has been abseiled ( a long held project of mine that has never quite materialised!). Suspect it might have gone by now although it is still cold up there, worth watching the forecast if you want to pick this plum......

  Ballroom Forest Waterfall 2.jpg 

Hi there all, I have my father and brother in tassie at the moment, i was interested in taking them on a big abseil but i am not sure where to take them.
We would like to do one with a multi pitch abseil with walk in and out single day walk access around the lake st. clair area. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Stuart 

Hi guys, I'm visiting in Tassie for a couple weeks and looking for a sport climbing partner/s for round Hobart. I have a rope and draws, ~2 years outdoor climbing experience and keen to get on grades 17-25. Have multi-pitch and trad experience. Weather looks good for this Thursday and Friday! Cheers, Paul