Blog from October, 2022

Hi All,

due to the recent heavy rains, vehicle access along the beach at Cloudy Bay to Cloudy Corner is not at present allowed, or indeed, viable.The gravel approach to the concrete ramp is deeply trenched. Still, camping at Cloudy Corner is permitted, and it is a nice 30 minute walk, or 15 minute cycle, to get there.

Also, just notifying  a nice little new area called Shoreline has been opened up on the side of Beaufort Bay.

thanks, 

Ben Maddison

Hey there -  CCT AGM as per title. For the southern crew we have booked upstairs at The Duke (South Hobart) and will connect to Northern crew via Zoom starting 7pm. Agenda will be pretty much AGM focused, starting with a general update on the years activities and current issues. Kitchen downstairs opens at 1730 for those who want to grab a meal first.

It’s a bit early I know, but it’s never too early to get your Christmas tree set up and into the festive spirit for a great cause. In support of the newly formed advocacy group for sustainable vegetation management on cliffs, we have available for pick up only from step tier a number of freshly cut Hakea and other native species perfectly sized for Christmas trees. This is a bit of an opportunistic fundraiser and hopefully the last of its kind, but it would be a shame to see them go to waste. We are hoping the wider climbing community can get behind leaving your saw off your rack, in support of not cutting down or pruning trees at crags anymore!

If anyone goes to do lone stranger please take care. It might be worth taking a leaf blower and broom to clean it up a bit, it is covered in dirt due to recent clearing of trees from the ledge above and the resulting destabilisation of the dirt on the ledge. This will likely be a long term problem.

We found a blue belay device beneath Wedgetail 3 weeks ago (sorry, have been slow to post about it). Looked like it had been overwintering on a tree. Be in touch if you think it's yours.