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  1. Re: Blue Meridian - pitch 1 anchor

    This issue was raised a few seasons ago and I went to have a look. At that stage i thought they were fine. I have drilled bolts previously and found that sometimes there's a thin, hollow-sounding veneer of rock with solid stuff behind. The bolts are then long enough to be anchored into the solid rock. It's a bit
    thesarvo / … / Blue Meridian - pitch 1 anchorNov 12, 2012
  2. Re: New Routes and News 2013

    On Lower Great Tier Prevarication  35m 17 Don’t’ be put off by the greenery, the  rock is much better than it looks. Start in the corner cack behind the trees at the LH end of the wall, 3m L of Kabling. Climb the crack and step L at top, continuing straight up the main weakness to an orange fin of rock
    thesarvo / … / New Routes and News 2013Apr 08, 2013
  3. Arm End

    <guide> <header name="Arm End" id="1" walk="15 minutes" sun="Afternoon sun" rock="Dolerite" acknowledgement="" intro="A small dolerite cliff in a nice … pleasant place to enjoy a few climbs. All routes have bolted lower-offs.<br/>The cliff was extensively cleaned to remove loose rock before being developed but care
    thesarvoFeb 23, 2024
  4. Mount Owen bouldering

    <guide> <header name="Mt Owen bouldering" id="1" walk="30 - 90 min" sun="Afternoon" rock="Conglomerate" acknowledgement="By Ben Thorp and Moses Bassett … . They are happy to take pad people too. Thus far we have developed one sector a few hundred metres down the Natural Selection mountain bike trail. The rock
    thesarvoJan 14, 2024
  5. Re: Pioneers of Tassie's Best Routes

    Interesting stats Gerry.  The one thing that stands out is that everyone mentioned is male - guess thats a fair reflection of our sport to date. For those that love this kind of stuff here are the 413 3 star routes on thesarvo and their FAs, in no particular order. Missing hillwood etc. Fair bit of variability in qua
    thesarvo / … / Pioneers of Tassie's Best RoutesSept 14, 2016
  6. Re: Organ Pipes Track Network

    arrogant  but really?? If a trail takes u to a large lump of rock and you are not prepared to read a few route descriptions to work it out...  Emergency … , please don't tell me i'm at a rock, when its actually pretty clear i'm at a rock. Migrated to Confluence 4.0
    thesarvo / … / Organ Pipes Track NetworkOct 14, 2011
  7. Mount Brown + Dauntless Point

    the only sections of rock not covered in these early days was the section between the Furnace and Hades, and the long section from the join with Mt Brown out … forced.  Generally the rock quality is superb, although the rock is of variable quality on higher sections of the cliff. The even more intimidating traverse
    thesarvoFeb 16, 2021
  8. Lost Falls

    park (LF000). Follow the sign saying "Rock Pools" to the creek (LF010), then down creek to top of falls (LF020). Total walking time is about ten minutes. Find … 2012 there is damage to rock anchors on the climbs at Lost Falls. Two of the bolts on the shared TBB at the top of Pitch 2 were unusable. Also, there is one bolt
    thesarvoJan 02, 2014
  9. Re: Mt Oakleigh skyline traverse

    viewed from Pelion Gap and highlights how far down into the valley the rock extends.  We initially though we may have been off route untill coming accross the ancient tat of the FA party on both the pillars we climbed.  We suspect the first party made use of some of the more vegetated easier angled rock on the side
    thesarvo / … / Mt Oakleigh skyline traverseMar 03, 2011
  10. Re: U bolts at Sphinx Rock

    , Jon, your "cone of rock" model is relevant here.  What counts is the surface area of the cone, as that it the area that the critical shear forces apply over … a modest increase in SA There are other failure mods to consider as well; such as glue-rock contact area but I don't think there is any evidence that 8mm would
    thesarvo / … / U bolts at Sphinx RockDec 09, 2013