In the latest Rock mag says:
"Dave Barnes reports that there has been substantial development of a new crag in Hobart. Apparently it is 'very local' and will yield many middle-grade routes of good height and quality in close proximity to the Hobart Post Office. Stay posted..."

Has anyone got the scoop on this? Is it one of the Ferntree crags?

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  1. Anonymous

    it might be shag bay ...

    1. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

      isn't that mudstone/siltstone/shitstone ?

  2. Anonymous

    Jono — do you have any details on WHO got killed on the Pipes ??

  3. Anonymous

    shag bay is not new. Place was climbed out by phil steane in early eighties

    1. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

      Is it any good?

  4. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

    Went for a wander through some of the burnt out bush just off Flagstaff gully road on the weekend, and struggled up the hill to the obvious mudstone/siltstone crag you can see from the highway.
    Lo and behold what do I see but 4 or 5 newish looking sport routes.
    The rock is covered in charcoal now instead of lichen, and there are actually some solid sections in between the chossly layers.

    Where to next in the existing field of choss bagging? There are hundreds of potential new routes around the place now that the threshold of climbing on siltstone has been crossed!

    For those wanting to check it out for themselves a tip: straight up the hill is not the easiest way to get to the cliff.