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As you guessed by the title, I’m looking for a partner. I’ve got a bit over a week in Tasmania and I’m hoping to climb, and enjoy what I can in such a short time.

I’ve been living in Tonga for the last two years working with the tourism industry, and local youth groups, and am finishing my work here in December and am treating myself to a trip before I head back to the wintry north in the States. I don’t have any plans as of yet, but it looks like there’s decent climbing just about everywhere there. I fly in on the 10th and will be leaving on the 19th

I’m happy climbing anything, long trad routes, boulders, or even buildings (though only in times of need). I’ve been climbing for over ten years and am comfortable leading 20-ish trad and following a bit harder. I’ve heard good things about Freycinet, and would love to go out there for a few days. Really, I just want to get out and climb.

If you have any recommendations are interested in climbing together, drop me a line at japosc@mac.com.

Cheers,
Jason Schneider

Hi all

A few of us are heading down to climb at Mt Wellington around 8 - 12 Jan and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a nice quiet camping grounds. I know that you can bush camp at Mt Wellington but I thought we might check out some camping with showers

Cheers
Lara

Did anyone find a pair of 5.10 piton rock shoes at waterworks recently?
I have lost (misplaced?) them and if anyone has found them please send me
an email. I will happily swap them for a beer reward.

cheers
Nick

The four routes on the main face have been re-equipped with U's (and lower offs have been added) by Roger Parkyn and Jeremy Spong. Together with King Ryobi this gives a good collection of "sport" routes. This makes access by MTB via Risdon Brook Dam an even better option (but note that access via Risdon Brook Dam gets closed at about 4 pm).

the gate across the road to the cluan teir has been locked. this has turned at 10 min walk in to a 30 min one. i wouldn t be put off; its a very flat extra 20 min and the gate might just be locked until a couple of fallen trees further up the road have been cleared.

One Yellow petzl and one Blue Kong ascender lost.
Either Freycinet (Lassies Wall) 10/10/09
Or Hillwood Probably around the chess board area 13/10/09
If you have them and don’t won’t them I would love them back please email me

Luke_hamilton_02@hotmail.com

Cheers.

We are trying to find descriptions for the Guide of a number of big climbs on the Guardians (near Lake St Clair) dating back to 1972 - 76. In particular, has anyone got any info on the routes climbed by Peter Treby and Terry Brooks and Reg Williams and Roland Pauligk in 1972 and 1974 (particularly info on "The Dragon", a 270m grade 20)? The Baxter Boys were there in 1976 (Kevin Lindorff, Roark Muhlen and Noddy Lockwood and of course Chris himself), adding "Excelsior" (16), "Warrior" (17), "Guardian Angel" and "the Monster" (20). There may be info on these climbs in old Thrutch or Argus mags of the time (if anyone still has them), but not in the CCT newsletters.

There's a story in today's mercury about how full lake dulverton is:

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/10/13/103125_todays-news.html

Someone said they were up there in the last couple of weeks, and said that you had to walk around the top, but most things were still climbable.

Anyone else been up there recently?

Hey guys...

Did anyone leave a newish looking BIG bouldering chalk bag at Handsome Crag recently... found one there yesterday... I like it but if its yours, let me know!

Cheers, Erin

Added some more videos at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIn5g9aLDc0 - A while ago at Hang me out to dry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWit0-czdg - At the theatre a while ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnd7ZNeeV4 - At the Weakhold (Hague and Pete last weekend)

Hey everyone. I'm new to thesarvo. I live in TAS but am in the UK at the moment. I havnt been climbing very long and so am still on my first pair of shoes. They were good beginner shoes but now are preventing me from climbing much higher grades. I was thinking of buying a pair of 5.10 team shoes as bouldering and sport climbing shoes. Does anybody own a pair of these? If so what are they like?

Theres a little bit more stainless sticking out of the mighty waterworks some existing routes getting a retrobolt with others just having manky ones replaced. now theres a few more moderates accesible to the masses. Routes with a facelift include:

Five Four about grade 12-14ish (easy route on left)

Death unto Racists (left of the two routes, about grade 17)

Bastard Cancer (right of two routes, about grade 18)

theres still some work going on to replace some of the existing mank and should be finished this week, ready for the psyched afterwork masses thanks to daylight savings!

and cheers to tom and alex for putting up that new route! good job guys!!

simon

PS will update guide tommorrow!

Selection of second hand carabiners, a figure 8 and an 11 hex for sale, see pictures. Alan 0438247020.

The Mountain Trust have done a great job enlarging the carpark, improving the surface and providing an excellent set of steps up the muddy bank.

Uni Guys have organized a bouldering comp.
Bouldering competition goes 5-9pm Tuesday 15th September
$5 members, $10 non-members.
@ University of Tasmania Sport and Recreation Centre between the end of Alexander Street and Grace Road. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11971518243553378992,-42.900590,147.329170&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=&daddr=Grace+Street+%40-42.900590,+147.329170&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=-42.90059,147.32917&sspn=0.00951,0.016694&ie=UTF8&om=1&source=embed&ll=-42.90059,147.32917&spn=0.011129,0.019312&z=16
Should be a fun night C u there
Jed