<guide version="2"><text class="heading1" id="1">Other Northern Crags</text><text class="text" id="2">This section contains information about other crags in the North of Tasmania for which we do not have full guides for.</text><text class="heading2" id="3">Alum Cliffs</text><text class="text" id="4">The Alum Cliffs, in the Mersey Valley, despite looking like a pile of choss, apparently have some decent short sandstone/quartzite cliffs. No details are available about any previous development.</text><text class="heading2" id="5">Cluan Tiers</text><text class="text" id="6">The Cluan Tiers is a newly developed area west of Launceston. It is a steep, blocky dolerite face, currently with about a dozen sport routes. The approach is a 45 minute drive and a 10 minute walk. The guide is available online at [http://www.climb.org.au/index.php?page=27&area_id=782]</text> <text class="heading2" id="7">Devil's Gullet</text><text class="text" id="8">Devil's Gullet is a big dolerite cliff (up to 100m) out the back of Mole Creek, with relatively easy access to a lookout at the top of the cliff. It probably has potential for more routes. It's written up in Climb Northern Tasmania by McMahon and Narkowicz.</text><climb extra="5Þ" grade="24" length="15m" name="Interesting Intestines" number="" stars="**" id="9" fa="Nick Hancock & Andrew Geeves, Nov 2006.">Abseil 15 m down the east side of the detached pinnacle about 15 metres east of the lookout and swing out and left to a small ledge and DBB on the face of the pinnacle. Climb the arête to the roof and step left onto the sidewall. Make a long reach to the next break and traverse right on jams. Bear hug up the top arête via great moves. 5 bolts. </climb><climb extra="5Þ" grade="26" length="15m" name="Vomit Blood" number="" stars="**" id="10" fa="Nick Hancock Nov 2006.">On the east facing wall, 50 metres down the gully that leads to Henry Barber Buttress, about 150m east of the lookout, is a blank arête with five glued carrots leading to a dead white tree. Make some very entertaining moves to a respite at half height, then some radical barn door laybacking to the top. </climb><text class="text" id="11">This route isn't in the McMahon/Narkowicz guide, but it may be a repeat of an existing route?</text><climb extra="" grade="18" length="45m" name="Awanawan" number="" stars="" id="12" fa="Stu Scott, Janine Hopkins, Dec 1991.">About 200m right of the Devil's Gullet lookout. Go to the first obvious gully, descend down until you find an obvious very steep handcrack on the corner of the lefthand arete. Traverse 10m to the base of the crack. A fine climb. 1. 18m Steep jamming and excellent bridging to a ledge. 2. 27m Layback up the obvious flake and mixed easier ground to the top. Potential here for a very hard direct finish up the long finger crack, if brushed. </climb><text class="heading2" id="13">Meadstone Falls</text><text class="text" id="14">Meadstone Falls is a very small dolerite crags up behind the Fingal Valley. It's written up in Climb Northern Tasmania by McMahon and Narkowicz.</text><text class="heading2" id="15">Mt Barrow</text><text class="text" id="16">Mt Barrow has a number of old style alpine ridge routes, and a few face climbs. It's written up in Climb Northern Tasmania by McMahon and Narkowicz.</text><text class="heading2" id="17">The Nook / Badgers</text><text class="text" id="18">The Nook is a conglomerate crag in the Badgers Range, just north of Sheffield. It's written up in Climb Northern Tasmania by McMahon and Narkowicz.</text><text class="heading2" id="19">Tam O'Shanter Bay</text><text class="text" id="20">There is quite a lot of basalt cliff line on the headland to the west of Tam O'Shanter Bay (Black Rock Point), near the township of Lulworth. To get there park at the boat ramp, and walk westwards along the coastline until you get to the cliffs (30 minutes?). You used to be able to 4WD to the top of the cliffs, but the security on the Army range is much tougher now. The first cliffs are columnar, further around is a steeper blocky (and loose looking) cliff. Some easier routes have been done on the columns, the steeper stuff would need cleaning of the loose stuff and bolting. There is more cliff line further west around the coast.</text><gps id="21"><point code="TOB000" description="Tam O Shanter Bay - Black Rock Point" easting="504968" height="0" northing="5462582" zone="55G"/></gps><text class="heading2" id="22">Township Creek</text><text class="text" id="23">Township Creek is a series of small dolerite crags out the back of Fingal, with about 50 routes. It's written up in Climb Northern Tasmania by McMahon and Narkowicz. The walk in is quite enjoyable and the setting very pretty. The climbing is a tad chossy, but still nice.</text></guide> |