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        new="false">Other Western Crags</text>
<text class="text"
        new="false">This section contains information about other crags in the West and South West of Tasmania for which we do not have full guides for.</text>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Coronation Peak</text>
<text
        class="text"
        new="false">Coronation Peak has a decent sized quartize cliff on its north face. The cliff splitting line was climbed in the 90s at about grade 16. You can climb it easily in a day from the shore of Lake Pedder, approached by kayak.</text><text
        class="heading2" new="false">Eldon Bluff</text><text
        class="text"
        new="false">Eldon Bluff has long attracted the eye of climbers. Clearly visible from many peaks in the west, it was reputed for years to have the highest dolerite cliffs in Tasmania. The trouble is it is in the middle of bloody nowhere, miles from the nearest road head and with no access tracks through the thick, nearly impenetrable scrub. The CCT tried to reach the mountain in 1967 but it wasn't till 1970 that a group led by Tim Walkden-Brown managed to get to the main crag above Lake Ewart. They climbed "The Splinter" (10) before retreating back via the Collingwood River. The only other recorded climbing trip seems to have been an epic by Lucas Trihey and Bob McMahon in February 2000 when they managed to climb “Terra Incognita” (250m, 17) in seven pitches (one bivi), on the NE face . They took a boat across Lake Burbury near Queenstown on the Lyell Highway, travelled up the King River to the junction of the South Eldon and Eldon Rivers and then bush-bashed for four days in typical west coast weather via Eldon Peak (1439m) to the crag. They did find excellent rock but also proved it wasn’t as high as they had hoped! For further details and a map (but not a description of the climb unfortunately), check out Rock 35 or Australian Geographic 57.</text><text
        class="heading2" new="false">Franklin River</text><text
        class="text"
        new="false">The lower section of the Franklin River passes through some very nice limestone, that provides great deep water soloing if you are passing by in a raft. High up in the Elliot Range, on the right as you go down the river is a large limestone cliff called Cromleigh Cliff. As far as I know it hasn't been climbed, due to the massive epic involved in getting there.</text><text
        class="heading2" new="false">Lion Rock</text><text class="text"
        new="false">The track from Cockle Creek comes out in South Cape Bay by a large intrusion of dolerite, Lion Rock. The CCT mounted an expedition led by Tom Terry to climb it in 1969 and reached the Rock by wading across the narrow channel at low tide. The "route" went straight up the seaward  face (50m) on rotten rock and descent was by a very risky abseil.</text>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Lake St Clair Area</text>
<text
        class="text"
        new="false">There are quite a lot of cliffs around the Lake St Clair end of the overland track besides Mt Geryon. The huge cliff on Cathedral Mt has at least one route - a grade 16 route straight up the middle by John Chapman, which is apparently the only easy way to get on the face which is guarded by large roofs.
The SE Ridge of Mt Ida was climbed in 1974 by Chris Viney et al.</text>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Mt Anne</text>
<text class="text"
        new="false">So far there are only three routes recorded on Mt Anne, on the south west side. Even though exposed to the weather, this is an obvious starting point because the cliffs are relatively low, (35m). On the 1:25000 map from GR 528450, walk east along the cliffs for about 250m until a light orange wall is reached At the far R end, there is a L facing corner, the start of Cosmic Orange. </text><climb
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        stars="**">Start in the L facing corner. Climb the twin cracks to a little roof and finish up an offwidth and squeeze chimney. Then the easiest line to the top. G. Phillips and J. Morgan, Dec. 1994.</climb><text
        class="text"
        new="false">Walk a further 50m along the base of the cliff, passing lots of little roofs until you reach the stepped wall of Reptile. Choc Coated starts two thirds of the way up the cliff and is best appraoched by climbing Reptile first.</text><climb
        extra="" grade="18MO" length="30m" name="Reptile" new="false"
        number=""
        stars="">Climb and layback until a small roof is reached. Turn this on the L and continue up the steep crack to top (one point of aid used before the large belay ledge was reached). G. Phillips and J. Morgan, Dec. 1994.</climb><climb
        extra="" grade="18" length="15m" name="Choc Coated" new="false"
        number=""
        stars="*">Stars 5m R of Reptile, in a corner with two cracks. Climb the cleaner LH one, which gets progressively harder towards the top. G. Phillips and J. Morgan, Dec. 1994.</climb>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Mt Field</text>
<text class="text"
        new="false">There have been several routes done on the big cliffs of Mt Field West. You can get reasonably close to them on the Florentine Valley logging roads.</text>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Mt Murchison</text>
<text
        class="text"
        new="false">Mt Murchison is a big conglomerate peak on the West Coast near Tullah. Some routes have been done there by the Jacksons, but no details are available.</text>
<text
        class="heading2" new="false">Mt Oakleigh</text>
<text
        class="text" new="false">The big ridge of Mt Oakleigh is reputably a classic alpine jaunt. You can make it easier or harder by avoiding some of the gendarmes. Allow a full day from New Pelion hut.</text>


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