Bruny Island

5 mins
Sandstone and Dolerite
Acknowledgement
Hewnstone Point by Joe Schwarz. Coal Pt by Mani Baker via The Crag.
Introduction
Bruny Island has a wide variety of rock around it's coastline, which is mostly unexplored for bouldering. There are a couple of documented spots where people have dabbled.

Adventure Bay

Hewnstone Point

Some nice problems on surprisingly good, white sandstone in an amazing setting. It is worth a visit if you are in the area. Although most problems are above the high tide mark they can get damp at high tide, especially the landings, the access is also a lot easier at low tide so this is the best time to visit. If you are looking for first ascents the rock here requires very little cleaning and there are still half a dozen or so lines to climb.
These climbs are located at sea level on the point next to Quiet Corner. The easiest access at low tide is to park at Quiet Corner and traverse north around the coast.
If the water is up and you don't feel like getting wet you can either:
Park at the "Welcome to Adventure Bay" sign, and follow the tracks over the headland then bush bash to find a place to scramble down steeply and with difficulty; or
Park opposite Coolangata Rd take the formed track down to the beach, then walk south along the beach and rocks for 3-400m until you find the blocks. This is longer but easier and much more family friendly.
The climbs are described as you encounter them coming around the shore. Ringa Ringa Ringa Rosy is the obviouse block you can see from the beach.
1.Ringa Ringa Ringa RosyV1 
Do a clockwise lap of the boulder. Pumpy.
2.EchidnaV2 
Start on jug. Traverse lip then mantle.
3.AfterthoughtVE 
Traverse on jugs. Good warm up.
★ 4.Robbo the LobboV3(SDS) 
Start in the hole on hornlike crimp. Up on pockets.
5.ProjectV? 
Hard
★ 6.BottlenoseV4 
Start on hold on lip. Shoulder killing traverse to mantle on nose.
★ 7.CraylessV2(SDS) 
Climbs the short overhanging arete to the left of Stretched Honey. Start with hands on the slopey break and use a good edge around to the left and a shallow pocket on the right to gain the top. The block/ledge below is out of bounds.
Jack Colbeck 10/12/22
★★ 8.Stretched HoneyV2(SDS) 
SDS, Hands in obvious jug then blast up using high foot to gain the lip and mantle to finish. Awesome move!
Jack A, 2022
★★ 9.Honey CombV5/6(SDS) 
Powerful extension to Stretched Honey! SDS under block on rail, blast out and across to jug then difficult but epic move to gain lip and a mantle finish. V5 if tall, more like V6 if short. Awesome Climb!
Jack A, 2022
10.TumbleturnVE 
Walk up easy slab.
★★ 11.Wheelchair Ramp to HeavenV5(SDS) 
Start on the bottom corner up lip to mantle halfway.
★★ 12.PolyphemusV3(SDS) 
Start on crimp. Awesome moves up to lip and onto slab.
★ 13.Welcome to the MachineV4(SDS) 
Start on low crimp and good pocket. Up on sidepulls then jump for top. You get the detached block as a foot, the eliminate is a project.
★ 14.The Nude FishermanV2(SDS) 
Sitstart on bottom right, head up left to top out.
15.Silly SitstartV2(SDS) 
Short sitstart onto slab on bottom of boulder
16.VE(Stand) 
Easy black slab around right

Coal Point

Coal Point is a couple of headlands north of Hewnstone Point.
★ 17.Hyaku No Saisho NoV0(SDS) 
★★ 18.Choose Your Own AdventureVB(SDS) 
★★ 19.Pocket RockVB(SDS) 
★★ 20.Moon LadderVB(SDS) 

Mars Arch

Mars Arch is a crazy little dolerite arch on a beautiful beach right by the sea, that's in the process of falling down. It's a bit of a mission to get there, and there aren't that many problems, but it's an experience.
To get there, take the track to Cape Queen Elizabeth that starts before the landing ground north of the Neck. The longest part of the walk to the coast can be mountain biked - it's about 2.5km. Once you hit the coast, follow the rocks and beach around north for another five minutes until you find the arch - it's pretty obvious when you get there.
★★ 21.Mars Arch Seaward SideV2?(SDS) 
The left side of the seaward side of the arch. Can't remember the exact grade, but it doesn't really matter.
22.The MainlandV2?(SDS) 
There is at least one traverse along the base of the cliff behind he arch.
★ 23.Matt Damon!V3(SDS) 
Inland, SDS on obvious jug sticking up, and traverse towards seaside under arch, topping out on far right.
Emalisa White & Gabriel Kinzler
24.StarhopperVE(SDS) 
Same start as Matt Damon!, easy but freaky top out directly above.
Gabriel Kinzler
 
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