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Brendan Heywood
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Table of contents
- 1. Far North 16 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Far North 16 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -42.894472, 147.241725
description
An isolated 40 ft. tower to the north of the 'Northern Buttress'. A faint trail heads right from near the Chasm and runs around the 'Lost World' and uphill to the "Knob". There are 2 or 3 ways to the top. Descent by abseil.
First climbed Sept. '61.
access issues
Many locals continue to use community run website thesarvo.com for crag/route updates and noting any access issues. The associated app can be downloaded and used offline!
http://thesarvo.com/confluence/display/thesarvo/Tasmania
Gerry Narkowicz also produces hardcopy guides to numerous venues across the state via the 'Climb Tasmania' website
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Crag Stewards
Rock climbers please contact the Crag Steward (kunyani@climbersclubtas.org.au) if you have any queries or concerns regarding social or environmental impacts of rock climbing at this crag.
Do not email regarding general travel, seasonal advice, or lost property - this is not the Steward’s role. If you have important safety information to communicate (e.g. risks due to recent and large rock falls) please also consider updates on thesarvo forum, Facebook group and/or online guidebooks as appropriate. Please copy in cct@climbersclubtas.org.au if you feel you have a high-level concern which may imminently impact the crag or climbing community.
Non-climbers, other users, land managers: please also contact cct@climbersclubtas.org.au if you have important climbing related queries at this location.
Other
• The operation and use of drones by park visitors on reserved land including national parks is not permitted
• Peregrine Falcons nest from July - December each year. It’s important that climbers don’t climb near active nests during this period. Known sites (non exhaustive) are: Sand River (Far East, The Panopticon), Bare Rock (R of the Boneyard, L of Bisso of Orange), Rocky Cape, Pubic Wall/Duck Reach, Hillwood, Gunners Quoin, Lowdina.
• Please note that Tasmania has notoriously patchy phone reception for particular service providers. Telstra is the most reliable. An emergency Personal Locator Beacon or similar is recommended kit when climbing in remote locations.
• For more information - follow the link below for some local tips + tricks on how to better reduce your impact during your next Tassie climbing holiday https://www.cragcaretasmania.org.au/learn
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toy Town | ||||||||
| 2 | ★ War toy | 21 | 10m | |||||
| 3 | Childs play | 20 | 10m | |||||
| 4 | ★★ Nancy boys | 21 | 10m | |||||
| 5 | Boys toy | 20 | 8m | |||||
| 6 | ★★ Virgin Boys | 18 | 11m | |||||
Johnston's Knob Area | ||||||||
| 8 | ★ Shelter from the Storm | 17 | 20m | |||||
| 9 | ★ Pipedream | 16 | 15m | |||||
| 10 |
★ Sergeant Slaughter
Great climb on a large block with ringbolts visible from Johnstone's Knob. 4 BRs plus rap station. G. Phillips, Oct. 1995. | 21 | 12m, 4 | |||||
| 11 |
★★ Great Red Pointer
Great sport climbing on the Hobart side of Johnstones Knob involving both aretes and passing a knife blade to a ledge with rap anchor. Protected by 3 carrots. | 19 | 12m, 3 | |||||
| 12 |
Johnstone's Knob
The prominent 12m spire that casts a spell on climbers and entices them over. There are several ways to the top. Rap station. Unknown, Sept. 1961. | 12 | 12m | |||||
DNA Land | ||||||||
| 14 | Pancakes | 12 | 8m | |||||
| 15 | Simple Minds | 8 | 8m | |||||
| 16 | Rheumatism | 17 | 10m | |||||
| 17 | ★★ Gear Freak | 16 | 10m | |||||
| 18 | ★★ D.N.A. | 16 | 10m | |||||
| 19 | Adolescent Drifters | 14 | 15m | |||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Simple Minds | 8m | |||
| 12 | Johnstone's Knob | 12m | |||
| Pancakes | 8m | ||||
| 14 | Adolescent Drifters | 15m | |||
| 16 | ★★ | D.N.A. | 10m | ||
| ★★ | Gear Freak | 10m | |||
| ★ | Pipedream | 15m | |||
| 17 | Rheumatism | 10m | |||
| ★ | Shelter from the Storm | 20m | |||
| 18 | ★★ | Virgin Boys | 11m | ||
| 19 | ★★ | Great Red Pointer | 12m, 3 | ||
| 20 | Boys toy | 8m | |||
| Childs play | 10m | ||||
| 21 | ★★ | Nancy boys | 10m | ||
| ★ | Sergeant Slaughter | 12m, 4 | |||
| ★ | War toy | 10m |