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Rock: Brittle when wet

Sandstone can break when damp, please respect the rock after rain.

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Created 2 years ago - Edited about two years ago

Route history

There is no known route history.

Warnings

19 Jun 2021 Warning Rock: Brittle when wet

Location

Lat/Lon: -42.52192, 147.72461

Grade citation

19 Assigned grade
19 private
19 [19 - 20] + grAId

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Crag Stewards

Rock climbers please contact the Crag Steward (sandriver@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.

Peregrine falcons

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.

inherited from Sand River

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Quality

Mega Classic
Classic
Very Good
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Don't Bother
Crap

Overall quality 49 from 19 ratings.

Difficulty - 19

Soft Touch
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Sandbag

Based on 2 ratings.

Suggested Grade

19

Based on 2 ratings.

Tick Types

Onsight 15
Flash 4
Red point 4
Tick 2
Attempt 5

Comment keywords

awkward good nice committing

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Author(s): Gerry Narkowicz

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9780646841946

Cracks, sea stacks, big walls, remote exotic locations, volcanic columns, no crowds and your choice of the predominant dolerite, some quartzite and a little sandstone to remind you of the mainland. Many a wilderness climbing experience can be had within a 2hr car trip from the main centers. By Gerry Narkowicz. This guide features 1280 routes.

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