Ascents of Stud City

So so cool! Lee almost pumped it on the second pitch! Think U went too direct on the third 19 and made it 21 lol

Just wow - every pitch is unique and amazing in its own way. Led pitch 1 and 3. Top pitch is quite hard for 19 with some truly bizarre off-widthing in the runnel. Well protected the entire way so nothing to worry about. Would 100% do again.

Onsight led the first and second pitch. Seconded the third pitch cleanly. Every pitch has something: from the from riding the flake like a bull on the first pitch to interesting crack and the mad flake on the second then strange shallow chimney stuff and finger jams on the third. Thanks Ewan for geeing me up to lead out across the flake on the second, if it weren't for you I certainly would have had a rest on the gear before finishing the pitch.

A perfect day of insanely good climbing! each pitch was just so amazing and the Hazards are the most stunning setting for a sun-soaked day of climbing! the features and the line felt so unlikely, but climbed so well! the hand traverse on the first pitch was bizarre and the second pitch was definitely the hardest I've worked so far to onsight a climb. desperate and scary! miraculously didnt fall despite a foot slip on the undercling traverse, which was a wild and unforgettable piece of climbing. i couldn't stop smiling belaying in the little shrub because stoke was so high, and the position and climbing was just crazy. Top pitch was greasy and grovelly, and totally different again. Alex totally crushed the lead, and I'm so happy I was able to get up it clean with some funky offwidthing and fingerlockin! What an incredible climb!

So classic! Apart from a route finding mishap on first pitch, the whole things was epic! Every pitch was great and unique! 3rd pitch I thought was quite hard at 19, after a fall, I lowered off pull the rope and climbed it again with 3 bits of gear still in the wall.

Got a little lost at the start of the first pitch.

Linked pitch 2+3 on accident. Lots of rope drag because I didn’t extend last piece before traverse.

Flashed pitch 1 after my partner got lost on the onsight then lowered, defeated and confused.

Onsighted the rest, what an unbelievable route. So so good. Probably staunch for 19 if you're bad at jams or fall to pieces if it's a bit runout but yeah wow, really really grand climbing in a sublime position. The Hazards delivers again and again.

First pitch description should be updated to clearly say you have to traverse right along the hollow flake (as in the guidebook). It’s very tempting to go straight up coz that’s where chalk and clean rock is but it’s tricky and can be dangerous if you fall there. Based on the amount of chalk and comments below - quite a few people make this mistake. Regardless it was not obvious to me at that time that I have to go right towards the black mossy slabs so I bailed and didn’t realise a mistake until reached for the guidebook.

Top two pitches make this one, grest intro to climbing on the hazards

superb! Incredible rock quality and classic climbing experience. Probably would've felt a bit easier and less scary if the top pitch wouldn't have been wet

An epic multi pitch adventure and best benightment yet. Lost my hand traverse virginity which was super fun on jugs. Then took a swing right at the end of first pitch. Second pitch had some nice hand jams and really cool corner climbing followed by another traverse. Took another big swing where there was lots of lichen and a tricky traverse at the end of the second pitch. Ascended the rope up the grade 19 offwidth for pitch 3 as the daylight was disappearing. Struggled up the final scramble pitch in the dark followed by 4 raps to descend. Was a good feeling to make it to the coles bay pub in time for last drinks.

Are you kidding me? What a sensational climb!! All of these features packed into 100m of climbing is spectacular. It also embodies the distinction i appreciate in multis where it is THE way to ascend the wall through unlikely terrain. Yim had previously researched the meaning of stud and declared that we would be sexually attractive males if we got up the climb. Theres been an extra spring in his step since yesterday. Watch out ladies of tassie. Some wet crack on pitch 2 did nothing to spoil an amazing corner into the undercling flake traverse that may well be visible from space. Yim also had a grand time on this pitch, announcing each jam to the greater hazards main wall. We bailed off pitch 1 originally after trying to climb direct past the traverse and came back after realising wed cooked it. Pitch 3 was heartstopping for me as a crap face climber. 19 isnt a massive numbee but was pretty chuffed to onsight the pitch as it felt hard and packed punches throughout. Finished the day meeting gfoz and tom at the top and having a trot around the skyline traverse together. Another unforgettable day on the Tassie summer tour! Cheers yimmy boy!

Linked the 2nd and 3rd pitches.

Fantastic! 1. Head far right at the hollow flake. 2. Had a fun slab slide turning the glorious overlap on the 2nd pitch. Save a .75 cam for the anchor. 3. Pretty awkward and desperate but loads of fun. Would be much harder if could not jam. Peregrine falcons nesting next to belay of top pitch. Probs stay away for a while.

led the middle pitch was an awesome route, top pitch is nails for the grade.

Another lap on this classic it's just too good

Stunning route, must do. Pitch one is a little spicy with a 7m runnout traverse and pitch 3 gets tricky with some slippery offwidthing on marginal gear. Overall well protected enough and only slightly sandbagged but a classic adventure nonetheless!

Pitch 1 - me, pitch 2 - Graham, pitch 3 - me. Great climbing. Well protected. Pitch 1 and 2 are novel. Almost like Tassie's answer to skink at Arapiles. Pitch 3 was hard and slippery as a butcher's dick. Accidentally got myself into a bit of a clusterfuck mid crux with my safety sling around the rope and had to sit on gear to sort it out. To be honest I was probably going to fall off anyway.

Third pitch hard and scary when it is actually a running water runnel. Brilliant climbing.

Went off-route on the first pitch and turn a 17 into a slabby traverse with no pro (feel like 19). Gaetan fell at the big undercling. I fell on wet scoop before wet finger crack. Took the slab route instead.