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Fixed Gear: Rebolting mostly complete

Bolt refresh of Falcon Crag partly complete (April '24). Peregrine Shelf has been fully rebolted; same goes for The Fiery Furnace; The Stronghold has had trad bits retrobolted, and the old bolts are safe but might have some rusty hangers; other crags are an unknown quantity. Use your own judgement. Rebolting should be complete within 12 months.

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Created 29 days ago - Edited 10 days ago

Access: Hillwood is OPEN!! Please read before climbing...

Hillwood climbing has finally reopened after many years of closure. Exciting times! Georgetown council has negotiated a lease agreement with the land owner, but it remains PRIVATE PROPERTY - so please adhere to best behaviour, so we do not once again lose access!!

  • No overnight stays or camping

  • No fires or fuel stoves

  • No animals or pets

  • No firewood collection

  • No trespassing onto neighbouring paddocks, or interfering with livestock

Also - please consider carpooling from home, or from the nearby Hillwood Football Oval to manage current carpark capacity. Try to park tightly within the marked spaces, and DO NOT park along Craigburn Road if carpark is full!!

Refer to the updated guide here for any new approach details, as there have been extensive track works/realignments across the property. Major junctions are now signposted, and all tracks have been flagged with tape. Many routes have also had their hardware inspected &/or rebolted.

Please look after the crag, yourself, and each other - happy climbing!!

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Created 7 weeks ago - Edited 28 days ago

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Warnings

21 Mar 2024 Warning Fixed Gear: Rebolting mostly complete
29 Feb 2024 Warning Access: Hillwood is OPEN!! Please read before climbing...

Location

Lat/Lon: -41.21699, 146.95312

Grade citation

21 Assigned grade
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Crag Stewards

Rock climbers please contact the Crag Steward (hillwood@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

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Overall quality 67 from 2 ratings.

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Onsight 1
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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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