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For those of you who love the snow don't be concerned about missing your love of the rock. Guthega offers several bouldering problems for when the snow is knee high and the slopes are only worthy of being in a 7 Eleven slurpy machine. This piece of granite is the first to be exposed during the snow season and gets a healthy dose of the sun for most of the day so you'll find it dry enough to boulder on.
No need to bring your crash pad, mother nature will provide an extensive cover of snow to break any falls.
Access issues inherited from New South Wales and ACT
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Approach
3+ hour
Put on your snow shoes, grab your bouldering gear and follow the road heading down from the car park at the Guthega Terminal that heads to the dam.
Make your way over to the far side of the Guthega Dam walkway and on your right you'll find a metal pole secured to the side of some granite just to the left of the Guthega Dam Spillway sign. This is where the fun is found, as limited as it is.
If you have access to a sled it'd be a good idea to bring it along so you can have a dry surface to put your pack and other items on that you wish to keep off the snow.
The overhead topo for this crag doesn't want to show the true location. Cross the dam wall and the rock can be located approx 20 metres to the left of where the topo on this page shows it to be.
History
This piece of granite is seen by every Tom, Dick and Harry who skis/boards past it when they're heading to and from the back country.
Brendon Flanagan had noticed over the years from the dining room of Tate Ski Lodge that this piece of granite always appears first at the thawing of the snow, exposing some potential problems. in August 2013 he decided to make his way over there and put some problems up.
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