A Crag Guide gives an extensive view of all sub areas and climbs at a point in the index. It shows a snapshot of the index heirachy, up to 300 climbs (or areas) on a single web page. It shows selected comments climbers have made on a recently submitted ascent.
At a minor crag level this should be suitable for printing and taking with you on a climbing trip as an adjunct to your guidebook.
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Table of contents
- 1. Sow Spur 25 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Sow Spur 25 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Mostly Rock climbing
Lat / Long: -42.146357, 148.306536
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
ethic
Crag Stewards
Rock climbers please contact the Crag Steward (freycinet@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.
Statewide ethics
• 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★★ The Trotter | 8 | ||||||
| 2 | Do As You Swill | 17 | 120m | |||||
| 3 | House Of Straw | 22 | 40m | |||||
| 4 | ★ The Crack Of Pork | 15 | 100m | |||||
| 5 | ★ Pourquoi | 19 | 95m | |||||
| 6 | The Pork Of Doom | 15 | 45m | |||||
| 7 | ★ Pigs Might Fly | 22 | 45m | |||||
| 8 | ★★★ It Ain't Kosher | 20 | 42m | |||||
| 9 | ★ Pearler | 15 | 55m | |||||
| 10 |
Boaring
FA: Doug Fife | 19 | 55m | |||||
| 11 | ★ Silk Purse | 22 | 75m | |||||
| 12 | ★ Porked | 16 | 25m | |||||
| 13 | Pigs In Space | 20 | 60m | |||||
| 14 | Stylised | 17 | 65m | |||||
| 15 | Stylised Direct Finish | 20 | 6m | |||||
| 16 | ★ Dive Between The Whilring Blades | 17 | 50m | |||||
| 17 | ★ Durham | 17 | 55m | |||||
| 18 | Durham Direct | 17 | 45m | |||||
| 19 |
★★★ Deliverance (aka Squeal Like a Pig)
One of the best, most interesting and well bolted slab climbs in the State. Start below a line of bolts leading up left to the most distinct white streak in the blank slab. FA: Nick, Heather Hancock & Quinn Griggs, 2010 | 24 | 40m, 12 | |||||
| 20 | ★ Black Pudding | 16 | 85m | |||||
| 21 | ★★ Captain Goodvibes (Pig of Steel) | 18 | 50m | |||||
| 22 | Slab of Pork (aka My Fair Lady) | 17 | 50m | |||||
| 23 | Piggies | 14 | 50m | |||||
| 24 | Oink!! | 9 | 65m | |||||
| 25 | ★★★ Time & Tide Waits For No Man | 21 | 10m | |||||
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2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ★★ | The Trotter | |||
| 9 | Oink!! | 65m | |||
| 14 | Piggies | 50m | |||
| 15 | ★ | Pearler | 55m | ||
| ★ | The Crack Of Pork | 100m | |||
| The Pork Of Doom | 45m | ||||
| 16 | ★ | Black Pudding | 85m | ||
| ★ | Porked | 25m | |||
| 17 | ★ | Dive Between The Whilring Blades | 50m | ||
| Do As You Swill | 120m | ||||
| ★ | Durham | 55m | |||
| Durham Direct | 45m | ||||
| Slab of Pork (aka My Fair Lady) | 50m | ||||
| Stylised | 65m | ||||
| 18 | ★★ | Captain Goodvibes (Pig of Steel) | 50m | ||
| 19 | Boaring | 55m | |||
| ★ | Pourquoi | 95m | |||
| 20 | ★★★ | It Ain't Kosher | 42m | ||
| Pigs In Space | 60m | ||||
| Stylised Direct Finish | 6m | ||||
| 21 | ★★★ | Time & Tide Waits For No Man | 10m | ||
| 22 | House Of Straw | 40m | |||
| ★ | Pigs Might Fly | 45m | |||
| ★ | Silk Purse | 75m | |||
| 24 | ★★★ | Deliverance (aka Squeal Like a Pig) | 40m, 12 |