Ascents in Freycinet National Park

So good! The last two pitches were highlights. Lovely day on the slab topped off with some Winning Scoops at the Pondering Frog.

Superb and chill, really good day out with a great view

wow! what an epic! The position is so unreal, the whole thing felt like a dream. On the approach, the massive slabby face of the hazards main wall completely commands all your attention, and actually being on it is something else entirely. getting to the top of the rap was fairly uneventful, we only got minorly confused a couple times. brought two ropes, so did it in two raps. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the setting was so incredibly atmospheric and inspiring with the streaked granite face and the ocean surging hundreds of metres below. The climbing itself was amazing! First pitch was fun but not super straight forward, getting used to the ouchie granite. The second pitch followed a thin crack (some nice foot jams) and then stepped out left onto some thin slab, with a bit of spice! I was kept pretty tight on second, but did the pitches clean. Its a lot less terrifying when theres a rope above you! There was a tricky section, in my lead of the third pitch to get through a slightly steep part with minimal feet, and I had a little fall and blew the clean ascent. Took me a couple tries to work out the move, but eventually got it and finished the pitch. The friction slab in the 3rd and especially 4th pitches was unlike anything I've ever done before, but I absolutely loved it. it was so flowly and precarious and I was amazed at how the tiny footers were actually holding! it just felt like each move was impossible to pull off and yet somehow we defied gravity and climbed onwards and upwards. Absolutely outrageous climbing in an outrageous position.

phenomenal climbing in an obscene position, took us an hour to find the top where we discovered it was seeping, I got lowered down to the steepest part of the 4th pitch, and deemed it mostly dry and climbable. Alas by the time we'd climbed back up to the 4th pitch the sun had fallen behind the wall where in the shade the seepage had gotten worse and harder to see. On my first real experience on pure friction slab I was met with a dry line about a body widths wide with wet slippery granite either side. With some heart in mouth and shit in pants leading I carefully inched my way up the wall to within eyesight of the anchor where my foot slipped, I whipped and blew the clean ascent. Cant be too disappointed, still a sick day out

Such an epic climb. Alex and I got lost on the approach and ended up taking us 2 hours to get there. Once we arrived it started raining so we took a nap in a cave while we tried to not think about how hungry we were and the limited food we had. Finally the rain stopped and we decided it was dry enough to climb. The rappel in was epic, I manage to only have to do 2 one with an 80m fixed line. We got to the start and the psyche was there. The climbing was absolutely incredible. I onsighted both pitches I lead, 3rd pitch had a spicy move and then really enjoyable climbing. The second pitch I managed to get some foot jams in! The fourth pitch was so much fun! Nervous it was going to rain I was speed climbing the last pitch, messed up a foot and slipped off. So annoyed as I'd manage to not fall off the whole climb and was only 2 bolts from the top! Oh well still absolutely MEGA! Friction slab is a new experience and I loved it, kept saying I feel like a mountain goat!

Collected my first Tasmania tiger of the wall, can’t say I’m in a hurry to collect any more they’re not nearly as coveted as what I was lead to believe, bold climbing huge runouts, but a worthwhile trip, pitch 4 was the best,

Finished up the second pitch after NMMNG

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.

Not too bad a route. Took the last of my skin so couldn't try the reason

Soft at 25 but rad climbing!

Super enjoyable climbing, and quite mentally engaging to the 2nd bolt.

Following the obvious line right of 2nd bolt isn’t 25. Actually lowered down afterwards to try it direct - harder, and stupidly contrived.

Sensational sport climbing on granite. Doesn't get any better than this.

Haha how good is this route! Hardest part is making upwards progress.

Contrived first pitch.

Second pitch is great climbing on coarse rock.

Warmup p1 only

After 2.5 hours of walking thanks to getting lost finally arrived at the star factory. Warmed up on this and was blown away at how good this wall is.

Bit hairy scary!