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Paul Frothy Thomson Will Vidler Justin Wimmer Ingvar Lidman Vanessa Wills Jacob Dean Kris Penn Chris L o_g Murray
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Table of contents
- 1. Main Face 38 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Main Face 38 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Sport climbing, Trad climbing and other styles
Lat / Long: -41.666448, 147.988606
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Multis and routes that start from the base of the crag.
access issues
Bare Rock is situated on private land, and access is through a road maintained by the local land owners. Please drive slowly and respectfully on this road. There is a donation box at the carpark, and everyone is asked to pay $5 per car for road maintenance.
Please also be sure to keep the neighbours road access clear at all times. This is essential.
Camping has been closed during the summer months.
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Crag Stewards
Rock climbers please contact the Crag Steward (fingalvalley@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.
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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
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 | Faggus | 16 | 200m | |||||
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★ Juice on the loose
Starts just left of fixed line from the boneyard access ledge. Pitch 1: 30m gr18. follow line of bolts up and right to a delicate last love to clip DBB. Pitch 2: 25m gr23/24. harder if shorter. Continue straight up from belay with technical climbing on small holds. Exciting moves pulling through roof to jugs. Excellent slab climbing with some delicate moves to finish on the boneyard decent ledge. FA: Gerry Narkowicz, 3 Jul 2022 | 23 | 60m, 2, 28 | |||||
3 | McCavity-Batten Memorial Route | 17 | 200m | |||||
4 |
★★ Rainbow in the Dark
Locate the start on the slab directly below the rightmost end of the Boneyard. To get there, follow orange tags towards Bare Rock in rough alignment as the road to the shipping container. P1 (18) 30m - Up surprisingly steep box groove and slab finale. P2 (21) 30m - Steep moves and thin crux to start, then onward to great slabbing and another crux. P3 (19) 25m - Up face and slab (unpleasant start) with tricky face moves at the top. P4 (19) 25m - More slab, with a hard first sequence, and a desperate one to gain the belay. P5 (18) 25m - Up, with a few challenging moves on deteriorating rock. Easy chossy climbing to arrive at the righthand end of The Boneyard. Rap the route (5 x 30m raps or 2 x 60m raps), or climb at The Boneyard and exit via the fixed lines. FA: Gerry Narkowicz, 21 Feb 2016 FA: Gerry Narkowicz & Paul Frothy Thomson, 6 Mar 2016 | 21 | 140m, 5 | |||||
5 |
Mad to the Bone
A moderate ground-up way to access the Boneyard all on Trad, mossy; but the abseil traffic has cleaned it up considerably. Starts at the rap line, just left of the nose of the original 'Boneyard Route'.
FA: Goshen Watts & Mark Rewi, 24 Apr 2019 | 18 | 60m, 2 | |||||
6 |
Boneyard
The first route at Bare Rock. | 15 | 240m | |||||
7 | ★★ Fionn McCool | 19 | 210m | |||||
8 | Little Pinocchio | AID:A2+ | 95m | |||||
9 |
★★ Black Fire
A varied multipitch up the main face, which is more "fun" than some of the sustained slab multis nearby. Marred by sections of friable rock. Start at base of ramp leading up to Sapphire Rose (et al.) below belay point 6m off the ground (Bisso of Orange belay). The line of bolts trending righy from this foreshortened belay is Bisso of Orange. It is best to belay from the ground and climb past the Bisso of Orange belay as a giant 40m pitch. P1 40m (21) - Up easy start passing interim belay, and continuing up technical slab for 40m to belay. The rock quality deteriorates as this pitch progresses. P2 32m (25) - Follow line of bolts right off belay, up technical slab on fragile rock to steep bulge. Turn steep bulge with a big throw to finish, then technical finale trending left to join another line of bolts at the belay. P3 35m (21) - More thin slabbing on better rock, with a very profound crux at half height. P4 20m 20) - Easy slabbing upwards with a brief hard move past a rooflet, to elay on ledge below Orange Crush. Either rap from here (3 x raps with double ropes) or finish up Orange Crush or Obsidian Obsession. | 25 | 130m, 4 | |||||
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★ Surfer Rosa
Alternate second pitch to Black Fire. FA: Ingvar Lidman | 27 | 30m | |||||
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★ Bisso of Orange
Start at base of ramp leading up to Sapphire Rose (et al.) below belay point 6m off the ground. The line of bolts trending up from this foreshortened belay is Black Fire. Bisso of Orange goes right. It is best to belay from the ground and climb past the foreshortened belay as a giant 35m pitch. P1 - 35m (16) P2 - 30m (22) P3 - 30m (22) P4 - 35m (22) P5 - 25m (26) P6 - 30m (21) | 26 | 180m, 6 | |||||
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★★★ Into the Mystic
Starts as for P1 of Sapphire Rose. P1 35m (22) - Up Sapphire Rose P1 for 15m, then follow fixed hangers leading left and up with hard slab moves to the belay. P2 20m (25) - Up small corner/flake then onward through sustained thin crimping. P3 25m (24) - Traverse scarily left from the belay then upwards with increasing difficulty to belay. P4 45m (22) - A marathon Pitch of sustained thin slabbing. Up. P5 25m (24) - Steep moves on blocky slopers up the orange headwall to final crux as the last moves of the climb. 3 x raps (25m, 50m, 50m) to get back to the ground. FA: Gerry Narkowicz | 25 | 170m, 5 | |||||
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★★★ The Sapphire Rose
A classic route of sustained quality and consistency. The route ascends the blank looking face in the middle of the cliff, Starting 10m left of Mornings Minion a rack of seventeen quickdraws and 2 ropes.
FA: S. Edward's & S. Eberhard, 1994 | 22 | 78m, 3, 29 | |||||
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★★ Mornings Minion
Starts right of Sapphire Rose Start.
FA: Andrew Martin | 23 | 83m, 3, 14 | |||||
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★★★ Ride the Lightning
The line 5m right of Mornings Minion. Straight up the guts of the wall. P1 - 30m (25/26) - Crimpy, technical and sustained face climbing up the black rock. P2 - 15m (21) - Tricky and awkward. Caution getting to the 3rd bolt from the box groove. Tricky traverse right, then thin slabbing to the belay. Can be easily combined with the next pitch. P3 - 35m (20) - Enjoyable slabbing with the moves getting more interesting in the latter half. P4 - 20m (25) - The boulder problem pitch. Harder if you're short. Hard boulder between 2nd and 3rd bolt, then entertaining steep blocky climbing (gr22) to belay. P5 - 30m (27) - Fingery, thin and hard to read. The thin orange streak leading into the black headwall. P6 - 25m (4) - Junky, loose exit pitch... but only grade 4. Descend by rapping the route as necessary, or walking down via the approach/descent gully on the righthand side (looking out) of the summit. FA: Andrew Martin | 27 | 200m, 6 | |||||
16 |
★★ Ride the Lightening RHV
FA: Andrew Martin & Ingvar Lidman | 27 | 200m, 5 | |||||
17 |
★★ Insecurity
Starts at the top of first pitch of RTL, also easily approached via a short bolted traverse from the top of P1 of MM or SR.
FA: Andrew Martin | 23 | 50m, 2 | |||||
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★★ Ad hominen
Bolted line 2 m right of Ride The Ligthning pitch 1. Somewhat funky slabbing on somewhat delicate rock. Climb directly past the last bolt for maximum crankage. FA: Ingvar Lidman, 7 Jun 2018 | 24 | 30m, 12 | |||||
19 | Padraic Pearse | 21 | 270m | |||||
20 | Finn Crisp | 18 | 200m | |||||
21 |
★★ God Monster
Starts at ground level, to the right side of the scree-ramp leading to Sapphire Rose et al. Start just left of a big corner forming a right-leaning arch. Hard and varied. P1 30m (22) - Climb on the right leaning rib along the lip of the arch with progressively increasing difficulty to a tough awkward finale. P2 30m (22) - Trend right along the lip of the arch with an easy start leading to much thin face climbing. P3 35m (25) - Up. Through a vague square cut corner/rooflet, and up a very thin and technical slab on spaced bolts. P4 30m (25) - Straight up the steep headwall with pumpy, powerful climbing to a final thin headwall on black rock (can be a bit dirty). Descent via 2 x 60m raps to the ground - top rap is 62m+... you might make it simul-rapping but tie knots!! Alternately 35m/30m/55m rap. FA: Ingvar Lidmin | 25 | 130m, 4 | |||||
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★★ Godhead's Lament
A mighty steep pitch that can be climbed as a single pitch, or as a harder start to God Monster. Starts 6m right of God Monster on the steep underside of the arch that God Monster traverses around. Up via much steepness (by Bare Rock standards) remaining on the underside of the arch (its possible to stem off the right-corner in the lower 1/3rd without changing the grade), finishing up at the anchor at the end of God Monster Pitch 1 after the last ringbolt on the face. Set: Paul Frothy Thomson, 2 Feb 2016 FA: Paul Frothy Thomson, 4 Feb 2016 | 24 | 25m, 11 | |||||
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★★ Influence of a Drowsy God
The continuation of Godhead's Lament past 8 more bolts through even more ridiculously steep climbing. Start up Godhead's Lament. At the 2nd last bolt of GL (the fixed hanger before the ringbolt) trend right and up past 8 more bolts. Set: Paul Frothy Thomson, 17 Feb 2016 FA: Paul Frothy Thomson, 9 Mar 2016 | 26 | 35m, 16 | |||||
24 | No Name | 18 | 85m | |||||
25 | ★★ MacDonagh | 17 | 200m | |||||
26 | Hardly Worth the Effort | AID:A2+ | 140m | |||||
27 | Conan MacMorna | 17 | 180m | |||||
28 | Red Sonja | 18 | 25m | |||||
29 |
★★ Yesterday's Hero
Start as for Tomorrow's Dream, climbing directly up to the ledge. Then up following technical black slab for 35m, with varied moves of increasing difficulty. Combine with P3 of Tomorrow's Dream for a brilliant 2-pitch multi following some of the best rock in the area. FA: Gerry Narkowicz, 30 Apr 2016 | 21 | 45m | |||||
30 |
★★★ Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts
A Symphony of Rock! The line of bolts left of Tomorrow's Dream is part of a multipitch being developed that tackles the entire Bare Rock face, around the roof, and up the headwall to the top. Bring 2 x 60m ropes (or 1 x 80m rope), 16 quickdraws, and plenty of muscles. P1 - 30m (16) 12 Bolts - "The Easy Slab Pitch" - As for Tomorrow's Dream Pitch 1. P2 - 20m (24) 6 Bolts - "The Funky Roof-Turn Pitch" - Straight up the orange face above the belay, to hard (and funky!) moves getting into the roof, turning the lip and getting established on the face. Easier slab climbing above to belay. MOVE BELAY UP 5M to RINGS JUST BELOW SHORT SLAB (5m left of Tomorrow's Dream Pitch 3). P3 - 12m (21) 6 bolts - "The Hard Slab Pitch" - Climb the short, technical black slab above. Up past 2 bolts, then traverse right (to avoid very bad rock), and the up via hard moves. P4 - 45m (23) 14 Bolts - "The Tenuous Traverse Pitch" - Hard moves off the belay around the bulge, then sustained insecure traversing left below the roofs for 4 bolts. Traverse more easily left to below the final roof. Turn the roof, then continue up Black-and-Yellow streaked slab to belay just below The Great Roof. Some strategically placed long runners will be crucial for mitigating rope drag. P5 - 15m (26) 7 Bolts - "The Outrageous Roof Pitch" - Head directly left from the belay, staying at the same height as the bolts (via desperate sloper-slapping and heel hooking) to a penultimate move to bridge the void between the end of the roof and the Easter-Rising Ledge-system. Stay low (you shouldn't need to touch the Guano) and traverse left along the ledge to belay below the Black Streak. (The next line of Fixed Hangers to the right is Enchanted to a Stone). P6 - 15m (25) 8 bolts - "The Bouldery Black-Streak Pitch" - Step left off the belay and up past 2 bolts to boudery climbing with a powerful, juggy finale to belay on ledge. P7 - 15m (24) 7 bolts - "The Technical Stemming Pitch" - Left past a bolt to join Enchanted to a Stone just before the crux of that route. Up through the stepped roofs to belay on top of headwall. P8 - 25m (12) 6 bolts - "The Junky Exit Pitch" - Just an exit pitch. Head up off the belay, traverse right, up a bit, then more right, and a touch more up to belay at top of cliff. Average rock, but not too terrible. DESCENT: Top out, and walk back down the Approach/Descent Gully at the far Right-Hand side (looking out) of the summit of Bare Rock. Pitches 1 - 4 (up to The Great Roof) can be rapped with 2 x 60m ropes down the line of the climb to reach the ground. For Pitches 5 - 8, you can rap the Easter Rising face to the Belay below Pitch 6 (on the ledge above the Great Roof) being careful not to get stranded in space from the steepness, then rap 30m straight down to a belay on its own in the middle of nowhere. Then rap 35m again diagonally right (looking in) to the anchors at the top of Yesterday's Hero. Be careful not to get the rope stuck in the crack, or to pull any loose rock onto yourself. Then rap 40m to the ground. Set: Paul Frothy Thomson, 16 Apr 2016 FFA: Paul Frothy Thomson, 30 Apr 2016 | 26 | 180m, 8 | |||||
31 |
★★ Tomorrows Dream
A 'mostly' sport route offering three varied pitches.
| 19 | 100m, 3 | |||||
32 |
★★ Tomorrows Dream - Variant 2nd Pitch
An alternate 2nd pitch to Tomorrows Dream making the route fully bolted. | 23 | 20m | |||||
33 |
★ HomoClimbtastic
Varient last pitch of Tomorrows Dream Cruxy | 23 | 30m | |||||
34 |
★★ The Best Thing Since Powdered Milk
The line of bolts between Tomorrow's Dream and Rocketman with a very hard start. FA: Gerry Narkowicz | 23 | 33m | |||||
35 |
★ Cock Rocket
The rightward-trending line of bolts right of The Best Thing Since Powdered Milk. FA: Ingvar Lidmin | 26 | 30m | |||||
36 |
★★ Underestimated
A nouveau classic featuring funky and unlikely climbing up a corner system to an airy traverse to finish. FA: Andrew Martin | 22 | 25m | |||||
37 |
★★ The Nameless King
A fun, mostly trad multi that extends Underestimated all the way to the Supernaut Ledge. Will make an excellent alternative to Tomorrow's Dream if you have done that a few times.
Set: Ingvar Lidman FA: Will Vidler & Match, 27 Apr 2021 | 22 | 100m, 4, 5 | |||||
38 |
Dildano
Start right of Underestimated. Vicious. FA: Ingvar Lidman | 28 | 25m | |||||
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