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1. Bottom Dam 82 routes in Area

Summary:
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Seasonality

All Bouldering

Lat / Long: -42.308738, 147.382073

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

https://climbtasmania.com.au/collections/frontpage

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approach

To get to the southern areas, walk across the bottom dam, up the slab (can be a bit sketchy with pads, especially when wet - easier to the left)

Various crags are currently underwater due to high lake levels. Dry areas are labeled accordingly.

ethic

  • 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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1.1. Lloyd's Wall (Dry) 12 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305348, 147.380945

description

This vertical wall is on the north facing side of the point to the south of the Warm Up Blocks.

1.1.1. Vertical Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:
All Bouldering

Lat / Long: -42.305363, 147.380943

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Grendel (sds)

Start just left of the Lloyds engraving on the left hand side of the wall (the obvious left sweeping arc). Sit start at pinch (feet off slab), up via under clings to your left and sharp edges to your right. Top out using good holds at lip.

V4 Boulder
2 Brad Pitt

A big reach to holds in the little corner - the first ascent was by a very tall person reaching across to the top holds, this problem is considerably harder using the lower holds. The low hold has now broken and is bigger, and goes from here at about V8.

V8 Boulder 3m
3 Looyd's Pitt / 1. V6

Stand start but very reachy to first hold. A crucial foothold has snapped off, making this climb much harder. Grade is unconfirmed.

V6 Boulder
4 Lloyd's Dyno (stand)

Dyno to top from good hold

V5 Boulder 3m
5 4. V? (sds) ? Boulder
6 Campbell's Problem V6 (sds)

5m right of Lloyd's Dyno, sitstart up flake, then right and up thin slab

V6 Boulder 4m

1.1.2. Middle Section 4 routes in Area

Summary:
All Bouldering

Lat / Long: -42.305413, 147.380785

description

The middle section of the wall forms a high cave.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. Nettle Lover (sds)

Sitstart under roof and climb up onto slab via jugs

V1 Boulder
2 2. Cardboard Thin (sds)

Sitstart and up into curving undercling

V2 Boulder
3 3. Itchy and Scratchy (sds)

Start on two small edges around corner, traverse leftwards along rail and into Cardboard Thin

V4 Boulder
4 4. Al's Highball (highball, sds)

Start at the start of the Nettle Lover traverse and climb up to the high ledge and the top.

V3 Boulder

1.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line 2 routes in Area

Summary:
All Bouldering

Lat / Long: -42.305413, 147.380658

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. Ren (hang) V4 Boulder
2 2. Stimpy (hang) V5 Boulder

1.2. The Egg Boulder 4 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305536, 147.380928

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. Green (sds)

V3/4. Sit start on good edges, move up and onto slab via small holds to top.

V4 Boulder
2 2. V3 (sds)

As for 1.Green but move right via good holds to arete, then to top.

V3 Boulder
3 3. Frixion (stand)

Rock onto the blankish black slab and to top via mossy holds. Fun slab problem.

V2 Boulder
4 4. Saddam's Slab of Torture

Right hand arete and slab.

V4 Boulder

1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry) 5 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305713, 147.381744

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. Wombat Fucker V1 Boulder
2 2. V? (sds) ? Boulder
3 3. The Gorse Whisperer (sds) V5 Boulder
4 4. V2 (hang) V2 Boulder
5 5. Gorse Fucker (sds) V3 Boulder

1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry) 5 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305920, 147.381901

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. V? (sds) ? Boulder
2 2. V? (sds) ? Boulder
3 3. V? (stand) ? Boulder
4 4. Chocolate Eclair (highball) V3 Boulder
5 5. V? (sds) ? Boulder

1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry) 7 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.306259, 147.381969

description

First cave about 20m left of the bottom dam. Dry in even fierce bad weather.

approach

Approach via the bottom dam, Yellow Cave is the first cave left, about 20m from the dam.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Un-named

SDS under roof left of Sanguine Direct. Out, around bulge to finish on the same jug hold as Sanguine Direct.

V2 Boulder 4m
2 Sanguine Direct

Direct SDS to Sanguine. Start under roof, moving through slopers on the face. The finish is the same as Sanguine

V3 Boulder 4m
3 Sanguine

R to L traverse of sloper rail, finishing up to jug under roof. Great rock.

V4 Boulder 6m
4 Roundhouse

Start as for Sanguine, but move up then left on slopes and pinches. Finish on jug.

V7 Boulder 5m
5 Strongbuoy / Roundhouse Direct

Start roughly in the middle of the Sanguine traverse, directly under the roof pocket on slopers, bust straight up and finish as for Roundhouse.

FA: Tim Williams, Jan 2022

V8 Boulder 3m
6 Roundhouse - Roof pocket variant

Variation: Out of confusion as to exactly where Roundhouse goes, most people tend to do the slightly easier 'Roof-Pocket' variation which uses the big roof pocket instead of the slopes and pinches. This variation goes at around V5

V5 Boulder 5m
7 V6

Hang start on low ledge with your heel up. Move right along the line for a couple of metres to finish on jug. The extension through the lip and top out would probably go.

V6 Boulder 4m

1.6. Dam Wall Left 4 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.306499, 147.381909

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. Arsehat (stand) V0 Boulder
2 2. V? (stand) ? Boulder
3 3. V? (stand) ? Boulder
4 4. V? (stand) ? Boulder

1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry) 11 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305337, 147.383023

description

The Funky Town Cave is host to a handful of classic hard lines, feet are rare and holds are usually small and slopey.

approach

To get to Funky Town, walk across the bottom dam, up the slab and then head straight over headland heading a bit right. Follow the headland to find a cave on the opposite side to the Yellow Cave.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Angels on the Sidelines

The left arete of the cave, start low with right hand on undercling sloper and left hand on the broken hold. Left hand starting hold broke sometime in 2016. Still sits at V10. Follow the hanging arete and finish on the flat jug. A hard topout may be possible.

FA: G. Maddox, 2013

V10 Boulder 3m
2 Sexy Angels

The low start to 'angels on the sidelines'. Start on sloping crimps just below the 'sexy' graffiti. Adds a few hard tension moves.

FA: Joe Schwarz, 16 Apr

V11 Boulder
3 Fading Angels Project

Very hard. Sit start as for Fade to Black, up into the rib and hard left via big move to finish as for Angels on the Sidelines. Will add several grades to Fade to Black

BoulderProject 4m
4 Fade to Black

Hang Start on the horrendous pinches, slap up to slopers and traverse right to jug as for Kung Fu Fighting.

FA: Sam Edwards

V13 Boulder 4m
5 Kung Fu Fighting

Start on undercling and slope and slap up to slopes and traverse right to jug.

FA: Sam Edwards

V10 Boulder 3m
6 Acid Reign

Was V7 until starting hold broke. Start on undercling and broken sloper.

FA: Sam Edwards

V8 Boulder 3m
7 The Fountain

Start on the slopers right hand side of Acid Reign. Up to same finish

FA: T. Krauss, 6 Jul 2014

V8 Boulder 3m
8 V3

Traverse from the huge juggy sloper to the right as far as possible

V3 Boulder 4m
9 High traverse

As for low traverse but hands only on the thinner line

V5 Boulder 4m
10 Groove Train

Start on slopes heel up. Probably easier if you're tall and harder if you're not.

FA: Kim Robinson

V10 Boulder 4m
11 Rhamnusia

Start on low crimpy rail 3m right of Groove Train, up to slopers then head left to finish at nose.

V11 Boulder 7m

1.8. Funky Town Slab (Dry) 2 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305521, 147.383064

description

The Funky Town Slab is the slabby headwall to the left of the Funky Town Cave.

Only one route on the wall has been recorded, though some other lines have been attempted there is still some potential for new hard lines.

approach

Access to the slab is the same as for Funky Town Cave.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 V7

The farthest left of the 3 water-grooves

V7 Boulder
2 The Raven

Stand start the double water groove just to the left of the cave arete.

FA: H. Jackson, 2017

V7 Boulder 4m

1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry) 7 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.305735, 147.383144

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 V? ? Boulder
2 V3 (stand) V3 Boulder
3 1. Stuck on You (hang) V5 Boulder
4 2. V3 (stand) V3 Boulder
5 3. V5 (stand) V5 Boulder
6 4. Unstuck (sds) V5 Boulder
7 5. Project V10+ Boulder

1.10. Electric Wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.307383, 147.385719

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 1. V1 (sds) V1 Boulder
2 2. Blind Mullet (sds) V4 Boulder
3 3. Electric Lazyland (stand) V5 Boulder
4 4. V? (stand) ? Boulder

1.11. Dam Wall 5 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.306855, 147.382397

summary

Currently in 30-40cm of water.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Crack Head

About 50m right of the dam is a very steep hand crack usually full of cobwebs. Sit start on finger locks, up to jams, top out on ledge.

V5 Boulder
2 Iron Maiden

About 25m to the right of Crack Head is a free standing boulder, a bit fractured and loose but has a couple of fun problems.

Sit start on good holds, up to curving arete, use holds only on arete. Top out at apex of boulder.

V3 Boulder
3 Fractional

Start as for previous problem, up middle of face using good edge and loose finger crack, dyno to apex. No holds on arete.

V3 Boulder
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
4 My Happy Place

30m? right of the bottom dam is a bulgy arete feature just to the left of a little chimney crack. Sit start left of the crack, head left and around the arete, then up to slopers.

FA: Sam Edwards, 2008

V12 Boulder
5 Worthy of Attack

The shallow crack 6m right of Mr Happy Place. Sit start on sidepull at bottom of crack, climb up to ledge and then top out in any direction that appeals.

FA: Callum Hyland

V11 Boulder

1.12. The Electric Avenue 3 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.306165, 147.385013

description

These are the short walls on the next point across from Funky Town. The first section has potential for quite a few more short, moderate problems.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 V2

Start as for Electric Avenue but go left to the next set of jugs.

V2 Boulder
2 Electric Avenue

Start 1m left of arete at jug. Up jugs to top.

V2 Boulder
3 V0

Start at flat hold 1m right of arete.

V0 Boulder

1.13. Fred's Point 0 routes in Area

1.14. The Island 13 routes in Area

Summary:

Lat / Long: -42.307424, 147.378747

1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side 13 routes in Area

Summary:
All Bouldering
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Buzzy Land

Start on undercling and go up and left, to finish as for El Nino

FA: Kim Robinson

V8 Boulder
2 El Jeffe

Start in between El Nino and BuzzyLand at an undercling. Up to the two crimps on BuzzyLand and then straight up.

V7 Boulder
3 Slap Slap

This is a small cave around and up to the left of the main cave. Start on the slopey lip , mantle to top.

V3 Boulder
4 Fear and Loathing

Start as for Slap Slap, but go right through choss.

V3 Boulder
5 Spirulina

Hang start on the large jug, climb up to the crack, jam through it and battle over the top.

FA: Dave James

V1 Boulder
6 1st V5

Start at back of cave and climb out on jugs and jump around lip to big slopey basin. Has been done with top out at V7

FA: Kim Robinson

V5 Boulder
7 2nd V5

Climb out from back of cave to big jug on lip and traverse the lip rightwards to finish up La Nina.

FA: Kim Robinson

V5 Boulder
8 Oonga Boonga

Project - Start at back of cave directly in from the big jug, near the Oonga Boonga grafitti. Hard moves out the roof to the jug on the lip, and then even harder moves straight up to finish. The two halves have been done individually, both at about V9

V9 Boulder
9 V3/4

Start as for La Nina and traverse the entire length of cave leftwards on the back wall to the start of Spirulina.

FA: Kim Robinson

V4 Boulder
10 Doug's Linkup

Start as for La Nina, and do the first move out to the flake/undercling. The head left on jugs through the roof, to finish at no. 2.

V5 Boulder
11 La Nina

Start on jugs on the back wall 2m left of El Nino. Straight out to lip then finish right and up.

FA: Jon Nermut

V4 Boulder
12 La Nina Direct

Direct finish to La Nina

FA: Kim Robinson

V8 Boulder
13 El Nino

Start at the right hand end of the cave. Out to lip then up and slightly left.

FA: Jon Nermut

V4 Boulder

1.14.2. Mary's Wall 0 routes in Area

1.14.3. Anzac Wall 0 routes in Area

1.14.4. The Island - Town Side 0 routes in Area

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop Area
V0 1. Arsehat (stand) Boulder 1.6. Dam Wall Left
V0 Boulder 1.12. The Electric Avenue
V1 1. Nettle Lover (sds) Boulder 1.1.2. Middle Section
1. Wombat Fucker Boulder 1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry)
1. V1 (sds) Boulder 1.10. Electric Wall
Spirulina Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V2 2. Cardboard Thin (sds) Boulder 1.1.2. Middle Section
3. Frixion (stand) Boulder 1.2. The Egg Boulder
4. V2 (hang) Boulder 1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry)
Un-named Boulder 4m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
Electric Avenue Boulder 1.12. The Electric Avenue
V2 Boulder 1.12. The Electric Avenue
V3 4. Al's Highball (highball, sds) Boulder 1.1.2. Middle Section
2. V3 (sds) Boulder 1.2. The Egg Boulder
5. Gorse Fucker (sds) Boulder 1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry)
4. Chocolate Eclair (highball) Boulder 1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry)
Sanguine Direct Boulder 4m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
V3 Boulder 4m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
2. V3 (stand) Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
V3 (stand) Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
Fractional Boulder 1.11. Dam Wall
Iron Maiden Boulder 1.11. Dam Wall
Fear and Loathing Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
Slap Slap Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V4 Grendel (sds) Boulder 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
3. Itchy and Scratchy (sds) Boulder 1.1.2. Middle Section
1. Ren (hang) Boulder 1.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line
1. Green (sds) Boulder 1.2. The Egg Boulder
4. Saddam's Slab of Torture Boulder 1.2. The Egg Boulder
Sanguine Boulder 6m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
2. Blind Mullet (sds) Boulder 1.10. Electric Wall
El Nino Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
La Nina Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V3/4 Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V5 Lloyd's Dyno (stand) Boulder 3m 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
2. Stimpy (hang) Boulder 1.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line
3. The Gorse Whisperer (sds) Boulder 1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry)
Roundhouse - Roof pocket variant Boulder 5m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
High traverse Boulder 4m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
1. Stuck on You (hang) Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
3. V5 (stand) Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
4. Unstuck (sds) Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
3. Electric Lazyland (stand) Boulder 1.10. Electric Wall
Crack Head Boulder 1.11. Dam Wall
1st V5 Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
2nd V5 Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
Doug's Linkup Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V6 Campbell's Problem V6 (sds) Boulder 4m 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
Looyd's Pitt Boulder 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
V6 Boulder 4m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
V7 Roundhouse Boulder 5m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
The Raven Boulder 4m 1.8. Funky Town Slab (Dry)
V7 Boulder 1.8. Funky Town Slab (Dry)
El Jeffe Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V8 Brad Pitt Boulder 3m 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
Strongbuoy Boulder 3m 1.5. The Yellow Cave (Dry)
Acid Reign Boulder 3m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
The Fountain Boulder 3m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
Buzzy Land Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
La Nina Direct Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V9 Oonga Boonga Boulder 1.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V10 Angels on the Sidelines Boulder 3m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
Groove Train Boulder 4m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
Kung Fu Fighting Boulder 3m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
V11 Rhamnusia Boulder 7m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
Sexy Angels Boulder 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
Worthy of Attack Boulder 1.11. Dam Wall
V12 My Happy Place Boulder 1.11. Dam Wall
V13 Fade to Black Boulder 4m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
? Fading Angels Project BoulderProject 4m 1.7. Funky Town Cave (Dry)
4. V? (sds) Boulder 1.1.1. Vertical Wall
2. V? (sds) Boulder 1.3. The Gorse Factory (Dry)
1. V? (sds) Boulder 1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry)
2. V? (sds) Boulder 1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry)
3. V? (stand) Boulder 1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry)
5. V? (sds) Boulder 1.4. The Bakehouse (Dry)
2. V? (stand) Boulder 1.6. Dam Wall Left
3. V? (stand) Boulder 1.6. Dam Wall Left
4. V? (stand) Boulder 1.6. Dam Wall Left
V? Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
4. V? (stand) Boulder 1.10. Electric Wall
V10+ 5. Project Boulder 1.9. Funky Town Boulder (Dry)
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