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Climbing around Mansfield 10-May-2007 At 8:39:40 PM Rat Man

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I grew up in Mansfield and it's all a bit grim.
Pat's got the good news though.
Everything is in the Eastern District Guide, plus good directions.
Rocky Ned is probably the pick - coarse granite but lots of moss covering everything.
The Moonie Creek Boulders are spectacular but the chimney is a scary lead - no gear, unfortunately most of the walls in the area are blank or have inconsistant lines. - but to be honest I didn't put much effort into development of new lines.
There was one area near Lima that was on Private Property on which I supervised a trip for the region's venturer units. 6-10metre wall 70 m long with a few lines that were naturally clean and probably a few more with a brush. but that was about 17 years ago and I'm not sure if I could find it again - let alone know who's property it was.

Closer to Mansfield is loose conglomerate. Powers lookout and south of the Local tip are good walls but too loose.
There's also a mudstone quarry that I used to boulder at - about 4 metres mostly vertical aretes and corners. but I think it's off limits now I might have to check it out next time I go home. -
Overall a couple of daytrips worth of climbing and a couple exploring but not much more.
- if you're that psyched, go to Buffalo.
Christian