Goto Chockstone Home

  Guide
  Gallery
  Tech Tips
  Articles
  Reviews
  Dictionary
  Links
  Forum
  Search
  About

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

  Shop
Chockstone Photography
Australian Landscape Photography by Michael Boniwell
Australian Landscape Prints





Chockstone Forum - General Discussion

General Climbing Discussion

Topic Date User
Trashing Tassie ... it's beyond salvation 17-Mar-2011 At 5:25:34 PM jesus
Message
Pole Dancer ... Free Route ... Freed Route ...................... Ive just been talkin with DAD ...and s/he pointed out that this raises another issue ....

.... More effort should have been made by Steve Monks and Simey to check the free-climb-ability and trad protection potential of the original aid route... which now co-hosts , but is not replaced by ... The Freed Route ...

Now let me clarify ... while hanging off my skyhook on Ben , I had a very good look ... I can assure u that there is no ' feasible ' removable protection across the 7 metre vertical face .... and bear in mind that the last ' natural ' runner was 2 metres below where the first crack pinched out .... and then about 1.5 metres up from the start of the second crack / seam .......hmmmm .....maths .......2 bolts in 10 + metres .............. very ADVENTUROUS climbing on an adventuous mountain flank .............. with distant views , across the valleys and plains to .........................grid-bolted pox glinting in the sun light ....which iis comercially / publically hailed as some of the best Tassie has to offer ...


There are 306 replies to this topic.

 

Home | Guide | Gallery | Tech Tips | Articles | Reviews | Dictionary | Forum | Links | About | Search
Chockstone Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | Landscape Photos Australia

Please read the full disclaimer before using any information contained on these pages.



Australian Panoramic | Australian Coast | Australian Mountains | Australian Countryside | Australian Waterfalls | Australian Lakes | Australian Cities | Australian Macro | Australian Wildlife
Landscape Photo | Landscape Photography | Landscape Photography Australia | Fine Art Photography | Wilderness Photography | Nature Photo | Australian Landscape Photo | Stock Photography Australia | Landscape Photos | Panoramic Photos | Panoramic Photography Australia | Australian Landscape Photography | High Country Mountain Huts | Mothers Day Gifts | Gifts for Mothers Day | Mothers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Mothers Day | Wedding Gift Ideas | Christmas Gift Ideas | Fathers Day Gifts | Gifts for Fathers Day | Fathers Day Gift Ideas | Ideas for Fathers Day | Landscape Prints | Landscape Poster | Limited Edition Prints | Panoramic Photo | Buy Posters | Poster Prints