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Killiecrankie, Flinders Island 13-Feb-2012 At 12:11:35 PM Doug

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On 30/01/2012 Tastrad wrote:
>Coincidentally Bob McMahon and I and my two kids just got back from a week
>on Flinders Island. The rock quality of the various climbs we did was superb
>and the guidebook delivered us to our chosen climbs no worries at all.

Hmmm. According to Bob you only did the one climb.

>In defense of the guidebook, the Flinders Island section is just one chapter
>of a guide covering all the areas in Northern Tas not covered by our other
>guides. So for $42 you not only get the only available guide to Flinders
>plus a comprehensive guide to 11 other crags, including the only full guide
>to Hillwood.

That's fair enough Gerry: the guide provides clear and accurate info to a number of places not covered in other guides. However, it might have been good to add a rider at the start of the Flinders section was largely based on Craddock's guide, that your photo topos matched those descriptions but that the authors (i.e. you and Bob) had done few of the routes yourselves. Also, having the "original pioneers" go over the manuscript is still relying on very little actual reviewing of data.

Re Flinders being a fabulous destination for all the other reasons you list I'd concur wholeheartedly and would love to go back sometime.