Ben Ridder sent in the following update to the access information:
In the paragraph 'to get there' replace the last sentence with this one...
Follow this through the outer suburbs of New Norfolk to the T-junction: to get to the cliff turn right along Back River Road; if you want the key turn left, then right along Daniel's Road.
Also replace the paragraph starting 'The turn-off to the crag" with the following...
The turn-off to the crag is about 2km along Back River Road from the T-junction. Turn right at the driveway to house numbers 658, 660 & 662 and drive for another 1km before reaching the gate requiring the key. After a few kilometers of zigging and zagging, take a road which turns off sharply to the left, and the crag will soon be visible on the right.
I hope this is useful. My main reason for updating the Handsome Crag directions was that there is now an extra driveway entrance right next to the road up to the crag, and neither have gates at the bottom – abit confusing...
This old quarry is owned by the Uni of Tas. Presumably in fear of litigation they have erected a perimeter fence and a sign saying something like "Authorised Access Only" with a phone number. Bisso has sorted out the access process ...
The phone number connects you to university property services. Property services will tell you that to use the quarry you merely need to fill out their standard indemnity before each visit. This is not as bad as it sounds. Once you make youselves known to them it is possible to fax them the idemnity or to organise it over the phone (if you do the latter you need to pick it and sign it on the way to the quarry). After you've done this security will be informed and they will open the gate for you. Its best if you give them a day or so, but you can get in with as little as 15 min. if the right authority is in their office (which is usually the case). Climbers have been ejected for not going through the proper process. It's a pain in the ass for Uni and for us, so if possible give it a go until something better is sorted out.
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Access is closed (I think this one is owned by the Hobart City Council). Plenty of people still climb there although sometimes you'll be told by police or others to get off.
Les Grands Ensembles 20m 24
Starts 1m to the left of Tour de France, and follows a line of seven bolts up to the chain at the top of TdF (the last bolt is not visible from the ground). Richard Cockerill and Ben Ridder, May 2000.
The land that is crossed to reach Gunners is owned by Bob Hunt. Give him a phone-call before you go as, naturally enough, he likes to know when people are crossing his land and who they are. He isn't happy about school groups using the crag, partly because of the additional volume of traffic. Presumably this won't be a problem as this crag is quite inappropriate and dangerous for inexperienced groups (Rocky Tom is much better).