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<header id="6" autonumber="false" camping="" history="Jon Nermut and Dave Humphries had a look at the dolerite for sport climbing in 2014 but then moved their attention to Kempton. During that trip a couple of freestanding boulders on the western side of the road were noticed.<br/><br/>Dave went back in 2018 to explore the bouldering potential and found a lot of likely problems within a couple of hundred metres of the road on the Eastern side, some visible from the road." acknowledgement="" name="Mt Hobbs" walk="2-10 Mins" sun="" rock="Dolerite" intro="Mt Hobbs is a dolerite mountain north of Buckland. <br/><br/>The bouldering area is formed by the dolerite columns of Mt Hobbs falling down the southern side providing slabs, vertical and overhanging faces on the one outcrop, literally something for everyone. The boulders range in size from low balls to massive highballs that will require special trousers, with everything in between.<br/><br/>The potential looks enormous but it’s hard to know without trying a range of the available boulders, so get a brush and a shovel/spade to clean the toupee of ferns off the top out holds and put your name to something!<br/><br/>The boulders are featured on almost all faces and the dolerite texture is like coarse sandstone and the landings are generally, surprisingly good.<br/><br/>No tracks have been marked so far, but leaving the road and walking uphill for a couple of minutes will bring you to boulders.<br/><br/>At this time only a small area has been explored, there appears to be further potential to the east and up the hill. So, following the road to the telephone tower that tops Mt Hobbs would be worthwhile. <br/>" access="The most straightforward method is to drive to Buckland, about 60km NE of Hobart on the A3, then turn left on the C318 (Buckland Rd). <br/>Keep on the C318 (Buckland Rd) after it turns to dirt. At 13.5km there is a cross road with no name, turn left towards Mt Hobbs. Drive along this road for 5km. At 5km you should be able to see cleared area to the left and hill with boulders to your right. Park off the road. The journey takes a little over one hour from Hobart."/>
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<text class="heading3" id="9">Vitamin D area</text>
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<problem id="8" name="V0" length="" fa="" extra="(SDS)" grade="V0" stars="" number="1">Start both hands on low rail.</problem>
<problem id="11" name="Vitamin D" length="" fa="Dave Humphries Oct 2018" extra="(SDS)" grade="V2" stars="*" number="2">Start with both hands on the low rail and finish through the roof.</problem>
<problem id="12" name="Vitamin D+" length="" fa="Dave Humphries Oct 2018" extra="(SDS)" grade="V3" stars="***" number="3">Starts under the overhang with both hands on the incut flaky jug then climbs the roof directly to the jug on Vitamin D. Finish as for Vitamin D.</problem>
<text class="text" id="17">Go over the rise to the south and walk past a couple of stacked horizontals you should be able to see below you a boulder with a trimmed edge. This is the inauspicious Shady boulder.</text>
<text class="heading3" id="13">Shady Boulder</text>
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<problem id="14" name="" length="" fa="" extra="(SDS)" grade="V0" stars="" number="1">Start on the big jug then head left.</problem>
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