Tasmania rock climbing photograph - South Esk

Gerry Narkowicz climbing “The Sting”, grade 23 (F6c) at South Esk crag in Tasmania

The photograph by Robert McMahon shows Gerry Narkowicz climbing “The Sting”, grade 23 (F6c) at South Esk crag in Tasmania.

The South Esk River area and the Cataract Gorge provide 850 routes on Dolerite cliffs up to 30m high in central Launceston. Here there a combination of Trad jamming cracks along with bolted faces and aretes. 15 minutes on the other side of Launceston is the North Esk area with 300 routes.

This photograph appears in the Climb Tasmania guidebook written by Gerry Narkowicz. Buy this guidebook from our shop.

Return to rock climbing in Tasmania in Australia.

The Climb Tasmania guidebook is a good selective guidebook to the island, which describes 1,280 routes at Tasmania’s 35 best crags. 

Buy the Climb Tasmania guidebook from our shop.

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The Climb Tasmania guidebook is a good selective guidebook to the island, which describes 1,280 routes at Tasmania’s 35 best crags. 

Buy the Climb Tasmania guidebook from our shop.

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