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Hillwood Crags Closed By Landowner due to fire 23-Feb-2010 At 12:26:19 PM Tastrad

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Due to the recent major bushfire, the Hillwood Crags have been closed by the landowner until further notice. There are many trees and logs still smouldering, many damaged trees that may fall down at any moment, and some routes that have rockfall due to fracturing by the heat. The fire has burnt most of the vegetation in the vicinity of the cliffs. The main gully at Matto Grosso is mostly unaffected except for the northern end near Jugs R Us and Raiden Pump Wall. The fire went along the base of the Chessboard. Rock Of Ages is unaffected and so are Hidden Towers and Citadels. Cave Rock area was totally torched. The landowner requests that climbers respect the closure of the cliffs for safety reasons. He estimates a month before it re-opens. The landowner said that some dickheads from Hobart showed up on the weekend, ignored the road closure signs, were rude to fire officers and police and said `we've driven all this way and we're going climbing. Apparently one got hit by a falling branch and was taken off in an ambulance, and another broke holds off the cliff trying to climb a fire damaged route. Their irresponsible behaviour has spoilt the reputation of the climbing community in the eyes of the landowner, a good reputation that has taken many years to build.