Five Ten 2016, Sonnie Trotter, First free ascent of Ewbank Route on Tasmanias Totem Pole

In January of 2009, after a 9month battle (and 30 years since the First Aid Ascent) The Ewbank Route on the iconic Totem Pole saw all 4 of its original pitches climbed free by two local talents, Doug McConnel, and Dean Rollins. The Tasmanian classic went at 27 (or 5. 12d in Yosemite terms), and Planet Mountain wrote: the two climbers were the first to point out that their style could be greatly improved upon as they freed the individual pitches over separate days, and pitches 2 and 3 were separated by