Rock climbing weekend at Arapiles

Requirements: Know how to lead belay. Ideally, have a lead pass from Hardrock and have led indoors a couple of times.

Mount Arapiles (~5 hours drive from Melbourne) is one of the best cliffs in the world for trad climbing. There are routes suitable for all abilities with awesome ‘three-star’ climbs beginning from grade 5 through to grade 32.

Have a look at the description here: http://www.chockstone.org/Arapiles/Arapiles.htm

This trip is an excellent opportunity for intermediate climbers to gain experience in lead belaying and seconding – a prerequisite for the epic Easter 10-day climbing trip to Nowra! Ideally, you should have a lead pass from Hardrock and have led indoors a couple of times.

The plan:

Friday: Depart Melbourne at 6pm. Quick stop for dinner and grocery shopping. Arrive at Araps ~11pm.

Saturday: Climb all day!!

Sunday: Climb most of the day.. then pack up and head back to Melbs ~3pm.

What you need to bring:

• - harness*
• - rock shoes*
• - belay device and nut tool*
• -helmet*
• - tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat*
• - stove for cooking*
• - food for the weekend: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner and snacks
• - enough water for the weekend
• - $10 cash to cover camp fees

*can be hired from the club

Any questions, have a chat to me at the club on Tuesdays or leave a comment below.