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Welcome to Chockstone fellow climbers. Within this site you'll find our on-line guide provides supplemental information about most Victorian climbing destinations including the major areas of Arapiles, the Grampians and Mt Buffalo. The gallery is chock full of images & video from all over the state and our interviews with local climbers has been a welcome addition to the articles section. A few pearls of climbing wisdom can be found in the tech tips, along with detailed photos of useful knots.

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Neil Monteith on Death Starred (24) - a new route on the amazing flowstone of the Phantom Menace Wall, Bungonia Gorge. See: Guide. Photographer: Lee Cujes

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NSW & QLD Road Trip
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VIC Mountains to Sea
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NSW Central Coast

Upcoming Events

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27/05/2012	CliffCare -The Gallery Track Repair Location: The Gallery, Grampians Leader: Tracey Skinner Details: This working bee is to repair some erosion damage to the climbers track to The Gallery. This track is not a PV managed track rather one that is now managed by the climbing community and CliffCare. All volunteers are welcome but especially those who climb regularly at the Gallery.Drop me a line and I'll give you the details. Please note the change of day! [ More ]
9/06/2012 to 10/06/2012	Araps Climb &Repair (Pharos gully project) Location: Mt Arapiles Leader: Cameron Abraham(trip) Tracey Skinner (work bee) Details: Spend most of the weekend climbing - partners plentiful and help out between 3pm -5pm moving a few rocks for the Pharos Gully Repair Project. See here for some pics This is a beginners to advanced trip - all are welcome. Please contact the trip leader beforehand to confirm details and whether you are attending the trip itself or just the working bee. [ More ]
18/08/2012 to 19/08/2012	Araps Climb &Repair (Pharos gully project) Location: Mt Arapiles Leader: Cameron Abraham(trip) Tracey Skinner (work bee) Details: Spend most of the weekend climbing - partners plentiful and help out between 3pm -5pm moving a few rocks for the Pharos Gully Repair Project. See here for some pics This is a beginners to advanced trip - all are welcome. Please contact the trip leader beforehand to confirm details and whether you are attending the trip itself or just the working bee. [ More ]

Climbing News

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24/10/2011

Monique Forestier climbs 32 in Verdon Gorge
Monique Forestier had climbed the classic Tom et je Ris (8b+), a sustained and run-out 60-metre tufa route in Verdon Gorge, France. There is a few photos and more info on Simon Carter's web site here. ... [ More ]

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23-May-2006	Jacqui has put together a PDF guide to the new Burnley Wall in Melbourne. This is a free outdoor bouldering wall built by climbers for climbers.
17-Feb-2006	Paul Martin has contributed a guide to the Beechworth Bouldering Circuit. From a climber’s perspective, the Beechworth area is worth spending some time in as it is blessed with a large number of granite boulders upon which we may ply our trade. The bouldering in this guide covers only a small but popular area which lies within close proximity to the town centre.
15-Feb-2006	Dr Ron Farmer has contributed an article Protecting An Abseil: A Study Of Friction Knots. The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of various knots for protecting an abseil with a self-belay.
08-Dec-2005	At long last the Chockstone T-Shirts are finally happening! Belinda Rees of Makalu Mountain Equipment has kindly taken on the daunting task and financial cost of producing and selling them. Please support her efforts by placing an order via the fax details shown below. If you want to pick up a shirt before Christmas, you'll need to get your order in pronto.
17-Nov-2005	Neil has created a guide to Grahams Creek, Victoria Range, Grampians and well as another to Windjammer Wall, Mt Stapylton, Grampians. Both are also available in PDF.
08-Nov-2005	WIN THIS BOOK! To celebrate the launch of Simon Carter's fabulous new photo book - World Climbing, Chockstone is hosting a competition - the prizes being signed copies of the book! Check out this topic on the forum for details on how to win.
04-Aug-2005	Neil has added a guide to a new crag in the Northern Grampians, at Hollow Mountain: Bad Moon Rising Wall. The routes and rock quality resemble Wall Of Fools at Summer Day Valley. The right side is home to several nice sport routes and the left has some of the best easy jug fests in the Grampians.
17-Jul-2005	James has updated the Mt Difficult, Grampians guide as a revised PDF. Also reviewed Slack Jaw DVD's Blood Sweat and Bagels, and Stick It, both of which I really enjoyed.
27-May-2005	Added video of Jacqui Middleton leading The Invisible Fist of Professor Hiddich Smiddich (26) at the jewel of the Grampians, Taipan Wall. The scary traverse out right and back left to tag the finish is well above the last bolt. Video shot from two angles, including above and behind via an overhanging abseil.
18-Mar-2005	Neil has updated his Mt Stapylton Campground guide. Grab the PDF for the latest version. Includes 40 climbs within walking distance of the campsite. Areas: Mini Castle Crag, Warden Wall, Sentinel Cave & Wall, The Guardhouse, and Mt Pleasant.
01-Feb-2005	Completed the Interview with Simon Mentz. Local reader's will probably best know Simon's name as the co-author of those outstanding guide books Arapiles Selected Climbs, and Grampians Selected Climbs. Other's might have come across his name against numerous starred first ascents that are now considered classics in the Grampians, Mt Buffalo and deep in the heart of the Northern Territory. Simon's climbing life has taken him to more distance places like The Nose of El Capitan and the Matterhorn, but his nucleus remains the appealing country life of Natimuk.
25-Jan-2005	Completed the Interview with Dave Jones. The man with a quiet voice and supernatural shoulders has a reputation for bold, run out, trad horror shows, including one such ascent captured on film during the making of the well known climbing movie "Hard Grit". With first ascents that include the hardest route at Mt Arapiles, Punks Addition (32), some scary stuff on Taipan Wall and a wealth of bold FA's and repeats throughout the world, it's a wonder Dave has time to earn a living.
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