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Grampians or Arapilies for Bouldering?

hoonatron

4-Dec-2011
1:18:50 PM

Hi, i'm new on the forum and someone mentioned to check out this site.
I've been reading around and trying to figure out which of the 2 to go to but both the articles say very little about the about bouldering there. Preferably one with a shop where i can rent a crash pad. I only managed to bring my harness and shoes from the flight and left all my sporting gear back in the states. I'll check out some climbing books when i get to melbourne on thursday. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-Andy

shortman

4-Dec-2011
1:26:07 PM

Buy a mat and go to the northern Gramps. Keep ya busy for a while.

tshaw

4-Dec-2011
2:55:23 PM

Head to the Gramps. You can rent pads from the outdoor shop in halls gap and aslo pick up the bouldering guid there as well.

enjoy.

citationx

4-Dec-2011
4:09:12 PM

i second gramps (northern).
andersens guide can be found here.
There is also a pdf with a diagramatic representation from the top, but i don't know where it is (online).
hollow mountain and in front of taipan are other places that spring to mind. but there are more knowledgeable boulderererer types lurking around...

hoonatron

5-Dec-2011
2:12:01 AM

Thanks for the help, im pretty stoked to check out the grampians. Hopefully i'll manage to meet some climbers and get a few good sporting sess in before i leave.

ajfclark

5-Dec-2011
8:00:45 AM

I think Christian hires out pads at The Lactic Factory. It's also a good place in Melbourne to meet some boulderers.

hoonatron

6-Dec-2011
1:06:46 PM

I'll Definately try and see how much he charges per week. Actually i left out a huge detail which is my lack of a car now. I know in the guide it says ill definately need a car to get around crags, but is that still the same for boulders? Ill be staying around for 2 weeks.

bones

6-Dec-2011
1:44:13 PM

Arapiles is probably better if you don't have a car.
There is some bouldering near the Stapyton Campground in the Grampians, but the best bouldering is a long way from camp. If you make enough friends there then you might be ok.

widewetandslippery

6-Dec-2011
2:22:53 PM

I have known a few people who have been to Stapylton carless. Getting there and out in the first and last place with all your shit and food seems to be the crux. Hitching into horetown and out a few times doesn't seem to be a problem. The walk from the campground is flat.

That is if bouldering is what you really want to do. Shoes, harness, enthusiasm and a few social skills could get you up a fair bit from the araps campground.

ado_m

6-Dec-2011
4:48:30 PM

i'd go to araps mate, unless you have car.

If you need to borrow a bouldering mat, I've got a massive albeit skanky one that's been gathering moss. You're welcome to borrow it, but you need to pick it up from point A, and drop it back to point B. Shoot me an email on adriancmurray@gmail.com if you want. It's probably one of the biggest you could by, so would be an absolute mission taking on public transport out to arapalies.

widewetandslippery

6-Dec-2011
6:09:53 PM

Ado m post on the money apart from discouraging public transport to araps. Best service for a good crag I know. Early train from mexico city gives you a few hours to go shopping, buy an esky and sample. The deligjts of deliverance. Catcth th bus to the crag and you'll be there around 3. There is good bouldering at araps but as I said above I am pretty sure someone will rope you. In.

Cool Hand Lock

6-Dec-2011
7:39:10 PM

Boldering is for gay people.

Go to Arapiles and hook up with some actual climbers.

howzithanging?

7-Dec-2011
9:15:58 PM

i like to boulder at araps and gramps both have worthwhile problems

stayplton has world class problems but tend to be spread out although you can walk from the camp site to the boulders also most times of the year you could easily get a lift from camp to stalpyton in the morning and a lift home at night...

araps definantly has some seriously good problems especially pinch arete witch is giving me the shits at the moment ( although to be honest i dont think i have tried fresh or sober) there is enough there to keep you going for a long while and a good crew bouldering in the arvo atm...

so i would flip a coin both worthwhile

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