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partners for Arapiles, mid-Oct. to mid-Nov. 17-Sep-2009 At 7:22:08 PM travelguy

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Actually, when I first climbed Araps, I kept saying, This is just like the Gunks! Great rock, solid gear, easy access (I hate long/difficult approaches!), lots of great routes close together...

I climbed at Stapylton and it was ok but not stellar.

I LOVED Navarre on the Grey Green wall-it is one of my favorite climbs in the entire world!

WM, I looked at the links you sent (thanks for them!) and most of the routes were annotated with either bad rock or difficult access or difficult route finding. They don't look as appealing as Araps. I've only done maybe 20 or 30 routes at Araps so there are tons more for me to do. I might try Rosea if I find a partner who knows the area well. You are correct that I am not going to NSW and also that I am not just interested in a climb because it has easy access. With all of the climbing I've done, I want to climb just the best routes (of any grade-IMO, climbing does not get any better than Muldoon!)
wherever I am climbing.