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Taiwanese to Arapiles
dalai
11-Mar-2016
10:14:38 PM
@Nate_Ball - ignore gnaguts. He is just trolling other Nati locals and therefore this is his last and final warning.

Once you have been at Araps a few days and socialised with others, I'm pretty sure you will find people to give the gear to when you leave.
Nate_Ball
18-Mar-2016
1:11:26 PM
Questions about gear...

So the 2013 Arapiles book describes the necessary gear required as "a fairly light trad rack: 14 draws, a few slings, a set of wires 1-9 with doubles from 2-7, RPs 2-4, and 4 or 5 cams." I have a set of BD nuts 3-13, DMM peenuts 1-5, and double cams from Metolius 0 (purple) to BD C4 #3 (as well as one #4 and #5). I am planning to bring all the nuts, a single set of cams from smallest to BD C4 #2, 11 "alpine draws", 2 longer runners, some anchor cord and lockers.

Will 16 nuts (mostly smaller) be enough?
Will 7 cams be enough to supplement in the middle-larger sizes?
Will I need cams in the BD C4 #3-#5 range?
Will 13 slings and anchor cord be enough for those 50m pitches?

I am comfortable climbing well above small gear on grades up to 20, but would like to have the right gear to push beyond that. Thanks for any advice.
patto
18-Mar-2016
2:27:58 PM
The current rack you describe will be sufficient.

Personally I subscribe to the philosophy of the more gear the better. I would bring the BD #3 and a doubles in the smaller sizes. It makes it easier for longer pitches and linking pitches. Of course if space and weight are limited then compromises need to be made.
gfdonc
18-Mar-2016
3:02:46 PM
Yeah I'd double up on some cams. I normally carry doubles of green, red, gold - in Dragons but I think the colour coding is the same in BD. Otherwise 2-3 hexes.
johnpitcairn
18-Mar-2016
5:05:50 PM
I usually bring the #3 and a range of hexes.

Depending on what you want to do, doubles of small cams and/or pink/red tricams may be useful (Watchtower slabs), or larger cams (various offwidths if you are into those).

I would bring a couple more longer (120cm) runners if you have them and will be using a single rope.

A couple of bolt plates?

maxdacat
21-Mar-2016
9:57:59 AM
Keep in mind that you will need to book your campsite....can be done online:

https://www.parkstay.vic.gov.au/book-your-stay/mount-arapiles-tooan-state-park/66328

Jayford4321
22-Mar-2016
3:28:01 PM
Sorry Daliah. Ur right an I should've Bn more careful with peeps details but I thought it was ok since they posted them themselves for the last Arapiles Easter Orientation Program.
Carry on.

>if space and weight are limited then compromises need to be made.

Not always. With the Easter hordes there will B enough gear available between partners that even the Nati Rams in both grades couldn't carry it all, an most piches are short anyway.
Failing linkn up with gear freaks U can always count on the local guides to provide gear if U hire them, or swing by the blueies an borrow the mikl rack.

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