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11-Mar-2016 10:14:38 PM
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@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.
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18-Mar-2016 1:11:26 PM
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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.
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18-Mar-2016 2:27:58 PM
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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.
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18-Mar-2016 3:02:46 PM
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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.
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18-Mar-2016 5:05:50 PM
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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?
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21-Mar-2016 9:57:59 AM
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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
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22-Mar-2016 3:28:01 PM
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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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