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Bouldering at Mt Buffalo

scda

25-Feb-2019
10:11:28 AM

I was just wondering if there is much good bouldering up at Mt Buffalo?

I can't seem to find much info about it online which was surprising given how much rock there is up there.

Duang Daunk

25-Feb-2019
10:47:17 AM

On 25-Feb-2019 scda wrote:
>I was just wondering if there is much good bouldering up at Mt Buffalo?
>
>
>I can't seem to find much info about it online which was surprising given
>how much rock there is up there.

Been forced out of the Grampians already eh bro?

There’s heaps of routes there if you boulder like Alex Honnold does!

dalai

25-Feb-2019
12:08:11 PM

On 25-Feb-2019 scda wrote:
>I was just wondering if there is much good bouldering up at Mt Buffalo?

Large grained granite blocks doesn't make for pleasant bouldering...

scda

25-Feb-2019
1:10:22 PM

Ah Thanks, I thought there must be a reason!

dalai

25-Feb-2019
1:21:35 PM

Previous topics on the subject.

Bouldering at Buffalo 2007
Bouldering at Mt Buffalo 2016

scda

25-Feb-2019
1:52:25 PM

Thanks for that.

I might check out behind the chalet and see how it is. The rest of the state is too hot this weekend!

ajfclark

25-Feb-2019
2:40:00 PM

On 25-Feb-2019 scda wrote:
>Thanks for that.
>
>I might check out behind the chalet and see how it is. The rest of the
>state is too hot this weekend!

Not great.

gordoste

26-Feb-2019
10:53:15 AM

The traverse on the Leviathan is worthwhile.

IdratherbeclimbingM9

27-Feb-2019
7:24:16 AM

On 25-Feb-2019 dalai wrote:
>On 25-Feb-2019 scda wrote:
>>I was just wondering if there is much good bouldering up at Mt Buffalo?
>
>Large grained granite blocks doesn't make for pleasant bouldering...

It’s the future of bouldering dalai(!) ... when the impossible problems of yesteryear become the next great things of tomorrowyear.
Heh, heh, heh.

rb

27-Feb-2019
7:33:00 AM

I reckon there's heaps of bouldering to be done. It's not all coarse slabs either! Go for a wander with a pad and a wire brush and you might be surprised what's out there.

I'll put some stuff on The Crag at some point, once I've ticked off the best problems anyway.

Macciza

28-Feb-2019
6:14:29 PM

No. There is not really any bouldering to be found up there... it's a fragile alpine environment that does not need the bouldering hoarders trashing and causing access issues ...
Please stay away... nothing to see up there ...

Shiltz

27-Mar-2019
8:10:14 AM

Yep, stick to the Grampians. Buffalo is not good environment for bouldering.

ajfclark

27-Mar-2019
8:32:16 AM

On 27-Mar-2019 Shiltz wrote:
>Yep, stick to the Grampians. Buffalo is not good environment for bouldering.

Keep in mind that a large portion of the bouldering in the Grampians has access issues at the moment.

shiltz

27-Mar-2019
1:50:36 PM

Cobaw Forest is meant to be good

dalai

27-Mar-2019
2:20:42 PM

On 27-Mar-2019 shiltz wrote:
>Cobaw Forest is meant to be good

It is. As is all the Granite belt locations especially Mt Alex. Question was raised during the hot spell when you wouldn't want to boulder there...

dan_b

27-Mar-2019
4:32:36 PM

On 28-Feb-2019 Macciza wrote:
>No. There is not really any bouldering to be found up there... it's a fragile
>alpine environment that does not need the bouldering hoarders trashing
>and causing access issues ...
>Please stay away... nothing to see up there ...

Agreed

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