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Compare gyms in Melbourne to Europe 30-Jan-2008 At 12:29:37 PM westie

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On 29/01/2008 dreamingof8a wrote:

>Are there other climbers that want to share their thoughts about that?

...just to continue the recent theme of gym bashing, IMO there is a lot of variety across the three main gyms in Melbourne at the moment. Nunas great but as mentioned - a little undergraded. The route's are fine and well considered. Always something to challenge yourself on. Altona's good as well. The vertical/slightly overhung routes are perhaps a little easier than Nuna and the texture of the surface is perhaps not up to par any more (tough to smear in spots). The city gym is in another league altogether. The routes were set by a blind, sidewinding one legged SOB who must be about 7 foot 2 inches with a chip on his shoulder about gym climbers. Needs work. Munich sounds great.