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Area	Location	Sub Location	Crag	Links
VIC Buffalo	Gorge	(General)	(General)	[ Gorge Guide ]

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Ozymandias and water 6-Dec-2016 At 5:27:44 PM sgodwin

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Hi all,

Sorry to drag this old thread back up, but I was hoping somebody might be able to give me some up to date info on Ozy.

My girlfriend and I planning to come to Mt Buffalo in the week before Christmas, with Ozymandius direct as the main objective. We have a little bit of aiding/big wall experience, but we're not fast, so the plan is:

Day 1: Arrive in Melbourne on the ferry from Tassie, sort out food and gear, drive to Buffalo, suss out the approach to the Defender of the Faith rap anchors.
Day 2: Rap in via Defender of the Faith, find the start of the route, get water, fix a pitch or two, bivi at the base. (I have dodgy ankles so I hate walking down hills. I don't care if the abseil approach is awkward with a haul bag, I'll take it over carting loads down by foot any day)
Day 3: Climb to Big Grassy, fix the next two pitches, rap back to ledge, bivi.
Day 4: Climb to top, drink beer, sleep.
Day 5: As above, minus the climbing part.
Day 6: Angels

What I wanted to ask is if anyone knows the current status of the creek in the gorge. Are we likely to have any trouble getting water? Also what state are the belay anchors on the route in? Should we consider bringing gear to replace old bolts?

Cheers,
Scott