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Need partners for Melbourne indoor lead + outdoor 22-Oct-2012 At 9:49:43 AM dawyndham

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On 19/10/2012 Dave_S wrote:
>On 16/10/2012 shortman wrote:
>>Alright I feel bad for hijacking your thread. I'll climb with ya.
>
>I think I'll need you to clarify your rub+tub expectations first. ;-)
>
>
>On 17/10/2012 ajfclark wrote:
>>These guys do a regular Monday night at Hardrock CBD:
>>http://www.meetup.com/rockclimbing-115/
>>
>>They also do other nights at Nunawading, though less regularly. Good
>>way to meet more keen people.
>
>Thanks. I'd seen them before but assumed they were more top-rope/beginner
>focussed. On closer inspection it seems my assumption may not have been
>entirely accurate...

The meetup group is a mix. There are a lot of beginners looking for other climbers to climb with instead of friends who were happy to try it once, but not into climbing as a regular thing.
There are also a lot of people who have moved to Melbourne from overseas with previous climbing experience, moved back to Melbourne after being away for a while (I fit into that group), or have had their regular climbing partners move away / get injured or otherwise stopped climbing.