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Brunswick Bouldering Wall

15th Apr 2013 Andrew Clark

The push for a Brunswick bouldering wall has been extremely positive so far and hopefully the Wilson St project (which has been recently in the media - see below) will happen. However like climbing there's no harm in placing another bit of gear in case the other one fails.

Moreland council are looking for suggestions for Fleming park. If you have 3 minutes please follow the link to the survey and request a bouldering wall. Who knows? We may get both...

Take the survey here

Goat Knotto @ Arapiles Easter 2013
8th Mar 2013 Andrew Clark
29th March from 9:00am at the Arapiles Rescue Group site at the bottom of the Pines Can you tie a knot to save your life? Under pressure? Blindfold? Faster than your friends can? Tie three knots, double fishermans, alpine butterfly and re-threaded figure 8 in the shortest time possible. Fun, bragging rights and prizes on offer. Sharpening your knot-tying skills can’t be a bad thing either. Sections: Blindfold, First Prize Arapiles Select Guide,, courtesy of Open Spaces Publishing Open, First Prize Arapiles a million mountains, courtesy of Keith Lockwood $5 to enter a section, $8 to enter both sections. Young people ( climbers in year 12 and below) first prize BD Magnetron locking karabiner courtesy of Arapiles Mountain Shop (gold coin donation). Also door prizes, (even if we don’t have a door). Turn up to try your hand throughout Friday 29th March from 9:00am at the Arapiles Rescue Group site at the bottom of the Pines. Finals, if required, and presentations from 5:00 pm Proceeds to support Arapiles Rescue Group. This time we need your help. Further information email

Victoria Leading Ladder 2013
1st Mar 2013 Ben Wright
The 2013 Victorian Leading Ladder Series, setup to encourage climbers to climb routes in redpoint style in as few attempts as possible. Further info from http://www.bloc.nu/#!viewer;id=85001

Mount Buffalo Guide Update v1.0.3

14th Feb 2013 Andrew Clark

Happy Valentine's Day people. I know you love guidebook updates so I've just merged all the notes people have sent me and things I noticed during the recent club trip to buffalo.

You can download a copy (26m) here: http://www.vicclimb.org.au/media/Buffalo%20Update%20v1.0.3.pdf

Any comments or corrections please submit them to and I'll try to work them as time allows.

VCC Members Buying Night at The Wilderness Shop
6th Feb 2013

Mount Buffalo Guide Update v1.0.2

21st Jan 2013 Andrew Clark

With the weather heating up and the Buffalo trip on the horizon, I figured I should get the Buffalo Guidebook Update on the website. I've taken all of the existing topos and information from this website and added everything I could find in Argus, the ACA, Chockstone, various emails from people, personal experiences, etc and combined them all into a single, indexed document. Hopefully this makes it a little easier to use the guide and the update together.

You can download a copy (23m) here: http://www.vicclimb.org.au/media/Buffalo%20Update%20v1.0.2.pdf

Any comments or corrections please submit them to and I'll try to work them as time allows.

2012 Cliffcare Raffle Winners

16th Jan 2013


.	#	Sponsor	Prize	Value	Winners Name
.	1	Bayside Rock	12 month membership	$1,000.00	Di Simran Sunt
.	2	Hardrock Climbing Gym	6 month dual gym membership	$835.00	Simon Marriott
.	3	Roos with a View	3 nights accomodation	$690.00	Nick Valkenburg
.	4	Bayside Rock	6 month membership	$555.00	Ally Driessen
.	5	Bogong Equipment	Voucher	$500.00	Tracey Skinner
.	6	Hardrock Climbing Gym	4 x 10 visit pass	$144.00	JD Shaw
.	7	Hardrock Climbing Gym	4 x 10 visit pass	$144.00	Dimitri Fouras
.	8	Hardrock Climbing Gym	4 x 10 visit pass	$144.00	Craig Darroch
.	9	Hardrock Climbing Gym	4 x 10 visit pass	$144.00	Kim Parker
.	10	Rock Adventure Centre	10 visit pass	$140.00	Chris Leech
.	11	Balance & Control Pilates	5 x classes (mat)	$120.00	Craig Darroch
.	12	Bogong Equipment	Voucher	$100.00	Cat Hart
.	13	Mosaic Myotherapy	One Rock Climber's Myotherapy Treatment (60-75 minutes)	$90.00	Kerstin Seibel
.	14	Arapiles Resoles	Climbing shoe resole	$85.00	Glen Donohue
.	15	Remote Equipment Repairs	Wash and reproofing of breathable garment	$65.00	Kieran Loughran
.	16	Open Spaces	Arapiles Selected Climbs guidebook	$59.95	Geoff Brian
.	17	Rockmaster Publications	Sublime Climbs guidebook	$59.95	Campbell Davies
.	18	Prime Creative Media	1 year subscription to Wild magazine	$47.95	Hannah Campbell
.	19	Prime Creative Media	1 year subscription to Outer Edge magazine	$47.95	Lee Sen Chai
.	20	The Natimuk Café	Dinner for two	$40.00	Kerstin Seibel
.	21	Prime Creative Media	1 year subscription to Rock magazine	$31.95	Cameron Abraham
.	22	Open Spaces	Rockclimbs around Melbourne guidebook	$29.95	Robbie Martin

Burnley Bouldering Wall - Working Bee
15th Dec 2012 Ben Wright
The working bee on Saturday 15th December went very well. Starting at 9am a total of 22 volunteers turned up throughout the day, to completely strip walls 2 and 3, and partially strip wall 1 of its oldest routes. Holds were crated and taken up to the park tap for washing, with Tristan Wardley doing a great job on the jet hose. Fortunately the sun came out which helped with drying the holds. Toby Pola had gathered a group of setters, and they started putting up new routes from mid-morning. Route setting Wall #2. Phil Goebel brought along a set of new holds donated by Hardrock Climbing Gym, which were gratefully received and used for a new problem on the right side of wall #3. By late afternoon there were half a dozen routes back on each of the walls. More to be added in the coming weeks. A big thanks to all the volunteers who gave their time, and made it a very successful working bee. We now have some new and Clean routes (for a while!).

Burnley Bouldering Wall - Reset
11th Dec 2012 Ben Wright
There is going to be a route reset day Saturday 15th December, starting 9am. We have a group of setters, but we need volunteers to help strip and wash all the holds, so please let us know if you can help out. The walls will be closed while setting takes place.

Seize the Day!
24th Nov 2012 Andrew Clark
Think Melbourne could use another free bouldering wall similar to Burnley? Head down between 2pm and 6pm to sign the petition for a new wall in Brunswick! A great family day with a climbing wall, face painting and more! If you can't make it to Brunswick on 15th December, you can add your support online http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/bouldering-wall-for-brunswick.html

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