VCC New Routes

Welcome to the New Routes section. New routes listed in the area pages below are those which have been submitted, are not in an existing published guide, and are not in an online PDF guide. These routes are made available on this site on an "as received" basis without any verification by the VCC. Thus, listed routes may have inaccurate details such as grade/length/location etc, or may be entirely fictional. If you have any information that clarifies or questions existing route descriptions, please send it in to the

The simple format adopted in this area of the site enables rapid publication of new routes, so be sure to keep checking this site to see the newest of the new. This site will also serve as a single repository of new routes until they are incorporated into an online PDF guide or a print guide - providing a "one-stop" snapshot of new route activity. As always, new routes will also be published monthly in the VCC Newsletter Argus.

New Route Listings:

Mount Arapiles

PDF guides available for free download:

[1,243 kB - 14-04-2003] Grampians
[213 kB - 6-10-2003] Arapiles
[147 kB - 6-10-2003] Mt Buffalo
[115 kB - 6-10-2003] Northwest Victoria
[192 kB - 26-08-2003] Southwest Victoria
[257 kB - 26-08-2003] Eastern Victoria

Many more online guides to specific areas, especially in the Grampians, can be found under that crag's entry in the above new routes pages.

Latest Updates and Route Additions:

* - 17 July 2006: Mt Arapiles > Fang Buttress; The Watchtower; The Pharos
* - 15 July 2006: Buffalo > Dreamworld
* - 09 July 2006: Grampians > Asses Ears Area > Geranium (Brim) Springs
* - 09 July 2006: Mt Arapiles > Tiger Wall
* - 09 July 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > Muline Crag
* - 09 July 2006: Mt Buffalo > Bent's Lookout; The Hump
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Mt Difficult Range > Centurion Walls
* - 02 July 2006: Eastern > Mt Pilot
* - 02 July 2006: Arapiles > Tiger Wall; Death Row Pinnacle
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > Red Rocks
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > Curiosity Crag
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Hollow Mtn. > Amnesty Wall; Tribute Wall; Koalasquatsy Wall; Van Dieman's Land
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Northern > Sentinel Cave; The Guardhouse
* - 02 July 2006: Grampians > Northern > The Unnamed Cliff
* - 02 July 2006: Southwest > You Yangs > Big Rock; Tramway Boulders; Cressy Gully; Nightfall area; Corio Ridge
* - 20 June 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > Band of Gypsies
* - 20 June 2006: Arapiles > Death Row Pinnacle
* - 20 June 2006: Grampians > Stapylton Amphitheatre > Cloud Cuckoo Land; Northern Walls; Central Buttress
* - 20 June 2006: Grampians > Mt Stapylton > Koalasquatsy Wall
* - 20 June 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > Hollywood Bowl
* - 20 June 2006: Grampians > South East > Mt William
* - 20 June 2006: Mt Buffalo > The Hump > Main Cliff
* - 20 June 2006: Eastern Victoria > Neilson's Crags
* - 17 June 2006: Mt. Buffalo > The Gorge; The Hump; The Cathedral; The Castle; The Horn; Dreamworld; Back Wall
* - 17 June 2006: Grampians > Victoria Range > The Flatiron
* - 15 June 2006: Grampians > Mt. Stapylton > Taipan Wall; Spurt Wall

Thanks to those who have submitted! Keep it coming!

New Route submissions
If you have done any new routes or have information that clarifies or questions existing route descriptions - then please , (or post it to: Victorian Climbing Club, GPO Box 1725, Melbourne 3001), so that we can include them on this site, in the next issue of Argus and in the next edition of the relevant Guidebook. New Route submissions preferably should include the following information:

Location - relative to existing published routes (if possible), distinctive cliff features, and/or grid reference(s) (including the map used).
Route Name - obviously important!!
Length - including individual pitch lengths for multipitch routes.
Star rating - 3 stars if classic, 2 stars if very good, 1 star if worthwhile, or no stars.
Grade - taking into account technical difficulty, sustainedness, and/or boldness. Include the grade of each pitch for multipitch routes.
Route description - sufficient for repeat ascentionists to follow the route, and should also include essential/unusual gear requirements, without giving excessive detail ("beta").
Topos or Photos - If you have a line drawing or photograph of the route, please also send that in to help other people finding the route.
First ascent details - climber name(s) and ascent date(s).

Nick McKinnon leading Big Payback 17m Grade 25
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Any comments, constructive criticism, or suggestions are welcome and should be sent to the .

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