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Enjoy the glorious conditions and late winter sun at Araps - hopefully! Lock this end-of-month trip into your diary. Bookings open 1 August 2026.  Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Trip Organiser - George Bittar Camping It's up to you book a campsite. We generally camp in The Pines camping area, though book a site wherever is available. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. Novice climber spaces are strictly limited by the number of advanced climbers who come along. Novices should contact the trip organiser as soon as possible after registering. The club does not cater for beginners. Novice climbers attending trips are expected to have some climbing experience and minimum technical competencies. See the Trip Participant Guidelines for more information.   All intending participants can expect the trip organiser to ask for details about your climbing experience and gear. Booking Register your interest by 'buying' an online ticket here using the 'Get Ticket' button. Members will need to log onto the VCC Member Portal to register. Guests will need to contact the trip organiser before they can register. All participants will be required to provide an emergency contact person and number in their member profile. Follow the four steps when booking the ticket. There is no cost in Step 3 and you don’t need to download the tickets in Step 4. Only one member per booking.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register online to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until confirmed.  Online bookings close two days before the start date. Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  Car Pooling The club encourages car pooling. However, this is optional and each participant should make their own risk assessment. The trip organiser will contact participants before the trip to arrange carpools.

The You Yangs provide some great climbing on granite reasonably close to Melbourne. While there are some 'old school' classic cracks, including some lower grade ones, most of the climbing at the 'Youies' is slab climbing! So get your smearing boots on and focus on your footwork on this day trip. Cooler temperatures are perfect for the necessary friction and  footwork in the 'Youies'. There are a range of crags to choose from at the 'Youies', and our Trip Organiser will let you know which crag closer to the day. Many of the crags offer short, single pitch routes which make make it easy to lead or set up topropes. Many of the old 'carrots' have been replaced recently by volunteers with Safer Cliffs Victoria and Crag Stewards Victoria. Here's your chance to climb with the new fixed gear. Trip Organiser - Phil Gynther  Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Meeting We will meet in the designated carpark at 9.00 am. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. All intending participants can expect the trip organiser to ask for details about your climbing experience and gear. Booking Register your interest by 'buying' an online ticket here using the 'Get Ticket' button. Members will need to log onto the VCC Member Portal to register. Guests will need to contact the trip organiser before they can register. All participants will be required to provide an emergency contact person and number in their member profile. Follow the four steps when booking the ticket. There is no cost in Step 3 and you don’t need to download the tickets in Step 4. Only one member per booking.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register online to find out some details about your skills and experience and to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until confirmed.  Online bookings close two days before the start date. Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  New You Yangs Guidebook If you want your free/discount copy of the new You Yangs Guidebook (2025), order it at the link below and select "Pick-up" and we will bring it on the day. You'll have to log-in to get the discount. You Yangs Guidebook purchase link:  https://vicclimb.tidyhq.com/public/shop Car Pooling The club encourages car pooling. However, this is optional and each participant should make their own risk assessment. The trip organiser will contact participants before the trip to arrange carpools.

Update: The public meeting was recorded and posted to YouTube. Here is a link to Parks Vic Dyurrite Information Session - 11 August 2026 video.   Climbing Victoria is holding an online public meeting this Wednesday, 5 August 5 at 8pm on the recently released changes to the Dyurrite/Mt Arapiles management plan. The meeting will provide a brief summary and background, gather feedback, and answer questions. A draft Addendum to the management plan has been published by Parks Victoria (PV) on the Engage Vic website: https://engage.vic.gov.au/dyurrite. Questions and comments can be posted during the meeting using the meeting chat (link below). Responses will be coordinated by a facilitator to help with the flow. All comments will be used to inform Climbing Victoria’s submission to Parks Victoria and feedback to the Dyurrite Community Working Group. Meeting Details Join Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86048259460?pwd=shlAQgKfBHTGVKkRxbg46Tb017Gc9f.1 Meeting chat link: https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/86048259460 Meeting ID: 860 4825 9460 Passcode: 349534 See these instructions for other ways to join the meeting. No booking is required.  PV Meetings  Parks Victoria are hosting a number of meetings to provide opportunities for feedback and questions: Saturday, 8 August 11 am - Natimuk Tuesday, 11 August 6 pm - On-line event Saturday, 15 August 11 am - Horsham Details provided here : https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/dyurrite/page/access  

Bask in the glorious winter sun at Araps - we hope! Lock this end-of-month trip into your diary. Bookings open 29 June 2026.  Trip Organiser - Janet Cunningham Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Camping It's up to you book a campsite. We generally camp in The Pines camping area, though book a site wherever is available. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. Novice climber spaces are strictly limited by the number of advanced climbers who come along. Novices should contact the trip organiser as soon as possible after registering. The club does not cater for beginners. Novice climbers attending trips are expected to have some climbing experience and minimum technical competencies. See the Trip Participant Guidelines for more information.   All intending participants can expect the trip organiser to ask for details about your climbing experience and gear. Booking Register your interest by 'buying' an online ticket here using the 'Get Ticket' button. Members will need to log onto the VCC Member Portal to register. Guests will need to contact the trip organiser before they can register. All participants will be required to provide an emergency contact person and number in their member profile. Follow the four steps when booking the ticket. There is no cost in Step 3 and you don’t need to download the tickets in Step 4. Only one member per booking.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register online to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until confirmed.  Online bookings close two days before the start date. Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  Car Pooling The club encourages car pooling. However, this is optional and each participant should make their own risk assessment. The trip organiser will contact participants before the trip to arrange carpools.

Werribee Gorge provides the opportunity for some great winter climbing. Of course there's the good friction in colder temps, but the amphitheatre just has the ptential to trap any sunshine. The routes at Falcon's Lookout provide a mixture of 'old school' classic cracks and corners and the more modern bolted face climbs. The single pitch routes make it easy to lead or set up topropes. Note that there is a 25-30 minute moderate walk into the crag from the carpark. Trip Organiser - Phil Gynther  Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Meeting We will meet in the carpark at 9.00 am. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. All intending participants can expect the trip organiser to ask for details about your climbing experience and gear. Booking Register your interest by 'buying' an online ticket here using the 'Get Ticket' button. Members will need to log onto the VCC Member Portal to register. Guests will need to contact the trip organiser before they can register. All participants will be required to provide an emergency contact person and number in their member profile. Follow the four steps when booking the ticket. There is no cost in Step 3 and you don’t need to download the tickets in Step 4. Only one member per booking.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register online to find out some details about your skills and experience and to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until confirmed.  Online bookings close two days before the start date. Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  Car Pooling The club encourages car pooling. However, this is optional and each participant should make their own risk assessment. The trip organiser will contact participants before the trip to arrange carpools.

Are you interested in attending this trip? Start the process of joining our first EOM this winter by following the Booking process outlined below. For further information, you can contact the Trip Organiser directly. Trip Organiser - Mark Hornsby Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Camping It's up to you book a campsite. We generally camp in The Pines camping area, though book a site wherever is available. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. Novice climber spaces are strictly limited by the number of advanced climbers who come along. Novices should contact the trip organiser as soon as possible after registering. The club does not cater for beginners. Novice climbers attending trips are expected to have some climbing experience and minimum technical competencies. See the Trip Participant Guidelines for more information.   All intending participants can expect the trip organiser to ask for details about your climbing experience and gear. Booking Register your interest by 'buying' an online ticket here using the 'Get Ticket' button. Members will need to log onto the VCC Member Portal to register. Guests will need to contact the trip organiser before they can register. All participants will be required to provide an emergency contact person and number in their member profile. Follow the four steps when booking the ticket. There is no cost in Step 3 and you don’t need to download the tickets in Step 4. Only one member per booking.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register online to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until confirmed.  Online bookings close two days before the start date. Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  Car Pooling The club encourages car pooling. However, this is optional and each participant should make their own risk assessment. The trip organiser will contact participants before the trip to arrange carpools.