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TRIP FULL AND CLOSED TO FURTHER PARTICIPANTS Dreamtime is a major cliff in the Serra Range in the Southern Grampians. It has a great range of sport climbing, particularly in the middle to harder grades. The Crag has a good description.  Online bookings close 4 May to allow time to organise camping (see below). Late bookings are not guaranteed a place on the trip but contact the trip organiser to check availability.  Trip Organiser - Hywel Rowlands Email the trip organiser for more information on the trip.  Camping Contact the trip organiser for details. Where we camp will depend the number of people who book into the trip. 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.  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 Victorian Climbing Club (VCC) is hosting an online session to provide an update on the current landscape of climbing access across Victoria. The session is also open to members of the Western Victorian Climbing Club (WVCC) and Climbing Victoria.  Agenda The VCC, along with the other member organisations of Climbing Victoria, are working to maintain and expand access at Arapiles/Dyuritte and Grampians/Gariwerd. We currently have several key initiatives underway and want to: Inform the climbing community on the latest developments. Present our proposed strategic approach. Gather feedback from you, the climbers and club members. Speakers The session will be led by Steve Toal (VCC President) and Mike Rockell (Climbing Victoria Chair). Details When: Monday, 27 April at 8.00 pm. Bookings are not required Where: Join online using Google Meet link https://meet.google.com/feo-dczh-jgk Submit Your Questions: Questions can be tabled in advance by emailing them to secretary@vicclimb.org.au.    The VCC Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update #7 (April 2026) - Update on Victorian Climbing Access This update was issued to VCC members on 23 April 2026 and provides background for this online session on the access at Arapiles/Dyuritte. Background The VCC, along with other member organisations of Climbing Victoria (CV), has been actively engaging with stakeholders concerning potential access restrictions at Arapiles/Dyuritte. A significant set of activities are in train at the moment that will govern the processes around determining the access required to preserve cultural heritage. The planned online session will inform our members, and is intended to gauge community feedback and concerns. Current State In 2024, Parks Victoria (PV) announced a proposed new management plan that reshaped Arapiles/Dyurrite as a ‘cultural landscape’, and proposed bans of up to 62% of known climbing routes. This plan lacked input from the local community and the broader climber community. The plan has been put on hold indefinitely as a result of public dissent. Subsequently, a group known as the Dyuritte Community Working Group (DCWG) was formed under PV direction to provide a consultative body. This group consists of representatives from Climbing Victoria, Arapiles District Community Group, Horsham Rural City Council, the Barengi Gadjin Land Council, a licensed tour operator and Parks Victoria. This process is hugely different from the previous situation where there was zero consultation with the community. There is now substantial community input and this input is being properly considered. Guidance framework established There have been several meetings. Out of these meetings, a process has been proposed to look for ways to maximise the amount of climbing, while still ensuring appropriate protection, which is a legal requirement of cultural heritage (CH) at Arapiles/Dyurrite. CV has been actively shaping this process to ensure it meets requirements of risk management principles, proportionality and objectivity. A key part of the process is to determine a guidance framework (GF) that will provide a blueprint to be used when reviewing CH and the possible impacts of climbing. The GF is being finalised and we hope to have a final version available in the next two weeks. This, along with a description of the end to end process between now and the finalisation of a revised amendment to the Arapiles/Dyurrite Management Plan will be explained at the on-line session next Monday. Next steps  The process from that point is for climbing representatives who are knowledgeable about the climbs and areas of Arapiles/Dyurrite to attend closed-door sessions with BGLC to review the CH discovered at Arapiles/Dyurrite. The planned GF will be used to determine if any restrictions to climbing are justified, and what measures might be used to protect CH. Your feedback CV wants the broader climbing community to appreciate it is seeking the best outcome for climbing at Arapiles/Dyurrite by directly engaging and influencing the process. We seek input from VCC members and the wider climbing community as to whether they believe the planned approach is valid, and provide feedback as to how we should proceed. Steve Toal President  Victorian Climbing Club Abbreviations used in this document: BGLC - Barengi Gadjin Land Council CH - cultural heritage CV - Climbing Victoria DCWG - Dyuritte Community Working Group DF - decision framework GF - guidance framework PV - Parks Victoria VCC - Victorian Climbing Club  

Lock this end-of-month trip into your diary. Bookings open 3 April 2026.  Trip Organiser - Chris Bailey 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.

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 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.

Come and check out the granite slabs at Red Rock (Ben Nevis) in Western Victoria! Red Rock is a 200m high cliff with nice rock.  Some rebolting efforts last year means there's now a number of reasonably-protected multi-pitch routes. Material has been prepared for the new guidebook (see sample topo in trip photo) and will be distributed to attendees. Trip Organiser - Steve Toal Email the trip organiser for more information or to register for the trip.  Camping It's about 2 hours drive from Melbourne.  We'll be camping at Chinaman Camping area (free, good facilities, very poor mobile reception) and driving up the mountain (10-15 minutes) each day. Red Rock is only a 5 minute walk-in from the top car park (assuming you have a 4WD). The slabs face west meaning not a good option for hot weather.  It should be very pleasant by April. Requirements This trip is open to members and guests, and suitable for intermediate to experienced climbers only who are comfortable with multi-pitch rappels and climbing on granite. 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 Email the trip organiser to register for the trip.  This is important! The trip organiser will be in touch after you register to confirm your booking. You are not booked on the trip until you are confirmed by Steve.  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 climbing at Araps/Dyurrite over the Easter long weekend and want to hang around for the rest of the week Then this trip is for you! The trip will be informal. VCC members will be available to climb with and this event will allow us to catch up with each other. Lock this end-of-month trip into your diary now. Bookings open 1 March 2026.  Trip Organiser - Glen Donohue 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 only open to members, and intermediate and advanced climbers. Find your level here at the Trip Participant Guidelines or contact the trip organiser. Sorry, no novice or guest places are available for this event. Check out the VCC Events for suitable trips.  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 Easter. 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.