Limited places available - Summer Day Valley, Grampians - 7 March 2026

A few places have become available on this trip. Contact the trip organiser (link below) to be wait-listed. That way, you can be offered a place if someone is unable to attend. 

Once amongst the most popular climbing areas in Victoria, climbing at Summer Day Valley has been restricted to guided groups since 2019. The club is engaging licenced guides for a day of climbing during the March long weekend.

These locations have been booked:

• Morning: Back Wall (left side) and Back Wall (right side)
• Afternoon: Barc Cliff and Back Wall (right side)

Depending on interest from participants, there will be a 1-2 hour skills session in the afternoon covering escapable anchors set-up and prusik techniques.

Trip Organiser - Glen Donohue

Email the trip organiser for bookings on the trip. 

Requirements

This trip will only be open to members, and novice, intermediate and advanced climbers. Novice climber spaces will be limited by the number of advanced climbers who come along. 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. 

Camping

This event coincides with the Long weekend - Northern Grampians/Gariwerd - 7-9 March 2026 event. Participants will booking into this trip. Check out the arrangements, especially if you plan on not camping and need to organise alternate accommodation for the long weekend. 

 

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Expressions of interest - Closed 1 February 2026

This event was initially managed as an expression of interest. The content below relates to the EOI, which has closed and no longer relevant. The trip is now managed through a waitlist, and places offered as they become available. 

The club has booked a licenced tour operator to take us climbing at Summer Day Valley for a day. The trip participants will share the cost of the guide, which is $36 per person.

The trip will only go ahead if there is enough interest from members. (Enough interest has been received and the trip is proceeding.) Before you register your interest, this will not be like a normal club trip:

• The most obvious difference is you pay to participate and the trip will only proceed if there is enough interest
• You should consider an expression of interest as a commitment to pay. If there is enough interest, the club pays up front then recovers the money from trip participants. So, expect to pay if you express interest
• If we get enough interest and the trip proceeds:
  • You are expected to pay up front to secure a spot. Payment will be required in early February
  • It will be managed by a waitlist process, where people who expressed interest first are offered a place first.
  • Do not expect a full refund if you cancel. You only get a refund if your place is filled by someone else.
• The climbing will be restricted to specific areas. The tour operators can only book selected areas at the crag. We will climb in one ‘sector’ in the morning and another in the afternoon. The areas will be decided by the trip organiser and the tour operator. 

This event will be part of a three day trip over the March long weekend. You don't need to attend the three day event to attend this trip, and visa versa.