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Easter at Arapiles 3-Apr-2013 At 8:00:38 PM simey

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On 3/04/2013 lost tazmaniac wrote:
>So Easter at Arapiles was loud.. Somewhat rock n roll .. with loud, crasse
>and 'in ya face' characters.. Welcome to the future of Araps .. It's only
>going to grow?

Actually I would say the numbers at Araps this year and in recent years have been down slightly compared to years gone by. The number of climbing areas within Australia (and worldwide) has increased and many people would rather go sport climbing or bouldering elsewhere than visit Araps.

As for all the stories of Arapiles at Easter being full of loud and obnoxious types, I would say it is the exception rather than the rule. I remember being out at Arapiles at Easter a few years ago and virtually the entire campground were in bed before midnight and it was totally silent. I couldn't believe it. I was starting to think all climbers had turned into boring wusses.