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VIC Southwest	You Yangs	(General)	(General)	[ You Yangs Guide \| Images ]

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Is the You Yangs really that bad.... 22-May-2007 At 9:59:12 PM MisterGribble

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The rock at the Youies is very coarse so an afternoon of crimping will leave you with sore tips and sore toes. As regards where to go, there are some great climbs there but they are scattered about, so with the exception of the best 3 crags (Gravel Pit Tor, Big Rock and the North Western Outcrop,) you probably wouldn't stay at the same crag for more than a couple of routes.
Agree with Dalais comment about Urinal Walls, no idea why the routes there get stars, they are all fairly ordinary. (also, hate to be pedantic, but the ship is in a front yard in Little River, not Lara.....unless there's 2!)
Black Hill, particularly round Milawa (17) is much better quality rock (finer grained), well bolted and you can do lattes in Malmesbury when you get red tips. Winter is 3 months long, why not go to both!