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Beta required; Araps July/August 26-Jun-2008 At 10:31:32 PM jgoding

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Howdy - firstly I hope you have a fantastic trip. Arapiles is still great for climbing over winter. The season just never stops (but it does rain every now and then).

Climbing wise there are lots of locals who can most likely entertain you if you don't find anyone in the camp ground to climb with. You can ask at the pub or in the climbing shop.

There are so many classics to be done. Some personal favs are:

Birdman from Alcatraz 23*** Death Row Pinnacle (just left of the Phaoros)
Fever Pitch 23** - upper yesterday gully
Lunatic 22** - upper yesterday gully
Blue Hawaii 21** - upper yesterday gully
Snow Blind 23** - yesterday gully (near the Pharos)
Squeakeasy 22*** - Central gully left
Tannin19*** - Organ pipes
Lemmington 19** - Organ pipes
Quo Vadis 19*** - Bluffs
Thundercrack 20*** Bluffs
Dispatched 24*** (still to finish this!)
Skink 18*** - Watchtower Face
Auto De Fae 20*** - Watchtower Face (some run-out bits particularly on the first pitch)
Los Endos 22*** (yet to complete this - a bit scary!) - Wind wall / central gully right)
Starless and Bible Black 22*** *(Wind wall / Central gully right)
Cecilia 22*** - Central gully right (upper)
Entertainer 19*** - far north
Comic Relief 21*** (tricky gear in places) - far north
Kachoong 21*** - northern group
A Taste of Honey 22*** - northern group
Honeycomb 22** - northern group
Nativity 16** - northern group

haven't done Oresties 24*** I think - but looks fantastic.
Debutantes and Centerpedes (25*** I think) looks awesome.
Trojan looks great (25***) but might be too cold (it's pretty much always in the shade).

There is great climbing to be had on the Watchtower faces in winter. Central gully left and the Northern group are also excellent.

There is a great on-line guide for Arapiles developing if you want more of a look here: http://www.climb.org.au/index.php?page=25®ion_id=8

Have a great trip! Might see you there.

Joe