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Werribee George

damon23

8-Nov-2005
2:48:12 AM

Does anyone know how to access other climbing areas in this venue other than The Amphitheatre?
eg. The North Side, Daintrees Cliff, Pyramid Rock, Junction Hole

Any maps, info would be great.
thanks.

sjm

8-Nov-2005
7:27:47 AM

Climbing is banned at all other areas.

Further park info and maps available here:
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=209

nmonteith

8-Nov-2005
9:05:02 AM

All those crags have been banned for at least 10 years.

tom_1

10-Nov-2005
11:48:03 AM

Are there actually climbs at werribee? where abouts??

nmonteith

10-Nov-2005
12:07:18 PM

Werribee Gorge is not actually in the suburb of Werribee - its out on the Western Hwy about 5km from
Bachus Marsh. Full details are in the Chockstone Guide section...
http://www.chockstone.org/WerribeeGorge/Werribee.htm

damon23

11-Nov-2005
5:47:42 AM

If one was to ignore these bans, anyone know how to access the other areas? are they walkable distance from the amphitheatre? thanks.

nmonteith

11-Nov-2005
9:11:42 AM

PLEASE don't ignore these bans. Werribee is one of the most popular crags near Melbourne. You would
have a lot of pissed climbers if you got the main crag banned. The other crags are plainly obvious from
Falcons Lookout (the normal main Werribee crag).

dalai

11-Nov-2005
9:43:15 AM

Don't bother, I walked and had a look years ago and they are even chossier then the main crag!!

Sabu

11-Nov-2005
10:11:13 AM

enjoy them from a distance, then go climb golgotha!

kieranl

11-Nov-2005
10:20:59 AM

I went into the north side years ago when it was legal. What a pile! I wouldn't go back even if it was legal.

lacto

11-Nov-2005
4:42:55 PM

a pleasant walkand i seem to remember that there had been a major land/cliff slip all the way to the river and the cliff itself was covered in loose pebbles that continually were dislodged while climbing

nmonteith

11-Nov-2005
4:45:39 PM

On 11/11/2005 lacto wrote:
>....and the cliff itself was covered in loose
>pebbles that continually were dislodged while climbing

Sounds like a description of the main 'legal' Werribee Gorge area...

Chalk Free

11-Nov-2005
5:19:43 PM

On 11/11/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>PLEASE don't ignore these bans. Werribee is one of the most popular crags
>near Melbourne. You would
>have a lot of pissed climbers if you got the main crag banned. The other
>crags are plainly obvious from
>Falcons Lookout (the normal main Werribee crag).

I'm with you Neil

There always seems to be someone who wants to stuff it up for the rest of us.
For the sake what?

paulham33

12-Nov-2005
10:48:36 AM

i was the access officer at the gorge for a few years, spent a lot of time educating people regarding climbing in that area, the ranger gets real pissed off if people climb out side of the Amphitheature.

damon23

12-Nov-2005
11:12:32 AM

No probs.. Doesnt sound like its worth it anyway. Just looking for something 20m + around the area... So does this mean scouting for climbs in the area is illegal?

paulham33

12-Nov-2005
12:47:01 PM

yes its frowned upon, we used to look around to do stuff and were told by the ranger if they caught any one that they would close down the gorge, this is before the chains and the top of the gorge was fixed up and it was very dangerous, in the olden days (cough) big ears had a huge block above it and we remove it with crowbars and the climbing club worked to make all of the staging areas at the bottom of the climbs. oh how i miss that place......

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