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Easter Epic - can you beat this? 27-Mar-2008 At 4:40:02 PM bluey

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Ok can you beat this?

Day 1: benighted on Agamemnon, rap down to chains on clytemanaestra buttress, rope stuck, climb back up and down climb back in dark.

Day 2: benighted AGAIN on Debutante, Mt Rosea. Last pitch climbed in full darkness. Worried mate waiting for us at the top of the Giant's Staircase descent, we missed him and his apparent yelling, took the scenic route down the tourist track - 2 hours walking in climbing shoes after 5 pitch multi-pitch. We collect stuff, make it to carpark and find no friends, no car. Parks Vic turn up looking for us cos our worried mates had gone to the police. Police give us a lift to Halls Gap and tell us the SES search was in the throes of being co-ordinated for the next day. Pulled over by police for speeding on the way back - let off after sob story of being lost in the grampians all night. Get back to camp at 2am, in bed 3am.

Day 3: decide it's time for a short approach, short climb, no possibility of being lost or benighted day at Summerday. Send my mate up Waxman. Clear skies turn sour halfway up and massive thunderstorm rolls in...lightning and all. I second my way up the waterfall and we both make like lightning rods on the top of the climb. We return to camp laughing maniacally and wondering who we pissed off prior to the weekend.....

If you can beat that amount of adventure in one weekend, i'll be impressed....