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partners for Arapiles, mid-Oct. to mid-Nov. 16-Sep-2009 At 10:14:10 AM Paz

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On 16/09/2009 travelguy wrote:
>I definitely won't arrive before Oct. 15 but I might stay until around
>Nov. 20 or so. Is it likely to be too hot at the end of Nov. or can I still
>chase the shade?

For the most part should be sweet, from my dwindling recollections from last year, it seemed hotter in October than December...strange that....there's lots of nice clean waterways to bath in nearby as well so don't worry about the heat....

>
>I'd also like to get in a few days at the Grampians, if anyone is interested

we'll be moving around a bit, hopefully the moon, black ians and few other places as well

>
>My main goal is to do as many 2 and 3 star routes as possible. I like
>to start early and end before sunset but on a good day I can usually cover
>200-300 meters of climbing, sometimes more. I'd rather do more routes at
>moderate grades than spend a lot of time working routes at my limit. On
>the other hand, I DO like to wipe myself out once in a while on hard routes,
>especially if I will take off a day or two to rest!
>
....on a good day we start late and end very early, usually coffee, smokes, 50c lolly's from nati mmmmm, then probably likely to follow with a rest day