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Handheld GPS Units 5-Nov-2008 At 7:33:25 AM jgoding

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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has GPS info they would be willing to share on for example:

1: where to park for some cliffs in the Grampians, Arapiles and Mt Buffalo
2: walk-ins for cliffs (particularly the more obscure ones like the Victoria Ranges, Grampians - but also for example Buckland Slabs, Mt Buffalo)
3: camp site locations, and the most common way to get to them from Melbourne

And a question as to the best way to transfer that data. There are a few thoughts for use of this info:

1: in the forthcoming "Best of Victoria" rock climbing guidebook (I'm thinking it would be wonderful to be able to - if it works this way - download a module for say the best cliffs in Victoria, which could make finding your way in the middle of the night much easier - particularly if you're wanting to make the most of a month trip from overseas).
2: publishing on the Australian Climbing Association website

Do you need to enter each coordinate one by one or can you download a bunch at once and easily upload them to your hand held GPS? Is it make and model specific?

I hope to get my hands on a GPS one of these days too...