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Welcome to Chockstone fellow climbers. Within this site you'll find our on-line guide provides supplemental information about most Victorian climbing destinations including the major areas of Arapiles, the Grampians and Mt Buffalo. The gallery is chock full of images & video from all over the state and our interviews with local climbers has been a welcome addition to the articles section. A few pearls of climbing wisdom can be found in the tech tips, along with detailed photos of useful knots.

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The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler Goshen Watts flashing “The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler” (25), Kitten Wall, Arapiles. See Also: Pic 2. Photographer: Steve Toal

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23/09/2025-6:30p:30pm - VCC Annual General Meeting 2025
Location: Retreat Hotel, Abbotsford
Leader: Glen Donohue (VCC Secretary)
Details: The Victorian Climbing Club will hold their Annual General Meeting at 7.30 pm on 23 September 2025. The VCC AGM is always a fun night. A chance to catch with the Committee and climbing friends. Location The 'upstairs room' at the Retreat Hotel, Abbotsford. Come along from 6.30 pm for an informal meal before the meeting starts. Annual General Meeting Agenda: Confirmation of previous AGM minutes Reports Election of office bearers and committee members Other business Special General Meeting A special general meeting (SGM) will be convened at the conclusion of the AGM. Agenda: Appointment of members to club functions Launch of You Yangs guidebook Any other business You can go to the Member's Portal to view more details about the event: https://vicclimb.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/73960-notice-of-vcc-annual-general-meeting-2025   [ More ]
31/12/2025VCC Trips are now published on the VCC Member's Portal
Location: Mt Arapiles (Sample Cliff only)
Leader: Michael O'Reilly (VCC Trip Co-ordinator)
Details: VCC Trips are now published on the VCC Member's Portal. They are also published on the VCC Facebook page. Trips are no longer published on this website. Members need to login to the VCC Member Portal to access the trip information and to book into VCC trips: https://vicclimb.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events   You're a VCC member but can't login to the Member Portal? Contact the VCC Secretary at secretary@vicclimb.org.au for assistance. [ More ]

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Saturday, January 13, 2018 Logan Barber does Aussie new hardest trad crack.
Australian climber Logan Barber has established the hardest pure crack climb in Australia, Japanese Deep Freeze (31/5.13d), at Mt. Buffalo, Victoria.

The short, power-endurance line, which has remained an open project since the 1990s, involves ... [ More ]



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Guide
Where to climb around Victoria, Australia. Details on featured climbs, photos, access notes, routes listed with heights & grades.
Gallery
Photos and video clips from local climbing areas. Photo Sales now available.
Tech Tips
Techniques to get you out of trouble and how to tie many useful knots, all explained with photos.
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Interviews with local climbers. Trip reports from the Chockstone team.
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Climbing book and movie reviews. New products highlighted.
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Climbing jargon defined.
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