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Grampians Fires 6-May-2013 At 12:51:02 PM Access T CliffCare

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On 4/05/2013 dk wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>are there any news concerning the closure/reopening of the burnt areas?
>I would be especially interested in the impact of the fire on the recently
>established bouldering areas around the Gallery and whether or not it will
>be possible to climb at the Gallery/Muline/Millenium Caves in June/July/August.
>
>Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I will be uploading some information shortly on this. There is a good chance that access to Muline, Red Rocks area will be established soon so June could be a real possibility. The Gallery has a few other issues but again, hopefully this will be sooner rather than later. Cliffs accessed along the Camp of the Emu Foot Track will be out of action for a bit longer. The fire burnt really hot here and there is not much left. Important to get some ground coverage back. Few pics below give you an idea. Stay tuned for more infor soon.

All of these are along the Camp of the Emu Foot Track

This is one section of the walk up to Muline. The walk in to access Muline has been burnt quite patchy. Some bits are ok. The gully itself is the worst and quite burnt. The cliff itself is untouched. We are looking at diverting the track away from the gully at a certain point so that it goes up and across rocky ground. Malcolm said that this is where the original track used to go but over time people started creating a track by walking most of the way up the gully itself.

Hope this sheds a little light.

Cheers,
Tracey