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To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=4899 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.

*** Checked off anchor-setters to supervise top-roping required ***
What better way to spend a long weekend than climbing at Arapiles.
So here's the plan.
Climb like crazy during the day, either top roping or awesome multi pitch climbs (depending on the amount of leaders coming along), then at night head into Natimuk, go for a swim or enjoy a beverage or two or hang out at the Pines among friends. Rinse and repeat for four days straight. Warning, the longer you spend at Araps the less likely you will want to leave. The place is amazing over long weekends - especially Cup weekend.
Departing Melbourne on Friday night and returning Tuesday afternoon (or earlier if you absolutely have to), we will camp at the Pines campground at the base of Mt. Arapiles. The climbing is spectacular at this time of year and if it gets too hot there a quite a few pleasant swimming holes to paddle in during the suns scorching desert heat.
For those that want to stay longer or shorter, please indicate your reference/availability and reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate you. Also on the Saturday night, the Natimuk pub will be having their famous long weekend pig spit (around $15). Tastiest piggy ever! And for non-meat eating folk, the pub has veg options and the Cafe has a great selection. And either Sunday or Monday night we can organise a pizza night at the pizza oven in Nati
Equipment needed:

See you all there!

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How to join this trip, run by the ROC (RMIT Outdoors Club):
Step 1: If you're not already a member of the RMIT Outdoors Club (roc.org.au), goto the link and sign up (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-join/).
Membership is $35 for students, $70 for non-students (half-year memberships are also available)
Step 2: Sign up to the trip via their site (http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=4899) to secure your place, and so we've got your details for the trip
Step 3: During the week prior to the trip, the trip organiser will get in touch (usually via email) to organise car-pooling, and finalise the trip details

Equipment / What you need to bring;
If you need camping/cooking/sleeping equipment for overnight trips, the gear-room at the RMIT Outdoor Club has everything you might need as well (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-hire-gear/). As a bonus, membership also includes access to discounts at climbing gyms, gear and other bonus goodies! (roc.org.au has more details!)
Please read the description above for specifics on equipment required - as a minimum, the climbing gear needed for outdoor trips includes a harness, climbing helmet and climbing shoes

About ROC: Find out more about us, and what we're about here: https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/
Check us out on Facebook here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/RMITOutdoorsClub/ ... or https://www.facebook.com/groups/638757456179118/ for our climbing specific group
Feel free to jump onto the facebook group and let us know if anyone has any questions -- the trip leader (see the link at the top of the page) is always happy to help

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