Weekday Werribee - All levels welcome (ROC)
Hosted by CLIMB melbourne
Details
To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=4915 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.
Outdoor climbing trip to Falcons Lookout at Werribee Gorge.
Werribee Gorge State Park is located on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Peoples. It is 1 hour drive from Naarm/Melbourne, and a 40min walk-in to the crag from the carpark. All levels welcome.
Plan:
Carpool from Naarm/Melbourne, meet at The Jolly Miller Cafe, Bacchus Marsh before 9am. Drive to Ironbark Gorge Track car park, then climb until around 4 pm or until tired - potential to get dinner at the pub en route back if participants are keen.
Equipment needed:
- Climbing helmet, harness, climbing shoes (bike helmets are NOT acceptable)
- Food and water for the day
- Clothing appropriate for the weather and terrain, including appropriate footwear for the walk-in
- Sun protection/wet weather gear
- Backpack
Gear available for hire if required (open on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings - contact gear officers at gear@roc.org.au )
Costs:
$10 for gear hire, and petrol costs will be divided among passengers. This usually does not come to more than $20.
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=4915) 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 climbing gear, 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
