Rippity-rap-Arapiles - top rope and trad! (ROC)

To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5848 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.

Hmmm.. Arapiles midweek you say?
Why not! If you are like me and keep weird vampire hours or just have some leave you're tempted to use, come spend a few days touching rocks and enjoying some nature.
The plan?
Head up to Araps Wednesday morning and spend the days top roping/trad climbing. Depending on space in my car I may hire bouldering mats also. This is a beginner friendly trip.
Wednesday or Thursday night we will go to the pub. A compulsory part of any trip imo. :)
For this trip you will need all the regular rock climbing necessities:

• Harness, helmet, climbing shoes (available to hire from ROC gear room. Open Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6.30pm-7.30pm.)
• Water, snacks, sunscreen, warm layers
• camping gear! (This is an important one!!) - tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, food, WATER etc. Most camping gear is available to hire from the ROC storeroom also.
  Car pool will be organised the week before, please write in the comments if you want to be excluded.
  Happy to answer all wonderful and peculiar questions on: 0423 957 254.
  depending on interest this may be changed to a local day trip but I'm very much hoping that doesn't happen
  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=5848) 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