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16.01.2022 There has been a lot of confusion regarding the banned areas in the Grampians, and with the Long weekend upon us, its super important to adhere to the banned areas and to be as polite (and yet as inquisitive) as possible to any park rangers you come across if you are climbing in the Grampians. For the sake of climbers for years to come, is your weekend away climbing in a disputed area worth it possibly getting banned indefinitely? Choose your areas carefully, or drive the extra distance to Arapilies, or check out one of the other crags our great state has to offer! Most importantly, stay safe out there! xo

14.01.2022 The Grampians community update provided last Thursday gave a bit of information on the Grampians Access Working Group (GAWG). We also provided a link to the Cli...ffCare website where you could read a little more about the group and short profiles of the members working for you. Just in case you didn't click through - here it is. WHAT IS THE GRAMPIANS ACCESS WORKING GROUP(GAWG)? The VCC (Victoria Climbing Club) is recognised as the peak body of climbing in Victoria and has a long history of working with land managers. CliffCare was created in 1998 and employs an access officer to deal directly with education, advocacy, and environmental projects, which are an integral part of maintaining access. The creation of the Grampians Access Working Group (GAWG) was initiated by CliffCare to focus specifically on the SPA’s (Special Protection areas) and closures in the Grampians. In order to quickly respond the bans, VCC/CliffCare selected volunteer members of the climbing community by identifying people with critical skills needed to respond to the bans. The team is made up of media specialists, lawyers, cultural heritage experts, long term climbers, guides, technology specialists, education specialists and administrative support. Given the complexity of the situation we face, we anticipate that this diverse set of skills will allow GAWG to effectively promote the interests of climbing to other stakeholder groups and land managers. We are currently undertaking negotiations arising from the current access issues and developing a strategy to promote a sustainable future for climbing in Victoria. GAWG’s association with the VCC and CliffCare enables direct engagement with land managers and government processes not otherwise afforded to individuals. WHO IS ON THE WORKING GROUP? Paula Toal VCC President. Passionate about climbing, for being close to nature and exploring places that people who don’t climb will never have the privilege to experience. Having a holiday home in Halls Gap, the Grampians is a special place for her. Senior tourism industry professional. 30 years of international experience in strategy, innovation, tourism, partnerships, stakeholder relationship management, capability & capacity development, financial and facilities management and project management and systems implementation across tourism and events, manufacturing and consulting industries in both private and public sector organisations. Tracey Skinner VCC Access & Environment officer CliffCare. Lives near Mt Arapiles and the Grampians. Employed as Access officer for 11 years. Extensive knowledge of Victorian access. Successful advocacy and access negotiations in Grampians and Victorian wide. Education officer. Member of Grampians Advisory Group and Mt Arapiles Tooan State Park Advisory group. Adam Demmert 25+ years climber and developer. Works as an Instructor, Trainer and Assessor for the Australian Climbing Instructors Association (ACIA). Instructor and guide for Licensed Tour Operators in the Grampians and Mt Arapiles Member of the Arapiles Rescue Group Simon Weill Climbing for 29 years. Climbing and bouldering in the Grampians has been the center point of my adult life. We have built a home in the Grampians area so my son will have the same opportunities to enjoy this amazing place, as I have. Steve Monks 30 years of exploring and climbing in the Grampians. Professional mountain guide (IFMGA) and Instructor/assessor for ACIA. Member of Arapiles advisory group and rescue group. Long-time involvement with access issues in the Grampians and Arapiles. Ross Taylor Writer, editor and co-founder of Vertical Life magazine. Grew up in the Grampians and has been climbing in the area for more than 30 years. Simon Madden Writer, editor and co-founder of Vertical Life magazine. Adam Merrick Local climber lives in Grampians. Ecologist for Trust for Nature. Worked for Grampians PV for many years as Education Officer. On advisory boards of GHCMA and Ararat Rural City. Represents the Western Victoria Climbing Club Florence Seow Background in law, tertiary experiential education and indigenous rights research. Lectures in the public interest law space, and researches Indigenous rights in international human rights law. TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP Peter Flowers Media & Communications Advisor. Senior corporate communications professional with experience operating in complex and fast-paced environments. Skills and experience include media relations, strategic communications, and stakeholder management. Nina Scott-Bohanna Media and Communications Mark Gould Climber for 25 years, guide, member of CFA high angle rescue team. Mark is providing technology support to the team. Meg Dennison Background in psychology and academic research. Skills include data analysis and technical writing. Meg is providing administrative support. CULTURAL HERITAGE & ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS Roark Muhlen-Schulte Cultural Heritage Advisor. Roark has been working for Aboriginal organisations in the Northern Teritory and Western Australia since the mid 1980’s. In more recent times Roark has worked in Queensland on the Gold Coast and to establish several Victorian Representative Aboriginal Parties (RAP) groups. He has worked extensively as a consultant for government and private industry. Roark has recorded rock art in the north west of Australia and been involved in documenting numerous Aboriginal sites ranging from scar trees to artefact scatters and stone artefact quarry sites. Roark is currently the Chairperson of Australian Association of Consulting Archaeology (AACAI Victorian chapter) Nate Perry Reconcilliation Advisor Nate has a number of years of experience in the area of reconciliation. He has worked for government and non-government organisations in Australia, Latin America and the United States building relationships with indigenous peoples. He has a background in community development and anthropology and is an experienced climber based in Bendigo. LEGAL Adrian Hoel

12.01.2022 Can't wait to be able to launch all the products I've been working on one day! But until then, shirts will be available real soon keep an eye out for the announcement and store link dropping . .... . #vclimb #climbing #brand #climbingbrand #shirts #bouldermat #crashpad #vclimbshirts #melbournemade #bouldering #boulderbrand #boulderthan See more

11.01.2022 A sneak peak at some of the new designs available soon on the V-Climb shopify store. Plus a few more than this! With shirts in Men's, Women's and Children's there is something for the whole family of climbers. Big thanks to the amazing @nadiarosedesign for putting actual images to my incoherent design ideas .... . . #vclimb #clothing #design #rockclimbingbrand #boulderthan #tshirts #shirts #brand #climber #climbing #madeinmelbourne See more

11.01.2022 An important update to the ongoing Grampians situation! Please respect the bans while talks are ongoing. If we can show restraint, respect and commitment to the environment perhaps we can some of these areas reverted back to climbing areas in time! To see the different ways you can help contact the Victorian Climbing Club or CliffCare and, as usual, practice the 'leave no trace' principles at your local crags!

07.01.2022 You want shirts? Cos we got shirts! After a long, long, incredibly long wait! It's time to launch some products ... We teamed up with the incredibly talented @nadiarosedesign to create a new clothing line for V-Climb and are so excited to start sharing it with you all! A full range of t-shirts, tank tops and crop tops will be available soon for Women, Children and Men so keep an eye out for the links! It's good to be back! . . . #rockon #clothing #vclimb #products #climbingproducts #design #brand #climb #boulder #rockclimb #rockclimber #rockclimbing #climbingclothing

07.01.2022 Oceana Mackenzie - Climbing crushing it over in Meiringen!

05.01.2022 Do your kids climb? Why not!?

04.01.2022 Thanks for your patience everyone! Sample shirts have been printed and finishing touches are being made with the size and positioning of the new designs! Keep your eyes peeled for some pics of the shirts over the weekend and hopefully for a store launch too