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Gravel Pit Tor Area 48 routes in Area

  • Avg. Height: 15m
  • Style: Mostly Unknown
  • Approach time: 7 minutes
  • Ascents: 415
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Description:
Ramp Slab

Gravel Pit Tor is a beautiful stand alone monolith that dominates its immediate surroundings. This tor offers some of the best climbs in the You Yangs.

Access Issues: inherited from The You Yangs

You Yangs Regional Park is 55 km south-west of Melbourne and 22 km north of Geelong (Melway ref: Key map 11). Access to the park from the Geelong-Melbourne Freeway is clearly signposted via Little River or Lara.

Tags:
Granite Well established Gentle

Routes

RouteGradeStylePopularity
1 Not (Quite) the Eiger
18
Unknown 13m
2 ** Opossum
16
Unknown 13m
3 Magnetic Attraction
19
Unknown 14m
4 *** A Question of Ethics
20
Unknown 15m
5 Mean Streak
20
Unknown 19m
6 * Chuck Solids
24
Unknown 20m
7 ** Edging Bets
26
Unknown 20m
8 Orpheus in the Underworld
M5
Aid 25m
9 ** Broken Dreams
28
Unknown 28m
10 Blue Moray Crack
19
Trad 8m
11 Skid Row
17
Unknown 10m
12 Power Surge
23
Unknown 12m
13 Take a Hard Ride

FA: Chris Yeomans & Andrew Lindblade,

23
Unknown 10m
14 ** Doctor Joy
17
Unknown 25m
15 * Silver Knight

Good moves with good natural protection.

16
Trad 15m
16 * Countdown to Ecstasy
19
Sport 14m
17 High Voltage

2 FHs. Left of The Chuchu

FA: Martin Lama, 1992

24
Unknown 14m
18 The Chuchu
10
Unknown 18m
19 Oona Poona
26
Unknown 20m
20 The Razor's Edge
25
Unknown 18m
21 The Shining
23
Unknown 20m
22 * Asylum for the Insane

Crimpy edges to start past 3 bolts, followed by easy ground through a jam crack.

17
Mixed 22m , 3
23 Can't Buy a Thrill
17
Mixed 16m , 1
24 Blue Skies From Grey
16
Mixed 18m , 1
25 Winter Solstice
21
Unknown 18m
26 No Question
21
Unknown 15m
27 The Long Traverse
15
Unknown 20m
28 Wicked Wanda
17
Unknown 15m
29 Branded and Exiled
20
Unknown 7m
30 Boneseed
17
Unknown 9m
31 Chrysanthemoides Monilifera
19
Unknown 10m
32 Acacia Paradoxica
17
Unknown 12m
33 Defender of the Face
16
Unknown 12m
34 * Nipple Cripple

Middle of face 2m right of Defender of the Face. 3 BRs.

FA: Harold Ramsey, 2008

22
Unknown 11m
35 ** Bitou
22
Unknown 10m
36 Weeds
8
Unknown 8m
37 Prickles
12
Unknown 8m
38 Eradication
13
Unknown 10m
39 Cerambycid
12
Unknown 8m
40 Lead Us Not into Temptation
18
Unknown 7m
41 Wurdi Youang
17
Unknown 9m
42 Disposable Heroes
6
Unknown 13m
43 Public Enemy
14
Unknown 14m
44 Skunk Hour
12
Unknown 19m
45 Skunk Hour Direct
12
Unknown 15m
46 Ice T
17
Unknown 15m
47 MC Hammer
17
Unknown 15m
48 Arrested Development
9
Unknown 15m
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