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1. Gravel Pit Tor Area 48 routes in Area

Summary:
Mostly Unknown

Long/Lat: 144.431468, -37.941954

Description:

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.

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Not (Quite) the Eiger
18
Unknown 13m
2 ** Opossum
16
Unknown 13m
Andrea 8 years ago

pretty bold grade 16

Briony 9 years ago

will repeat this one!

3 Magnetic Attraction
19
Unknown 14m
Will Monks 6 years ago

Melbourne doesn't have enough rock to waste on death routes. 2 more bolts and it'd be great. cli...

Neil Monteith 9 years ago

very runout start - more like grade 20

4 *** A Question of Ethics
20
Unknown 15m
Will Monks 6 years ago

a "no looking" rap down to extend the first bolt doesn't blow the onsight. I can't be screwed to ...

Andrea 8 years ago

climbs with no holds dont tend to work with me very well

5 Mean Streak
20
Unknown 19m
6 * Chuck Solids
24
Unknown 20m
Will Monks 6 years ago

spanked on lead following bolts, then noticed all the holds 1.5m L. Then quite easily on TR. Ori...

Neil Monteith 10 years ago

hard for the grade

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
Anthony Cuskelly 4 months ago

Shaky, but got it.

Anthony Cuskelly 4 months ago

Took a while to work out some sequence. Gear is great, but a bit fiddly.

11 Skid Row
17
Unknown 10m
David Barnes 17 years ago

top crack in middle of great wall, reminded me of Baroomba

12 Power Surge
23
Unknown 12m
harold ramsey 4 years ago

I liked this on. Sustained.

Pei-Yin Lew 8 years ago

Very fingery.

13 Take a Hard Ride

FA: Chris Yeomans & Andrew Lindblade,

23
Unknown 10m
Pei-Yin Lew 8 years ago

Came off near 2nd bolt. Lots of nice little crimps - would like to come back and lead sometime.

Neil Monteith 9 years ago

Thin and desperate

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

Good moves with good natural protection.

16
Trad 15m
Anthony Cuskelly 4 months ago

Seconded Daniel, got mixed up and couldn't be bothered fixing it.

Anthony Cuskelly 4 months ago

Great gear, but some awkward moves. Felt shaky.

16 * Countdown to Ecstasy
19
Sport 14m
Tarje Bargheer 3 months ago

... oh shit oh shit oh shit...

Anthony Cuskelly 4 months ago

Hard. Bailed after the first bolt, extremely thin moves.

17 High Voltage

2 FHs. Left of The Chuchu

FA: Martin Lama, 1992

24
Unknown 14m
18 The Chuchu
10
Unknown 18m
Jason 1 years ago

Passed on the finger crack finish this time.

Jason 1 years ago

Dan led the chimney, I led the crack finish which felt harder than 10.

19 Oona Poona
26
Unknown 20m
20 The Razor's Edge
25
Unknown 18m
21 The Shining
23
Unknown 20m
Luke Stefurak 7 years ago

Very Small edges, need to lead it

22 * Asylum for the Insane

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

17
Mixed 22m , 3
Almar Postma 6 months ago

Still nice the 2nd time around. Good upper crack for gear and jamming at easy grade.

Constantine Dritsas 1 years ago

Got through the crux without issue, then bailed near the top due to very strong winds.

23 Can't Buy a Thrill
17
Mixed 16m , 1
Almar Postma 6 months ago

High first BR! Then the 17/18 move(s) kick in.

24 Blue Skies From Grey
16
Mixed 18m , 1
Cameron McKenzie 6 years ago

With neets

Will Monks 9 years ago

More like 18 past the bolt

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

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style
6 Disposable Heroes Unknown 13m
8 Weeds Unknown 8m
9 Arrested Development Unknown 15m
10 The Chuchu Unknown 18m
12 Cerambycid Unknown 8m
Prickles Unknown 8m
Skunk Hour Unknown 19m
Skunk Hour Direct Unknown 15m
13 Eradication Unknown 10m
14 Public Enemy Unknown 14m
15 The Long Traverse Unknown 20m
16 Blue Skies From Grey Mixed 18m , 1
Defender of the Face Unknown 12m
** Opossum Unknown 13m
* Silver Knight Trad 15m
17 Acacia Paradoxica Unknown 12m
* Asylum for the Insane Mixed 22m , 3
Boneseed Unknown 9m
Can't Buy a Thrill Mixed 16m , 1
** Doctor Joy Unknown 25m
Ice T Unknown 15m
MC Hammer Unknown 15m
Skid Row Unknown 10m
Wicked Wanda Unknown 15m
Wurdi Youang Unknown 9m
18 Lead Us Not into Temptation Unknown 7m
Not (Quite) the Eiger Unknown 13m
19 Blue Moray Crack Trad 8m
Chrysanthemoides Monilifera Unknown 10m
* Countdown to Ecstasy Sport 14m
Magnetic Attraction Unknown 14m
20 *** A Question of Ethics Unknown 15m
Branded and Exiled Unknown 7m
Mean Streak Unknown 19m
21 No Question Unknown 15m
Winter Solstice Unknown 18m
22 ** Bitou Unknown 10m
* Nipple Cripple Unknown 11m
23 Power Surge Unknown 12m
Take a Hard Ride Unknown 10m
The Shining Unknown 20m
24 * Chuck Solids Unknown 20m
High Voltage Unknown 14m
25 The Razor's Edge Unknown 18m
26 ** Edging Bets Unknown 20m
Oona Poona Unknown 20m
28 ** Broken Dreams Unknown 28m
M5 Orpheus in the Underworld Aid 25m