Arapiles climbing ban. Kachoong (21) is banned right now. The move, designed to protect cultural heritage and conservation of the area, comes in the wake of numerous other bans in the Grampians and affects roughly 63% of the climbs at Arapiles. (Nine) "Consultation on the Mt Arapiles draft management plan will be extended to 14 Australia's Victorian Government and Parks Victoria recently announced far-reaching plans to ban climbing at the world-famous Mount Arapiles. Although plans are still in the public feedback stage, lawmakers have ruled out any change Nov 6, 2024 · The Allan Labor government has been accused of “economic vandalism” after Parks Victoria announced plans to impose climbing bans at the world-famous Mount Arapiles. About half of the park's renowned rock climbing areas will be closed Nov 6, 2024 · One of Australia's most popular rock-climbing destinations is set to close after a cultural heritage investigation. The news Nov 5, 2024 · Shocking reason why Aussies are now banned from climbing Mount Arapiles Part of Mount Arapiles to be closed Australia's best-known rock climbing destination Nov 19, 2024 · They are founding members of Climbing Victoria and run regular trips to Arapiles – what is the point of them being in this coalition if they can’t stand up publicly against loosing half of the world’s best trad climbing crag? At minimum they could be using their considerable social influence to “share” some of Climbing Victoria’s posts. The Australian climbing-access website Save Grampians Climbing broke the news on Monday, writing, “Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government continue their destruction of the Australian climbing community by enlarging climbing bans at Mt. Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government in Australia have announced huge increases in areas banned to rock climbing. Arapiles and Dec 3, 2024 · In the FAQ section of the the Engage Vic website it states that. According to the Australian Climbing Association Victoria, the new legislation will affect half of the climbing at the world-famous crag Arapiles. READ MORE: Staggering number of drivers affected by drugs revealed Avid climbers have flocked to Mt Arapiles for decades. Jan 30, 2025 · If you have been following along on the five+ years that Grampians/Gariwerd and Arapiles/Dyurrite climbing bans have been slowly ratcheting up you will have undoubtedly come across “quarrying” as one of the reasons for area closures. Nov 5, 2024 · Australia’s and arguably the world’s best trad crag is to have access to half of the climbing areas closed. However, under new plans announced on 4 November, climbers on the site could soon be fined up to $229,233 / £176,427. [update – we have now published our detailed analysis of the impacts of the bans on our much longer article Arapiles Climbing Ban – The Plan. Nov 7, 2024 · Punks in the Gym, the world’s first 5. May 6, 2025 · Late in 2024, Parks Victoria announced the permanent closure of more than 1,000 routes at arguably Australia’s most significant climbing area: Mt Arapiles/Dyurrite. Over the past 3 years cultural heritage assessments have been undertaken and the outcome of this has finally been revealed in a draft management plan. Jan 30, 2025 · For this article we are going to focus mostly on the 2021 Decision Framework as this document best explains how we got to the situation where Parks Victoria has ended up with a proposal to ban more than 60% of the rock climbing at Arapiles (thousands of climbs) and put the regional Wimmera community of Natimuk into financial jeopardy. Nov 7, 2024 · The Victorian government has released its plan to protect culturally significant sites in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park. . This article will outline how “protecting” these quarries is a major reason for climbing closures in Victoria and that the reasoning behind the bans is Nov 5, 2024 · One of the world’s most famous rock climbing destinations, located in western Victoria, is facing a major climbing ban after cultural surveys found evidence of indigenous rock art and artefacts. Nov 4, 2024 · News just in… Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government continue their destruction of the Australian climbing community by enlarging climbing bans at Arapiles and ignoring the majority users in any form of consultation. Maths does not lie A detailed spreadsheet has been created putting all of Arapiles routes into each relevant category. So what does the math show? Right now – December 2024 – there is an informal ban on 62% of rock climbing routes at Arapiles. Nov 29, 2024 · The government has also extended community consultation on the proposal, which locals hope will lead to a review on the decision to ban climbing on the town's main tourist attraction. Nov 5, 2024 · The ancient Mount Arapiles in Victoria, Australia is a world-renowned climbing hotspot, attracting more than 70,000 visitors each year to scale its sandstone face and surrounding peaks. Nov 5, 2024 · Parks Victoria announced its plans to close Mount Arapiles climbing routes on the eve of Melbourne Cup Day, with a call for feedback on their proposed management plan that explicitly rules out consideration of any change to the rock climbing bans. Dec 9, 2024 · Tension over extension to Mount Arapiles climbing ban consultation A proposal to ban some rock climbing routes at a famous Aussie site due to cultural heritage protections has proved controversial. 14a, is slated to be closed to climbers—alongside a number of other world-class climbs and areas. Up to half of the tracks around Mount Arapiles will become off-limits under proposed changes to the Dyurrite Cultural Landscape draft management plan. Jan 30, 2025 · Parks Victoria, which manages public lands in the Australian state of Victoria, is threatening to close several climbing areas in the Arapiles, citing cultural preservation and ecological reasons. The following information Nov 9, 2024 · The recent announcements lock in a ban of 63% of Arapiles rock climbing routes on day 1, and moves to a permanent ban of more than 54% of the rock climbing routes some time in the distant future (if they find money to install new signs, tracks etc). ldoo rlgmbi yrk buspu frw uqod doqnq uztmu lqgy uhcn