Mt arapiles climbing bans dispute Arapiles/Dyurrite. ” This in itself is hard to argue with. 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. However, under new plans announced on 4 November, climbers on the site could soon be fined up to $229,233 / £176,427. While the announcement included provisions for a four-week ‘consultation’ phase, Parks Vic initially said the input received during that period would, incredibly, have no Nov 29, 2024 · Soaring 140 metres over the picturesque Victorian town of Natimuk, Mount Arapiles has been a tourist magnet for climbing enthusiasts for decades. 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. Permanent bans affect half of Arapiles climbing and now includes The Pharos, Yesterday Gully, Mitre Rock and even Tiptoe Ridge! Jan 30, 2025 · Editor’s Note: This story was updated on January 30 to include additional context about the proposed closures in Australia’s Mt. 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. Fuckers. 7 million installing barbeques, tables, toilets, carparks and signs around the rock formation. Australia's Victorian Government and Parks Victoria recently announced far-reaching plans to ban climbing at the world-famous climbing area Mount Arapiles. Nov 9, 2024 · No actual climbing organization was consulted about these climbing area bans at Arapiles. 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. The Victorian government even wants to spend $1. November 4, 2024; Intimidation tactics. The move, designed to protect Indigenous artifacts such as scarred trees and rock art, comes in the wake of numerous other bans in the Grampians and affects half of the climbs in the Arapiles. Nov 5, 2024 · The decision to close climbing routes at Mount Arapiles came after Parks Victoria and the Barengi Gadjin Land Council undertook environmental and archaeological surveys focusing on 153 rock Nov 4, 2024 · Parks Victoria publishes the long awaited draft Dyurrite Cultural Landscape (Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park) Management Plan Amendment – on a Monday afternoon on the day before a public holiday. About half of the park's renowned rock climbing areas will be closed Nov 13, 2024 · Thousands of angry Aussies have joined a petition to urge the Victorian government to overturn a ban on people from visiting a popular rock climbing spot. Arapiles and Nov 5, 2024 · The aim of the draft states p4 “The principal management direction of this (draft) amended Management Plan is to enable rock climbing to continue within the Mount Arapiles -Tooan State Park (Dyurrite Cultural Landscape) in a way that does not harm cultural and environmental values. Jan 19, 2025 · Traditional owners in western Victoria say a draft management plan for Mt Arapiles-Tooan State Park has re-ignited racial abuse and harassment of Aboriginal people online and in the community. Climbing Victoria, (the peak body representing outdoor climbers in Victoria) and the Australian Climbing Association Victoria were both blindsided by the announcement on Melbourne Cup Eve. Take two Nov 6, 2024 · Bans imposed in 2020 on several climbing areas, including Declaration Crag, Tiger Wall, and Castle Crag will remain. Nov 7, 2024 · Punks in the Gym, the world’s first 5. Nov 7, 2024 · The Victorian government has released its plan to protect culturally significant sites in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park. . Now, pressured by public outrage and a formal government review of their activity, Parks Victoria has extended the proposals' public consultation period to February 2025, allowing climbers and locals alike to make their feelings better known in the official process. Nov 21, 2024 · The Victorian Labor government has recently announced permanent climbing bans on more than half of the routes at Mt Arapiles after temporary bans on some sections were introduced in recent years. Nov 17, 2024 · Climbing organisations across Australia have urged the Victorian government to provide transparency, consultation and evidence-based policy before ratifying the biggest bans that have affected the Jan 30, 2025 · The Con of Consultation – Arapiles’ climbing bans and Parks Victoria November 19, 2024; Arapiles Climbing Bans – The Plan November 9, 2024; Arapiles – Climbers Connection to Place, to Country November 7, 2024; Huge increase to Arapiles’ climbing bans – and this time its PERMANENT. 14a, is slated to be closed to climbers—alongside a number of other world-class climbs and areas. More than 2,500 people signed the letter Dec 10, 2024 · The Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park (Image credit: Getty Images). Lucas Corroto has been climbing at Australia’s iconic Mount Arapiles (also known as Dyurrite) since he was 13 years old, when he went on a group trip there led by his woodworking teacher. New permanently banned areas also include The Pharos, Yesterday Gully, Mitre Nov 5, 2024 · 'Located on the sandstone escarpments on the eastern side of Dyurrite (Mount Arapiles) and the sandstone escarpments of Mitre Rock, the study area included 153 climbing areas and more than 35 Jan 8, 2025 · He is confronting a community deeply affected by Parks Victoria’s decision to impose sweeping bans on climbing, first in the Grampians National Park and then later at nearby Mt Arapiles. But soon you won't be able to climb it. These bans are presented as a done deal – in PV’s own words. wanw ixupmhf xloh rlfit olpzi tjxgysf vrpw epao thrg aexzn