Beginner Friendly Bouldering (ROC)

To join this trip, visit http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5519 and click 'Join trip' at the bottom of that page.

This is a beginner friendly bouldering trip to Mount Alexander. We will head up on early on the Saturday morning, meet at Harcourt General Store at 9am and then head to the boulders.
Never bouldered outside before? No worries! We will go through some basics and then get on some easy boulders (grades V0-V4). Some indoor climbing experience is helpful but not compulsory. The aim of the day will be to get lots of fun, easy climbing done without focusing too much on the grades!
More experienced climbers are of course welcome, but be aware we'll likely be trying lots of problems rather than spending significant time projecting 1 or 2 climbs. We'll be either aiming to go to Kingdom Boulders (nice and shaded if it's hot) or Land of the Overhangs area.
Please bring:

• Climbing shoes
• A day's worth of food and plenty of water (no accessible water on site)
• Appropriate clothes (check the forecast please!)
• Sturdy shoes for walking to and from the boulders
• Sun protection.
  If you don't have your own climbing shoes that's not a problem - you can hire them from the ROC gear room, open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. For inquiries email [email protected] .
  We will climb for most of the day and then head to a nearby pub (Victoria Hotel - Woodend) for dinner (optional).
  Costs:
  Crash pad hire will be divided among participan... (see website for more details - http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5519)

See you all there!

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How to join this trip, run by the ROC (RMIT Outdoors Club):
Step 1: If you're not already a member of the RMIT Outdoors Club (roc.org.au), goto the link and sign up (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-join/).
Membership is $35 for students, $70 for non-students (half-year memberships are also available)
Step 2: Sign up to the trip via their site (http://roc.org.au/trips/trip-info/?trip_id=5519) to secure your place, and so we've got your details for the trip
Step 3: During the week prior to the trip, the trip organiser will get in touch (usually via email) to organise car-pooling, and finalise the trip details

Equipment / What you need to bring;
If you need climbing gear, the gear-room at the RMIT Outdoor Club has everything you might need as well (https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/how-to-hire-gear/). As a bonus, membership also includes access to discounts at climbing gyms, gear and other bonus goodies! (roc.org.au has more details!)
Please read the description above for specifics on equipment required - as a minimum, the climbing gear needed for outdoor trips includes a harness, climbing helmet and climbing shoes

About ROC: Find out more about us, and what we're about here: https://roc.org.au/how-we-work/
Check us out on Facebook here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/RMITOutdoorsClub/ ... or https://www.facebook.com/groups/638757456179118/ for our climbing specific group
Feel free to jump onto the facebook group and let us know if anyone has any questions -- the trip leader (see the link at the top of the page) is always happy to help