You Yangs
Also known as: The You Yangs
Granite-peaks; Port-Phillip-Bay-Melbourne-views; Wadawurrung-cultural-sites
The climbing
What there is to climb at You Yangs, and whether a mixed-ability group can split up here.
100+ problems; growing. Confirm.
Moment-of-Truth-V1; The-Unseam-V2; Hollow-Boulder-V2; Awkward-Mantle-V3; Bergschrund-V3; Seam-Teaser-V3
Great-for-groups; many-low-grade-problems-clustered; beginner-friendly
Very-accessible; 2-10min-walks-from-carparks
Rock & setting
Granite; rough-crystalline; good-friction
Short-low-angled-face; rough-granite-crimps-crystals; aretes-mantles; some-highball-slab
Varied; open-exposed-slopes; limited-shade
Popular-with-Geelong-Melbourne-boulderers; busy-weekends
Season & conditions
Autumn-spring; avoid-hot-summer
Mar-Nov
Summer-heat; sun-exposed-granite; snakes-warm-months
Approach & gear
Regional-park; free-entry; group-bookings-required; respect-Wadawurrung-cultural-sites-some-rock-off-limits; gate-hours-seasonal; no-camping. Confirm.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Short; Saddle-and-Big-Rock-few-min-from-carparks
~30min-from-Geelong; ~1h-from-Melbourne; sealed-roads; gates-seasonal-hours; car-needed
Bouldering-pads; brush; generally-OK-reception
No-camping-in-park; Geelong-Lara-Little-River-nearby
Carparks; toilets-and-picnic-at-Turntable-visitor-area
Bolting & safety
Bouldering-n-a; some-old-bolted-slab-routes. Confirm.
Snakes; heat; highball-landings; cultural-heritage-respect
Not-required
000; Parks-Vic-131963; Geelong-hospital
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand crag report. Coordinates are approximate.