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Climbing guidebook ‘The You Yangs, including Staughton Vale’

The You Yangs is Melbourne’s playground for short granite routes. The Victorian Climbing Club (VCC) has released a new and updated guidebook for climbers: The You Yangs, including Staughton Vale. This is the first comprehensive guide to the popular area to be published in years.

The You Yangs, a popular climbing destination known for its granite tors and proximity to Melbourne and Geelong, features over 700 climbing routes. The guide covers areas nearby, including Staughton Vale and Granite Road Outcrop. This new guidebook is an essential resource, including GPS coordinates and QR codes to help climbers easily find parking and specific crags, and topo maps to the climbs for the main crags.

Title - Victorian Regional Guides Volume 1 – The You Yangs, including Staughton Vale

Edited by Steve Toal on behalf of the Victorian Climbing Club

First edition. Published 2025. 224 pages. ISBN 978-0-949451-08-8

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Press Release: Victorian Climbing Club Launches New Guidebook for The You Yangs

MELBOURNE, Victoria – September 7, 2025 – The Victorian Climbing Club (VCC) announces the launch of a new climbing guidebook, ‘The You Yangs, including Staughton Vale’. This is the first comprehensive guide published for the area in many years and a significant milestone in the VCC’s initiative to update and publish guides to regional crags across Victoria.

The You Yangs, a popular climbing destination located between Melbourne and Geelong, is known for its accessibility and distinctive small granite tors. The new guidebook, which replaces a previous series published between 2003 and 2005, is an essential resource for climbers exploring the area's more than 700 recorded climbing routes.

The guide is designed to make finding crags easier, with features such as GPS coordinates and QR codes for parking locations and specific crags.

“The You Yangs guidebook is the first of six new guides we plan to publish for regional Victoria,” said Steve Toal, President of the Victorian Climbing Club. “This is a major step forward in providing the climbing community with accurate, up-to-date information on some of our state’s most important climbing areas.”

The new guidebook is now available for purchase through existing retailers that serve the climbing community. VCC members can purchase the book directly from the club.

About the Victorian Climbing Club

The Victorian Climbing Club (VCC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting climbing in Victoria. The club is actively involved in crag conservation, access advocacy, and the development of resources like guidebooks to ensure a safe and sustainable future for climbing.