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4 unusual facts about Mount Arapiles


Mount Arapiles

German climber Wolfgang Güllich's ascent of Punks in the Gym in April 1985 was major achievement.

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He named the landmark after the Arapiles hills near Salamanca, Spain, where the Battle of Salamanca took place, in which Mitchell had seen action.

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The likes of Kim Carrigan, Mike Law and Mark Moorhead helped introduce a number of 26+ climbs, though the latter two did not often grade their climbs accurately (choosing to 'undergrade' them instead).

Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park

A Telstra repeater tower provides mobile phone coverage, although it may be necessary to walk a few hundred metres down from the campground towards the road for adequate reception.



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