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Licensed tour operators only

You can only climb at Summerday Valley with a Licensed Tour Operator. Back Wall, Wall of Fools South and Barc Cliff are designated climbing areas for Licensed Tour Operators only, under the conditions of their licence and an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Permit. Independent climbing here is not permitted. Parks Victoria: rock climbing in Gariwerd

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Right now

Temp11°C

Wind16 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity71.8%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for hard-sandstone

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp21°C

Raindry

Wind11 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity39%

No recent rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 18 — 84.2%

07:00 8° dry 18 — 82.2%

08:00 10° dry 17 — 74.7%

09:00 13° dry 18 — 64.8%

10:00 16° dry 16 — 53.9%

11:00 18° dry 13 — 45.8%

12:00 20° dry 10 — 39.5%

13:00 22° dry 9 — 35.6%

14:00 23° dry 9 — 33.1%

15:00 24° dry 10 — 31.6%

16:00 24° dry 8 — 31.2%

17:00 24° dry 9 — 31.9%

18:00 23° dry 10 — 34.2%

19:00 22° dry 15 — 46.4%

20:00 19° dry 18 — 57.8%

21:00 17° dry 17 — 63.8%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp18°C

Rain3mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity64%

3.2mm rain forecastThis sandstone is brittle when wet — holds can snap

Wet sandstone here is brittle — holds and flakes can snap, so let it dry fully

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 13 — 74.6%

07:00 12° dry 15 — 72.6%

08:00 13° dry 13 — 71.9%

09:00 15° dry 10 — 64.9%

10:00 16° 0.3mm 9 — 64%

11:00 18° dry 11 — 62.7%

12:00 18° 0.1mm 8 — 59.8%

13:00 18° 0.7mm 8 — 60.4%

14:00 17° 0.3mm 9 — 73.7%

15:00 18° dry 8 — 64.4%

16:00 18° 0.4mm 11 — 66.1%

17:00 16° 0.7mm 12 — 78.4%

18:00 16° 0.7mm 11 — 85.6%

19:00 16° dry 9 — 89%

20:00 15° dry 10 — 90.4%

21:00 15° dry 12 — 91.9%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Caution

Temp15°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity75%

Drying — 18h since rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 8 — 98.1%

07:00 12° dry 9 — 98.5%

08:00 13° dry 11 — 93.3%

09:00 14° 0.2mm 13 — 84.3%

10:00 15° dry 15 — 77.6%

11:00 15° dry 17 — 73.1%

17:00 18° dry 20 — 50.2%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp15°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 14 — 55.4%

17:00 15° dry 17 — 54.9%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity46%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 14 — 46.1%

17:00 16° dry 14 — 38.7%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity46%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 11 — 46.1%

17:00 17° dry 14 — 37.7%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp17°C

Raindry

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 17° dry 8 — 48.7%

17:00 20° dry 10 — 39.8%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° dry 5 — 52.9%

17:00 23° dry 11 — 34.7%

About Grampians — Summerday Valley

Summerday Valley is a small, sheltered valley of short single-pitch sandstone walls near the Hollow Mountain car park in the northern Grampians (Gariwerd), long used for climbing courses and groups. It is now open only to guided groups with a Licensed Tour Operator, to protect its cultural values. The walls face several directions, so there is usually sun or shade to choose from, and the valley is out of the worst of the wind. As everywhere in the Grampians, the sandstone is brittle when wet; guides will wait for the rock to dry after rain.

Region: Grampians
Rock type: Hard sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 300m
Exposure: low
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

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