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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.

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

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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