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Beginner Climbing Questions From Someone Training 3-Jun-2026 At 2:11:52 AM Benehcroft

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Hi everyone, I’ve been climbing indoors for a few months and recently started looking into outdoor climbing around Victoria. I’m still learning the basics of gear, safety, and route reading, so I’d love some advice from more experienced climbers here.

What are the best beginner friendly outdoor spots near Melbourne? Also, are there any common mistakes new outdoor climbers should avoid on their first few trips?

Thanks in advance, looking forward to learning more from the community.

[Moderator edit: spam link that was inserted by the user several hours after they made this initial post has now been deleted, and their registration to this site disabled because they are a spammer with a positive record on SFS, along with our first hand experience of their work here.
I have left the initial post because it received a legitimate response, but spammer Benehcroft is no longer able to post on this forum.]

[2nd Moderator edit: I’m sorry to see the legitimate response by one of our long term forum members has now been deleted by them.
Fair enough I suppose, as my experiment to see how the spammer thing would turn out wasn’t consulted with them, and spammers don’t legitimise any oxygen space, time or effort from others on Forum Sites!]