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Sydney city easy climbing 12-Aug-2010 At 12:50:02 PM TeeRex

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On 12/08/2010 pmonks wrote:
>You really can't go past
>indfield Rocks, both as an introduction to Sydney climbing / bouldering
>and as a great beginner area. It's walking distance from Lindfield station
>(about 15 minutes, from memory), and for a first visit I'd suggest taking
>a top rope so you can get on some of the taller walls (particularly if
>you have a beginner with you). Although everything has been soloed, the
>landings aren't always the best and some of the problems are pretty high
>(up to about 6m).
>
>As for gear, you'll need a rope (a short rope is ideal - 20m is enough),
>lots of slings (for trees and extending) and bolt brackets (make sure you
>back up every bolt - many of them are well placed but old).

+1 for all that. Lindfield is a great area to take beginners. I recall having trouble finding it the first time, based on the guide description. From Tyron Rd, walk into the tennis court car park, then follow the track to the right of the courts North for about 100m or so.

Here's a link to the location:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=roseville,+nsw&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.572881,78.837891&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Roseville+New+South+Wales,+Australia&ll=-33.769489,151.180083&spn=0.004299,0.009624&t=h&z=17