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Good beginner trad crag Sydney/Blue Mountains 2-Dec-2013 At 5:20:08 AM SLacey

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Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. My original plan was to head to the Grampians and spend a week wearing myself out clipping bolts and then head to Arapiles to climb some of the easier classics where I'll feel a bit safer placing gear but I might readjust now and consider Araps first.

Thanks rodw and Dr Nick I'm just down the road from Mt Kuringai and Berowra and I've spent a lot of time clipping bolts at Berowra but never had much of a look at the trad routes there. I've only got to Fossil Wall at Mt Kuringai but have been meaning to head to motocross and lost and found wall to check out some of the sport climbs so if I can get a bit of trad practice in there before my trip as well all the better!

Hi Duang Daunk I think you might have misunderstood me, I wasn't planning my roadtrip around Taipan I was pretty much planning to spend a week clipping bolts in the Grampians and then a week practicing placing gear at Araps on stuff like Exodus and Revolver Crack to start with and then try some of the longer easier classics. Even though I would love to get on some of the routes at Taipan because it's such an iconic crag I was pretty hesitant about trying any of the routes there without much trad experience thats why I thought I would ask on Chocky if there's was anything on the wall at all that would suit a trad bumbly.

Thanks mikl and wendy I would be very keen to take you both up on your offers of some loaner gear and would be willing to pay whatever food/beverage or day of belay duty related bribe is required.