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Booroomba accident 16-May-2016 At 11:38:38 AM CanClimber

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" Most younger climbers in Canberra (even the ones who go to Piddington and Arapiles) don't go out there. The number one reason I've heard for this is that people get lost trying to find routes, then get runout and scared. Booroomba could use more traffic."

This is right. I know a lot of older climbers see putting their dentures in before a climb as a point of aid but that culture is of not much interest to most young climbers. I am a climber under the age of thirty and one of about 6 that I know that have climbed something at booromba which wasn't sunstroke. Everyone goes to nowra and it is a struggle to find people willing to go to boo. Before the above mentioned guide, and the great cleaning work people like damo have done, these climbs were unidentifiable and often covered in moss. This guide in my opinion is one of the best thing to happen for boo. Already traffic has increased with this new info.

Importantly now I know where the climbs are and most importantly I know the risks involved. It is not about not being willing to take risk, it is knowing the risk you are taking. I don't want to hop on a climb and not know I have a 20m runout ahead. It seems to me absurd to want to not pass on the information but then again I don't get the culture desires that.