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6-12 months in Aus, where should I stay? 12-Mar-2013 At 2:23:43 AM cha1n

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Hi

My girlfriend and I will be coming over from the UK on working holiday Visas at the end of July and we'd like some help deciding where to base ourselves to get the most climbing in.

Work wise, I'm from an electrical engineering background (not electrician) and my gf is a primary school teacher. We're happy to work in temporary style jobs with not much responsibility whilst we're out to give our trip a proper 'holiday' laid-back feel but if the lifestyle in Australia is pretty laid back anyway and we can get jobs in our professions, perhaps part-time then even better.

I'm thinking that it's a toss up between Melbourne and Sydney at the moment (leaning more towards Sydney due to local cragging), but these are the few things that I'd be looking for in a city/area to live:

- Excellent sport climbing (grade 28+) and bouldering (V9+), steep and power in style is my preference but also quite like slightly overhanging stuff.

- Top quality indoor climbing venue for training and when the weather's bad (I don't know how often the weather's bad in Aus but it happens a lot here!).

- Friendly climbing scene with lots of opportunities to make friends and share lifts to crags.

- Maximum of 2 hours drive to main crags.

Really appreciate any help. Cheers! (P.S. Sorry if this info is already out there and I didn't manage to find it in the search, feel free to give me a slap on the wrist and point me towards an existing topic/article)