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~~potential new bouldering~~ area in NW sydney 15-May-2009 At 9:24:07 AM porkpie

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Last summer I found a potential bouldering area in NW Sydney while at work. I went back and for day and did a few problems V1 - V3 and looked at some much harder lines aswell. I think there could be potential for 20-30 problems - many quite hard.

I was going to develop the area and then let the chockstones know but I have two young kids and a screaming wife so that remains a pipe dream. So if anyone is intresested head out there and let me know what you think and if you unearth any gems. I look forward to going back and getting on some nice established problems.

The crag is located of Bannerman Road, Glenhaven. Park outside the pony club then head into the bush just left of the dressage arena, down a faint track. The cliff is just here - an easy 3 minutes from the car.

The crag has some steep sections and some vertical areas, the rock is good quality though a little blank in places. Should clean up well. I think there would be a heap of other areas in that valley aswell.

Here are some pics from the one day I did out there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32342832@N08/3532369136/

Let me know what you think of the crag..

PS I found the Frontline crag at the Balkans in about 1995 and decided it was a pile. Later Rob Saunders, Tim O'niel and others developed that area into the best bouldering area in Sydney!