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Summary

Climbing a long way from anywhere.

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Description

A variety of climbing styles can be found throughout the south coast of NSW. With it's abundance of small towns and amazing beaches and a variety of other outdoor activities within the region it's a holiday paradise, but with plenty of routes and problems still yet to be discovered too!

Beowa National Park at the southern end of the NSW coast offers the main route (trad) climbing area, which is on quality sandstone. This NP also hosts the Light to Light multi-day walk.

A number of bouldering options are available, with these mainly located on rocky headlands along the coast where they are easily seen and accessed. Rock type and quality varies significantly from location to location and even within metres, so have a keen eye and nose if you are hunting for fresh boulders.

This area was ravaged by the 2019 Bushfires, so come with no supplies and spend up in the small towns where they really need it.

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Access issues

A lot of rock, a lot of private land, and a lot of bush.

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Approach

4 - 6 hours south of Sydney, or about 6 hours from Melbourne. Easily accessible from Canberra within a few hours.

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Where to stay

Any of the small towns offer Airbnb's, camping and other various accommodation types, most of them by the beach. Avoid staying at the crags as most are on private land or in a position to upset locals.

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History

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Crags were first found in the region and began development in the early 1990's with a slow but consistent rate of discovery by many different people throughout the years.

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