Trad Climbing at Mt Piddington (Beginner-Intermediate)

Hey folks,

Nic and I (Pat) will be running a trad climbing trip this Saturday to Mt Piddington, the only trad crag in the blue mountains (or so I’ve heard, who knows? Don’t question it). You can find the info about the area on thecrag here.

No prior climbing experience is necessary, as we’ll be setting up climbs for you to toprope or second, but it helps if you’ve had some practice lead climbing and lead belaying. We’ll be happy to teach fundamental trad climbing skills, like crack climbing and gear placements, as well as pretty much any other relevant climbing skills.

You’ll need to bring/borrow this gear to come along:

• Harness
• Helmet
• ATC + carabiner
• Climbing shoes

These can all be borrowed from the gear cupboard on Thursday if you need. If you’ve got climbing chalk and crack gloves they would be super handy as well, and if you have any of your own trad gear please bring it!

You’ll also need to bring: minimum 2L water, lunch, sunscreen (it’s going to be very sunny!) and comfortable shoes to hike in.

In the comments let us know about any climbing experience you have, any gear you would need to borrow, how many spare seats you have if you’ve got a car, and your favourite outdoors spot (in Australia or elsewhere!)

If you’ve got any questions or concerns feel free to message Nic or I on Facebook. See you there!