The Australian summer reaches it’s peak in January / February which Stapylton way means a whopping 40oC. However temperatures of 30 or so are reached from mid-November onwards. For this reason the best season is pre-November. But fortunately for us many of these boulders are caves or sheltered from the sun all day. So if you get up early you can get really good conditions even if it’s 35 or so out of the shade. Places like HMC and BTS are great in the full on heat. Areas such as Loopeys, Campground, Trackside and Citadel are better as early venues.

One of the great things about the area is that the rock is excellent and has amazing frictional properties. Combined with the nature of most holds being relatively big (pulling between them presents the main difficulty) conditions aren’t the be all and end all. Rumor has it that if conditions are perfect you simply can’t fall off!