A mix of minor cliffs and large block boulders hidden deep in the forest on the Illawarra Escarpment. A variety of bouldering types - roof, verticals, caves and off-width.
Rats Crag / Boulders is outside the IESCA boundary. There are currently no access issues to this large tract of land, please don't make any!
Refer to the Rats Crag approach and uploaded marked map.
Once you jump off the East side of the motorway/offramp onto the bush trail network there is a well worn mountain bike trail heading North East. The start of this is just South of the power lines crossing the offramp and bush trail. Follow this for 450 meters where the trail hits a rocky outcrop with cliffs on either side - marking the North and South aspects of Rats Boulders. (Refer to the OSM map layer if unsure).
The modern climbing scene and all the access issues that go with it requires modern ethic and all climbers should familiarise themselves with general good crag etiquette to ensure access is maintained into the future.
The following is a short summary for the area:
Learn more at https://www.cliffcare.org.au/education
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