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questions about living cheaply in Australia 27-May-2010 At 5:34:40 AM zappfe

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Hi,

I´m a avid climber from Norway that has recently started thinking of taking a good while off from work to climb around the world.

Australia is one of the countries that looks really interesting, and has come with great recommendations from the people I´ve met who´ve been there.

Currently I´m at the "research stage" of the expedition, nothing is locked down yet. I´m mainly trying to figure out how much money I´d need to survive each month.

Obviously I have about a million questions, so here is the first barrage:

Is a car necessary?

Is it possible to live close to the major crags?

How much do I need for food? Think cheap, but not dumpster-diving cheap

Is it possible to camp for free?

What time of year is best for climbing?

How is July and later?

thanks
.z