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French climbers in Austarlia durin august 30-May-2011 At 11:21:49 PM Mike Bee

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Only a month, that's tricky.
You'll be able to explore some awesome areas just enough to get a taste of them, or you'll be able to spend a decent amount of time in perhaps two.

I'd suggest that the four big locations to check out in August (between Sydney and Adelaide) would be the Blue Mountains (2.5 hours west of Sydney, probably cold and wet in August), The Grampians ( 3 hours west of Melbourne, 5 hours east of Adelaide, probably cold and wet too), Mt Arapiles (equidistance from Adelaide and Melbourne, cold, probably less wet) and Moonarie Gap (5 hours north of Adelaide, cold, probably dryish).
There's lots of other climbing in between too, but these are probably the 4 world class locations that are worth checking out if you're only over for a month. If you have a preference for trad, you might prefer to some extra time at Araps and the Moon. If you like clipping bolts (but still have trad options), then the Bluies and Gramps might be more your cup of tea.