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ABC: Climber falls in Adelaide Hills 27-Apr-2007 At 2:19:00 PM owl

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Everyone knows everyone else in the climbing community in Adelaide. Using first names in a newspaper article is also a good idea as it helps narrow down the person without giving away their identity. I was able to figure out who had the accident from the names. It is better than saying a male in his 37's or 40's, which would leave me worried about potential friends that could have stacked it. Personally though, I think that Morialta is a choss pile with a few good trad routes and some OK bolted routes. It is close to town though which makes for easy access. Most of the routes take gear pretty poorly though and I often hear of people taking whippers because 2 or 3 pieces of gear pull. I would not advise Morialta as a place to learn leading when Araps is the ideal location. This is of course my personal opinion.