Welcome to Port Stephens

1. We are Local. We live in this area and know the rock climbing crags extremely well. We have done 100’s of safe ascents on our cliffs
2. Qualified & Trained. We are a professionally qualified rock climbing instructors and an Australian outdoor recreation and tour guiding business.
3. Safety. We are trained in first aid and well seasoned practising our skills in remote environments. We carry a comprehensive first aid kit in the unlikely event you need a running repair.
4. Communications. We carry communications on each tour to ensure we know what is happening locally with weather, fires and storms.
5. Emergency. We have comprehensive risk assessments of our tours and carry Safe Operating Procedures to ensure we are prepared for every situation we may encounter.
6. Friendly & Fun. We enjoy what we do and love sharing this beautiful mountain and history with you.
7. Memories. We are here to help make your memories, taking pictures of your group, assisting you reach the summit and providing a fun informative service.
8. Equipment. We use only the best and safest rock climbing hardware and person protective equipment. All of our equipment meets or exceeds Australian standards.

Shane & Tina are avid outdoor bushwalking enthusiast and rock climbers, Shane also enjoys high alpine mountaineering. Together they guide and lead our Port Stephens rock climbing tours.

Between them they have 1000’s of hours climbing together. Shane and Tina are both widely experienced in adventure walks within Australia and Internationally to such locations as the Kokoda Trail, Everest Base Camp, MT Wilhelm and MT Kilimanjaro just to name a few places they have hiked.

Shane & Tina are both trained in first aid and members of the Surf Life Saving Club at Birubi Beach. Shane is also a qualified life guard.

Their happy and enthusiastic personalities and high standards will ensure you enjoy your guided rock climbing tour while in Port Stephens.

Cost from: $140pp. For a 3 hour tour

Tour inclusions: All certified climbing equipment and climbing hardware national park fees, public liability insurance and qualified climbing guide

What to bring: Tight fitting sports shoes, baseball style cap, sunscreen, 1L water, layered clothing to suit the season and raincoat if the weather looks ominous. Please DO NOT wear baggy loose clothing or any jewelry including watches.

Short length shorts are uncomfortable to climb in and we suggest sporting tights for ladies and knee length sport shorts for men.

Polyester or cotton tops are suitable to climb in.

You are not required to be super fit to join our tours, however you do need to be able to move your legs and arms freely. Rock climbing requires balance along with some upper and mostly lower body strength. Physical restrictions can prevent you from joining and enjoying our tours. Please contact us to see if you would be suitable to join the experience.

Current physical restrictions that you are experiencing that may prevent you joining one of our tours include;

Surgery

Pregnancy

Injuries

Illness

Or any other type of medical conditions that may restrict or limit your ability to move or carry your own body weight during our walk in or on the sea cliffs.

Starting and completion locations are in the Nelson bay to Anna Bay area, these will be given the day before in order to suit the best location for the current weather conditions.

Our usual locations

Iris Moore Park Anna Bay

Next to number 8 Birubi Lane Anna Bay

Boat Harbour Scout Wall crag

Opposite number 14 Noamunga Street Boat Harbour

Fingal Bay

Barry Park Pacific Drive Fingal Bay

The Kokoda Trail, Everest Base Camp & Kilimanjaro are amazing adventures but prior to the trip you can feel a little under prepared for your journey and wish to seek a little advice. The below videos are intended to take away some of the confusion so that you are better prepared.

First Aid Kits & what they should contain.

When trekking in Remote area’s you should always be mindful of what items you may require to treat any aliments that may occur as if you are on the Kokoda trail or Kilimanjaro you will not be able to purchase any such items. Everest Base Camp treks (and Nepal lodge trekking in general) you can buy some supplies but these are mainly limited to the large Sherpa villages so it is best to carry the right things with you.

If you suffer from heyfever, sinus, reflux or any such medical condition you should bring medication to treat this, plan for the worst case scenario and be prepared.

Some items that are worth your consideration include but are not limited to;

Anti-inflammatory tablets and gel (as prescribed by your doctor, remember voltaren and the like take up to 48 hours to relive symptoms so a fast acting tablet such as ibuprofen is great to start with), antibiotics for treating diarrhoea (as prescribed by your doctor), gastro stop, antibacterial gel, betadine liquid (Betadine can also treat your water for purification as a emergency back up if required), blister packs, one roll of broad elasticated bandage, roll of strapping tape, antihistamines, anti sickness tablets, painkillers such as Panadol Forte/Aspirin tablets/capsules, Codral cold and flu tablets, sunscreen, pawpaw cream along with one pack of a general use antibiotics.

Items you should carry in your day pack

This video details the items you should carry in your day pack as overloading your self will bring excess strain on your self.

Packing and sorting your gear will always be a personal preference however there are many such items you should carry that will be required throughout the day and avoid constantly digging through your main pack for in search of the particular item you require.

Sorting and packing your gear for trekking

The following video explains how to separate your gear into different packs of various sizes and colours.

I personally try to use one colour dry bag for each category I separate the items into, allowing the item you are looking for to be easily identified.

You should try to group things into to medications, toiletries, clothing, sleeping gear, general use items, spare batteries, dirty or wet clothing, first aid kit and snacks in to several separate bags for identification.

Avoid using one large dry bag as this means the entire contents will need removal to find the item you are looking for as well when you pack your bag it will need to be inside the backpack to fit the gear in correctly. Trust me I have been through all of these issue in the past.

Cold climate trek gear for Everest Base Camp and MT Kilimanjaro explained

This video will walk you through the items you require to trek in cold climates at altitude.

Simply using ski field clothing will not suffice and will be very uncomfortable whilst trekking, you will require items to keep you warm and safe. Being cold at altitude can lead to altitude sickness such as AMS, HACE and HAPE.

Layers is still the best clothing configuration for these treks and surprisingly enough you will require lightweight items that breath, high altitude trekking be quite warm during the day one minute to freezing cold blistering winds the next, so you will need to be able to regulate your core temperature according.