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Climbers trashing Lake Huntley 1-Feb-2012 At 9:48:30 AM Phil S

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Huts with coal flown in? Where? The Overland track?. I think it's a bit different out there - it's a bush highway. I was thinking more of the South West (in which The Tindalls lie), which is a priceless region and insainly fragile. It's true that my generalisation about bushwalkers' impacts is simplified but still, duck-boards and helicopter dunnies are very much in the name of impact reduction.

My main point is that as a minority user group we need to be very careful about the impacts we impart. The smaller the group, in many ways the more conspicuous are their actions.

>The Tindalls won't ever be 'absolutely pristine...

True, not in the same way as truly remote ranges like the White Monoliths, but it can and should be pretty damn close to pristine. It's a world heritage area (for what it's worth). I'm talking an unmarked track into the range and that's about all.

Bolted routes, I'm sure are unacceptable to many other users but at least fixed hardware is relatively undetectable (but lets not get into that debate again). But clearing bush for landing sites, assuming it has in fact occurred? I, personally, don't like it.

>devoid of any influence except what you find appropriate

It's true, surfinclimb does not have a monopoly on hypocracy.