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Self Regulation - What does it mean to you? 18-Jul-2012 At 12:06:03 PM muki

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rocksinmyhead is on the money, "self"regulation begins with the self, the modification of behaviour from self serving, no matter the outcome, to what will be the most beneficial behaviour to the environment, the fellow climbers, and other user groups of the parks and wilderness areas we use to enjoy our activity, will be the determining factor to wether we will be faced with an outside body determining the scope of what activities we are allowed, or forbidden to enjoy.
i feel that guide books are a way to spread this message of self regulation to the climbing masses, most climbers use a guide book until they are familiar with an area, most guide books state the local ethics about protection and climbing, some (the best ones) even talk about the environment, we should go one step further, and use the guide books to educate future climbers about the need to protect the activity we all enjoy, by deciding to abide by self regulation in simple terms that everyone can understand, in my opinion given the choice most will choose to behave in a manner that will allow for future enjoyment in this game we call climbing.