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Why rope access kooks have no place in climbing 5-May-2015 At 7:36:49 PM Snacks

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On 5/05/2015 Olbert wrote:
>The QLD National Parks experience shows that when they actually realise
>what is involved they decide to ban the removal of bolts. No public servant
>will ever sign off on unqualified volunteers doing the debolting and no
>public servant will ever pay professionals to do the debolting. That leaves
>qualified volunteers. To do it by the book would necessitate a large outlay
>of cash from the volunteer - noone is going to do it.
>
>The solution is for climbers to go and debolt it quietly and without NPWS
>the approval.
>
>There is a very small risk that somebody will be injured in doing so.
>If that risk is realised then there is a further small risk that the debolter/debolters
>family will sue the NPWS. This is the worst outcome, however very small
>risk x small risk equals minute risk. If we make decisions based on minute
>risks then we would never do anything.

True, it is a small risk...

But then there are very experienced climbers that do have these qualifications that I'd say may or would happily volunteer to remove bolts and have it done safely and with a decent finish from other rendering work or similar they may have done in the past...

The fact people are already talking about tit for tat type responses to some of these bolts being removed is a clear example why getting individuals directly involved to remove the bolts can be a bad idea...