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Fixed gear guidelines in the Grampians 15-May-2018 At 7:50:25 AM kieranl

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Principles are great but the devil is in the interpretation. For example, Fatboy and I share essentially the same principles about Rosea but we differ strongly about what the end results should be. That's the problem with self-regulation, everyone gets to regulate according to how they see things. And inevitably reasonable people will self-regulate with different results and ensuing conflict.

In the Grampians we have a number of frameworks to work within to decide how different cliffs and areas are managed. The first, often ignored in climbing circles, is the Grampians National Park Management Plan 2003 .

Here are some relevant bits to work out what management applies to climbing areas. It's very broad-brush stuff but I don't think we can move anywhere without understanding this.

Table 2 : Management Zones and Overlays, Page 18
Figure 2: Management Zones Map, Page 79
Appendix 2 : Special Protection Areas, Page 64