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VCC and ACAV, together on the sand??? 25-Sep-2019 At 10:01:50 AM patto

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On 24-Sep-2019 gordoste wrote:
>All of this mudslinging between different climbing groups is very counterproductive.
>If the two groups cannot work together to co-ordinate their efforts, we
>will fail.
>
>Personally I think it makes sense for ACAV to tackle the political and
>legal avenues, with VCC looking after climber education. The two should
>have some kind of arrangement to ensure they deliver consistent messages
>to media.
>
>It shouldn't be about one group "winning". It's about the two working
>together to support common goals.

Except maybe to a few individuals it was always about coordination and division of responsibilities. Again to most it had nothing to do with "winning". And again there wasn't that much mud slinging. In Australia we have FAR worse mud slinging in our state and federal elections.

What I can see made it divisive is that the VCC committee was MUCH more contested than usual given unusually high stakes role the VCC has found itself in. Some people didn't welcome the greater interest being shown in 'their' club.

All understandable reactions from both sides. Lets hope the new committee can work constructively together. It seems there are some newish returned faces and some more established members....