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New Grampians bans announced: Taipan, Bundaleer 19-Aug-2020 At 1:22:13 PM Olbert

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On 19-Aug-2020 gordoste wrote:
>On 17-Aug-2020 Olbert wrote:
>>On 17-Aug-2020 gordoste wrote:
>>
>>>I just hope nobody does anything stupid that affects climbers' public
>>>image. That would be a total victory for PV - we will lose all credibility
>>>and they will be able to dictate to us exactly when and how things will
>>>be re-opened.
>>
>>Are you referring to top down access of Taipan? Maybe I'm looking at
>it
>>with desperation but I'm genuinely not sure if abseiling in and climbing
>>on Taipan with the current access ban is a dick move or not. If the intent
>>is to protect cultural heritage, then there seems to be no practical
>difference
>>between walking to the edge of Taipan and abseiling over the top. The
>risk
>>of damage to any cultural heritage would be nil if I don't touch the
>ground.
>>
>>If they intended to indeed ban climbing on Taipan, regardless of the
>access,
>>then surely they would have said that?
>
>You're talking about PV here. All it takes is a ranger who wants a pat
>on the head from PV bigwigs, and there will be photos plastered everywhere
>of people climbing on Taipan with the headline "Climbers reject cultural
>heritage protection regime". The fact that paragraph 3 clause 2 subpoint
>iii technically allows you to access Taipan from the top means you can't
>be personally punished, but you would definitely be receiving a thankyou
>note from PV for making their life a lot easier.

When have facts ever mattered to PV?

Scenario 1:

Climber climbs on Taipan, gets caught, Parks claim that climbers are ignoring the ban using photographic evidence. Non-climbing media pick it up and think "pesky climbers".

Scenario 2:

No climber climbs on Taipan, no evidence of climbers, Parks claim that climbers are ignoring the ban using photographic "evidence". Non-climbing media pick it up and think "pesky climbers".