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General Climbing Discussion

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Plaque for Paul Carr on Taipan 19-Aug-2003 At 7:14:10 PM V
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On 19/08/2003 Richard wrote:
>I thought a good solution to the plaques issue was to have an memorial
>area somewhere near the cliff, but not actually on it, were all plaques
>could be put, rather than having each one on the particualr climb. Hence,
>the relatives have a quite memorial spot, and climbers aren't forced to
>climb or play on someones grave if they want to do the climb.

Or perhaps a "grove of honour" where each tree has a plaque (hopefully not the Pines at Arapiles!!).

I think climbers' memorials are a good idea -- a place for quiet refelction for those who want it, but not "in your face" where everyone who goes there has to see it.
A good one I've been to is the cemetary on the trail that leads to the Hooker Vallkey out of Mt Cook. Certainly makes you think carefully about what you're about to do before you go up the Hooker (or even what you've just done, if you're on the way out!). The other one I've been to is the cemetary near Puente del Inca below Aconcagua. Two guys were just concreting over a fresh grave when I visited. I later found out they were the brothers of a young guy who took a slide down the steep, 1000m ice slope of the Polish Glacier (one of a group of four novices). Sobering.

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