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Padlocked bolts – Buffalo South Gorge lookout 8-Mar-2007 At 10:39:37 AM climbau

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On 7/03/2007 chalkischeap wrote:
>So Chockstone effectively gives the green light to the padlocked bolts
>on the following basis:
>
>1. Dave is a good bloke, and is helpful to climbers
>2. Climbers can manage without these bolts
>3. The padlocks somehow stop idiotic non-climbers from doing stupid things
>
>4. Guessing here but the padlocks may be required by Parks Victoria as
>a condition of the ongoing commercial operation.
>
>Still gives me an uneasy feeling though – regulation creeping further
>into climbing. Our activity won’t stand up to modern (paranoid) standards
>of risk assessment.
>
Don't forget:
5. At a probable cost of $2000.00 to install 2(?) bolts
6. Stir up hornets nest.
7.had spare padlocks lying about.
8.Illegal to use park infrastructure for recreational climbing.
9.It gives us something else to debate (or should that be.. to bait)
10. You can still thread 6mm cord through last time I checked.
11. It is certainly not a developing issue. It has been that way for over a decade and there are no signs of this practise being abused (until now by your suggestion)
12. The locals don't mind. Nor do most other climbers, we have the rest of the mountain to play on relatively hassle free. PV Buffalo only have a few simple rules that I think we can all respect. And these rules don't really hinder your buffalo climbing experience. But ignoring them can hinder other non-climbers experience.
13. Shutting the gate after the horse has bolted serves no purpose.

It is not as cut and dry as you make it seem Chalk.
I have no problem compromising my rights to acknowledge my responsibilities.