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Ben Lomond Bolts Removed 14-Apr-2007 At 10:55:10 AM JamesMc

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This is really dissapointing. An absolute shame.

Sounds like a bit of environmental vandalism to me. It's a long time since I've been there, but my recollection is that the walk down gully to the east contains typical Tasmanian alpine vegetation, is moderately steep, and prone to erosion. Doubtless there's still not much erosion there yet, but just remember that the abseil bolts have been there for about 10 years, so nobody's walked down the gully since then, and in those days there was no published guide to Ben Lomond, so almost nobody climbed there.

Just look at all the work Tas Parks have done to address erosion on alpine tracks used by bushwalkers in places like the Arthur Ranges, Frenchmans Cap, Overland Track etc. Not only does it cost $$, it's an eyesore. Eventually they will have to do the same for the Frews Flutes descent gully. This could have been avoided by leaving the bolts there.

Gerry, who placed the bolts in the first place?

JamesMc