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climbing in the Vic Ranges this weekend 13-Apr-2014 At 9:39:53 PM f_abe

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In defence of the three parties we saw there today (not to mention the numerous parties during the previous weeks if signs of traffic and unfortunate excrement examples at the badly eroding cliff base are any indication) the gate was wide open and there was not even the merest hint of a road closed sign. And before any do gooder jumps on any high horses, not all were environmentally vandalistic climber types - some were just camping out and enjoying the magic that is bush regeneration. We might have bemoaned the fires that took away our precious climbing sites for a while (well, in theory...) but to witness the recovery is something special I reckon.
And me? I grew up giving false names to rangers whilst mountain biking in the Adelaide hills so feigning ignorance wouldn't have been an issue - not that I would've needed to, of course.
As for the new cliff, it'll be a gem, but then isn't that what everyone says about their discovery? Time will tell. If you're ever up to leaving the beaten path well behind, and don't care about updating you're 8a scorecard or whatever, let me know, always keen to find people to take that cliched path less travelled!

Alex