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Eternity bolted 16-May-2011 At 6:53:53 AM Olbert

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On 15/05/2011 jammin wrote:
>On 13/05/2011 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>>On 13/05/2011 tnd wrote:
>>>That photo, btw, is a great illustration of the lie in how trad climbing
>>>leaves no permanent impact! Look at those wear marks.
>>
>>I agree there are wear marks.
>
>these are not wear marks but the actual colour of the stone under all
>the black lichen, chalk kills the lichen, that is why the "wear marks"
>are always in a straight line underneath the areas that are chalked up
>on a climb, like a drip line, when it rains the magnesium carbonate is
>washed down the rock killing the organics it touches on the way down.

Thats like saying "Open cut mining doesnt damage the environment - it just removes all the green vegetation leaving the natural dirt and rock underneath."

The lichen is naturally there - if it's removed, from chalk, it's still damage to the natural rock environment.