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Grampians Access 2019 18-Mar-2019 At 7:46:33 PM lukef

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On 15-Mar-2019 FatBoy wrote:
>I am utterly convinced that the items of environmental damage (some real
>and a lot perceived) including:
excessive chalk
bouldering
>mat vegetation damage
bolting
additional walking paths
litter
>(specifically dunny paper)
cliff-base erosion
... are
>the real issues they care about. The first inhabitants argument looks
>like a PV crutch to achieve these outcomes.
>
>Let's be clear: PV don't want to ban us because they hate climbing as
>an activity, they want to ban us because they think it's wrecking the place.
> Any other interpretation is simply playing the victim card.

Had to grimace on the weekend at the cathedrals, climbing a grade 14 slab climb, slathered in chalk the entire way up. It looked like an entire bag's worth (a slight exaggeration, but still!). It's an easy slab climb for gods sake. There needs to be a better education and dialog available for people on the need for chalk, and mindfulness of the effect it has on the color of the rock, and interpretation by rangers, walkers, and most importantly indigenous people.