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Launceston City Council Chops Cataract Gorge Bolts 18-Feb-2010 At 10:02:05 AM cruze

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The Gorge (especially shady side) is like Disneyland, so I can't imagine that the council wants to remove the bolts because they are aesthetically unappealling. Having climbed a few of the bolted routes on that side I would have some sympathy for the council if it was clearly a hazard to people walking along what can be a very busy track being struck by falling climbers. Again I find this hard to believe though, as climbing has occurred in the gorge for ages.

If I was to have a stab at it, and stick my neck out, I would say that the recent accident at Duck's Reach (?) reported both here but more widely in Tasmania where one of Chocky's younger members fell quite a distance and ended up in hospital might have spurred the knee-jerk reaction. Again I would find this about as reasonable as saying the basin is closed to swimmers because people could drown...