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Launceston City Council Chops Cataract Gorge Bolts 18-Feb-2010 At 10:39:22 AM EJ

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On 18/02/2010 cruze wrote:

>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...

Hi Cruze,

I had similar thoughts, but if I remember correctly this was due to the failure of a nut placement. The Council should in fact be supporting the placement of bolts in this case! :p

On a more serious note, if there hasn't been a consultation process this raises serious concerns regarding other sport climbing venues that are in the public eye.

EJ