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Boganville 7-May-2010 At 9:02:00 AM cruze

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If anything this thread provides a reminder to those establishing routes that, and assuming chockstone is representative of the much larger climbing community (which might be a stretch), the climbing community expects those that put up routes to be altruistic and wear the cost and disseminate information at the call of those writing guide books. That is the current paradigm but we shouldn't assume that it always has to be that way, although personally I see that as the most practical way of doing it. Some new routes cost a lot more than others. Blueys sandstone will generally be a more expensive medium than Wimmera sandstone.

IMHO the OP has presented his opinion, and recollection of events, in a mildly mannered way - as have other posters. Others have expressed their opinion as a personal attack. That is the choice that everyone can make, although I would prefer it to be a healthy debate without the personal stuff. Then again, sticks and stones and all that.

I am not sure how relevant it is to the present debate but I remember hearing about a similar issue in the Southern Faces DVD about the climbers in Wanaka "negotiating" for a happy outcome with NZAC (?) in publishing Rock Deluxe (?). After the mudslinging it seems that local routers in Wanaka may have gained access to some funds from the NZAC publication for sharing route information, which in turn was used to put up more routes. Can someone with some experience/information with this epsiode help me out here? JC?