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Cable Car over Mt Wellington's Organ Pipes 4-Feb-2014 At 9:54:32 AM Doug

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The possibility of a cable car being built on Mt Wellington directly over the Organ Pipes has been ratcheted up another notch with the proponent finally coming out and publicly stating that is his preferred option: http://www.themercury.com.au/lifestyle/backer-pushes-pipes-route/story-fnj64o6u-1226815381186
With an election looming in Tasmania and a strong move to the right along with a major step backwards in terms of protection for the environment likely, the possibility of this proposal getting up will increase.
So what?, many of you might ask. Good question. While not opposed to a cable car per se, I object to the notion of it going straight up the face of Mt Wellington for a number of reasons. The most selfish of those reasons is that there is almost nothing I enjoy more in this world than sitting on belay after climbing a pitch on the Organ Pipes and enjoying an unimpeded view out over Hobart and its environs.
If you have ever visited Hobart either as a tourist or to climb, hike or ride a bike on Mt Wellington, you might like to comment on that prospect here or on the thread in thesarvo:
http://www.thesarvo.com/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=327385177&focusedCommentId=327385189#comment-327385189