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Access article - Magic Wood. 31-Jul-2018 At 10:42:34 PM Access T CliffCare
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On 31-Jul-2018 gordoste wrote:
>On 30-Jul-2018 JamesMc wrote:
>>I reckon there is very little climbing in The Grampians (actually Victoria
>>really) that's to many climbers' taste. One big shortage is easy to
>moderate
>>grade sport climbing. Crags like Weirs Creek, Dreamtime Wall, Labour
>Ward
>>and Camels Hemp Back Wall are actually few and far between. If there
>were
>>more of them then the impact would be spread thinner, (But there would
>>be more climbers too.)
>
>Spot on. Looking at the number of bouldering gyms popping up, this problem
>is only going to get bigger.
>Setting up mechanisms to help people transition from plastic to rock (and
>on the way, spread good practices) is one management approach.
Some great comments on this thread, that I want to comment further on - maybe a little later. But yes Stephen, transitions from plastic rock will help in some way and I think some of the gyms and even climbing shops are trying to get on board with this. Something we can definitely work on a little more. 'Cos there are more gyms coming next year... Good practices are an absolute must. The numbers as always, create the bigger problems.

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