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Grampians Access 2019 19-Jun-2019 At 2:18:38 PM ithomas

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Oh by the way, I have never that that I would be happy to see climbing bans. The point which you (ODH) seem to have missed is that climbers will have to give some concessions in order that climbing has a viable future. For climbers to simply react and plead that they have some automatic right to bolt cliffs is to invite cliff closures. For example; maybe guiding companies need to employ an indigenous consultant with all large beginner groups in order that connection to country can be demonstrated to newcomers. Maybe, climbers could co-operate in helping to maintain explanatory signs in regard to significant places. Maybe climbers might respectfully give indigenous spokes-people a tour of the mount or Taipan Wall. Maybe climbers could re-name some significant areas with indigenous names. Maybe a proposed Australian Climbing Museum in Natimuk might contain an indigenous room/story or presence of some sort. Maybe climbers might have to voluntarily stop climbing in certain areas which are designated as significant by indigenous groups. There are heaps of things which climbers could do in order to engender graceful co-operation and hopefully stave off the prospect of total closures. I think I have said enough. Think it through while bearing in mind the full force of historical societal changes which have been occurring across the continent over the past 200 years. Get it wrong and everyone will be the poorer.