General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
To Chalk or not to Chalk	1-Apr-2005 At 4:14:21 PM	Mike TS
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>If you take the ethical and environmental approach to stopping chalk use, >then I am sorry to say you should quit climbing outdoors. The paths created >by walking to the cliff, using descent gullies which can be quite fragile >ecosystems, just climbing on the rock, placing and removing traditional >protection; even driving in the car to the cliff itself are just a few >examples of far greater impact we make as climbers. For me, it's that chalk changes the route: it can turn it ifrom an adventure into just connect the dots, & in the worst case make it slimy. The environmental issues are important, but this is not the basis for disliking chalk.

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