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Victorian Re-Bolting. Do you agree with them? 27-Jan-2006 At 5:13:14 PM tmarsh

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On 27/01/2006 BoaredOfTheRings wrote:
>This would imply that the majority of the climbing community is active
>on these forums which as I stated earlier is not the case. 4 or 5 is hardly
>a broad cross section of the Natimuk climbing community Nmontieth.

That's not the point I'm trying to make, Bored. Simply that *more* people are able to have input into the decision making process around rebolting than ever has been the case historically. And I'm certainly not suggesting that everyone able to have any input is even particularly educated as to the issues either - ignorant contributions to decision making is one of the downsides to democratic involvement.

>If you know who is responsible for the routes that have sprung up around
>Red Rocks, Crag X area tell them to stop, they are hardly stella new routes
>and most could be done mostly on natural gear. People have walked past
>these route for years, and they were left alone for a reason, THEY'RE WORTHLESS!!!!
>The routes up near the Blair Witch stick chairs (anybody know who's responsible
>for the bolts you clip from the ground on the back of the boulder??) are
>a classic example.

Do you mean the routes in the valley to the south of Red Rock? Coz if so boy are we on the same page. Why would anyone want to spend the time, effort and money to bolt pissy caravan-sized boulders is beyond me.