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Removing bolts to create trad paradise 5-May-2007 At 10:37:53 AM ErikaH

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On 4/05/2007 nmonteith wrote:
>What does Ikara and the Blue Moutnains have to do with Mt Rosea?????
>
>Your argument about a prededent that would spread to other crags has been
>made again and again
>when reversed (ie bolts spreading across previously trad only crags).
>You would be hard pressed to
>name a crag in Australia that doesn't have bolts these days. The whole
>point is to create a 'sanctuary'
>of a bolt free area, preferably BEFORE the sport climbers decide to re-evalute
>the area, or even worse
>the re-bolters decide every pitch needs a rap anchor, and every piton
>needs replacing with a ringbolt.
>Its not about ego, its about trying to set aside an area to be a natural
>climbign area only, befoire its too
>late. Rosea is one of Victorias best cliffs, and we have the opportunity
>now to stop the destruction of
>the area into yet 'another' euro style sport crag. As sport climbers always
>say... "if you don't like it you
>can always go climb somehwhere else"
>

Exactly my thoughts. Great idea Neil!