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Bolt on Atridae Wall? 2-Jul-2009 At 1:42:51 PM robertsonja

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On 1/07/2009 dalai wrote:
>Since when is Araps a trad climbing area? The area has been utilising mixed
>protection from day one.

Yes, correct Arapiles is a traditional climbing area. The area has not been using mixed protection from day one, ie BC, before climbing. A previous generation who used pitions and other antiquated methods should not set precedent.

Arapiles has an intrinsic value, off course it does, it was home to previous indigenous cultures, it is an ecosystem it is an old mountain range....etc. Arapiles also has a value that climbers place on it, this value is not as an area with sport climbing ethics, this value is not as an area with mixed ethics, but the value is that of a traditional climbing area. Just ask any international climber value of Arapiles and why they didn't catch the bus to the Blue Mountains or Nowra.