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Comments: I am a conservation activist involved in the Grampians National Park. I take great exception to the use of bolts on climbs in national parks.

National Parks are for the conservation of the natural environment not a recreation area for people wanting an adrenaline rush from stroking their ego by defacing and defiling nature. If the climbs cannot be accomplished without permanent anchorages it should not be attempted.

Unless climbers can take a more ethical approach to their activity in National Parks conservationist will start a campaign to have climbing classified as a proscribed activity. Its time climbing bodies started to advocate that recreation in parks must be consistent with the primary objective (protection of the environment) and not use them as venues for events or activities that should be performed in all the alienated, degraded and contrived environments our society has created.

The consistency of this argument with the National Park Act and its moral strength, will be a force even greater than the electoral influence climbers may have.

Please bring this concern and potential consequences to the attention of your fraternity in the hope that we can all participate in the care of National Parks.
 
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