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Fixed gear guidelines in the Grampians 14-May-2018 At 6:43:27 PM One Day Hero

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On 14-May-2018 Wendy wrote:
>Why do I feel like people have PV paranoia? PV know we place bolts. They
>know there are lots of them. They have had the public complain about them
>before. If they were going to blanket ban climbing because of the mere
>existing of bolting, they would have done so already.

This is incredibly naive. I honestly think a bolt war is less harmful than involving the authorities.

Fatboy pretty much covered the basics, I'll add a dash of harshness.

People who are bolting highly visible crags in national parks are playing chicken with a train, and the rest of us are stuck in the car with them. For example, I know you reckon Joe Goding is a nice bloke, but he's developing junk which offends lots of climbers, and could potentially affect broader access. The risk vs reward is unbelievable. It's selfish, stupid, and I frankly struggle to see how he can be a good person.