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Ben Lomond Bolts Removed 19-Apr-2007 At 5:27:03 PM harold

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with all this talk of erosion to decent gullies - could someone who has been walked down the decent at the flutes a few times please!! comment on its condition or sensitivity to erosion so we can put this part of the argument to rest. My memory is a bit hazy and I could be wrong but as far as I can remember it was all blocks of rock which obviously doesnt wear out. I cant remember any dirt. All the loose dirt which I remember was at the approach to the base of some of the climbs. I would think that abseil stations attracting traffic to the base would cause more erosion and choss. I could be wrong so someone tell me, is the decent walk just rocks or is it sensitive alpine dirt and vegitation. If it is rocks then surely its better for people to walk?