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Lobster cave NSW send 3-Jun-2012 At 8:44:57 AM Loz and Tim

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Hi Peter, there are lots of crags in that National Park that you may not be aware of, unsure if NPWS know either. There are another 4 developed areas with bolts within 1-2km of lobster, along with the another 35+ bolted crags on the coast (lots bolted pre 1999). When we started to develop Lobster I contacted NPWS several times and the lady I spoke to, had some e-mails back and forth, was unaware of why i was asking permission and how to go about it. According to their very vague map, the cave lies right on the border, the lip may be in but the back walls not!

The plan is also only 'Draft' at this stage and I am unaware if it would hold up in court. It wouldn't be the first time NPWS have been taken to court and were crying bluff.( a case involving a some land they were trying to claim that wasn't theirs). I have spoken to a town planner who gave me some examples of this.

We had some signs appear a few years back on some bolts from an apparent 'Ranger' and again contacted NPWS and they knew nothing about these.

Until we see the official un-draft POM or get physically removed from the rock we will still be climbing there.

Have you climbed there??