Right to Climb

Save Grampians Climbing reveal more lies from Parks Victoria about the impacts of rock climbers in the Grampians. Documents reveal Parks Victoria are unable to tell the difference between climbing chalk and natural white rock and bird poo stains. Could Parks Victoria mistake natural white rock & bird poo for climbing chalk in their rush to ban climbing? Yes they could. What you are about to read is one of those big moments where the ineptitude of the PV’s assessment process of rock climbing areas is exposed for what it is. A flawed and amateur attempt to quite literally white-wash climbers in the worst possible light whilst shirking any responsibility. Think the “ bolt in art ” fiasco was bad? This is better. Read more at the link below... THE SANDINISTA SCANDAL – WHITE LIES FROM PV

The Australian today reports on more senseless bans to rock climbing areas in Victoria. The bans are destroying a once healthy outdoor industry and will spread to other activities and other areas in Victoria (think skiing, 4wd, bushwalking and camping). The embrace of stone-age belief systems by government agencies is indeed sending us back to the stone age. Visit  https://savegrampiansclimbing.org/  to lend your support. Climb-ban bureaucrats in Victoria keen to extend their reach JOHN FERGUSON The late autumn Wimmera sun bouncing off Mount Arapiles acts as an illusion for Australia’s rock-climbing community. Lost in the sharp light is the gloomy recognition among many that the Victorian government is in the advanced stages of killing off a once-thriving industry in a battle over access, cultural heritage and the environment. As the world has been focused on the pandemic, Parks Victoria has been quietly accelerating its curbs on climbing in the heartland of the pursuit in

Re-open the climb! "We know that when the Rock climb closed we had 10000 less people through the airport per month." Dave Batic Chairman of the Alice Springs Major Business Group, in Alice Springs interviewed by Stewart Brash on ABC Alice Springs 11 May 2020. Here's the audio at Soundcloud Some excerpts: Stewart Brash: Are there any short term strategies we should be adopting to try and induce more people to come here? Dave Batic: There's discussion about reopening the Rock climb. later Dave Batic: We know that when the Rock climb closed we had 10000 less people through the airport per month.