Lets look after the place
Paynes Ford is a Scenic Reserve at which DoC tolerates our climbing. It is a privilege not a right to climb here. That privilege could be withdrawn.
This brings with it a responsibility to use and conserve the resource for others.
It is not the general public that wanders around the bottom of these cliffs it is climbers. If you are a recent visitor what “was” here might not be apparent.
Over the years there has been a lot of intentional and unintentional damage to native vegetation in particular, along with compaction of the soils around the base of the climbs and erosion on unofficial shortcut tracks. Drip-line mosses have almost all vanished. The bush is much more open now as our presence has forced back much of the native plants to meet our needs.
As numbers of climbers grows the pressure increases rapidly.
Thanks to all those climbers who are caring of our environment.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
DON”T even think about putting up a new climb if it means removing/cleaning moss or vegetation as has been done recently.
It won’t get you mentioned (favourably) in the Guidebooks!
If you are doing a new climb don’t SQUEEZE. Many lines have been looked at and left alone in the past as not being independent.
Be careful of trees when you lower/rap off climbs and swing out.
Stick to marked tracks
Don’t climb with dirty rockshoes. Mud/dirt acts as a grinding paste and holds become polished. Carry a bit of carpet to stand on and to clean your shoes on. Routes will become polished like those on the Slave wall.
Pick up that bit of litter even if it is not yours.
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