MY NAME IS JF. I HAVE BEEN CLIMBING THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS AND I HAVE 
MIXED VIEWS ABOUT STANDARDS IN AUSTRALIA. BECAUSE OF THE ACCESSABILITY OF MANY AREAS AND 
NEW CLIMBERS ENTERING THE SPORT THINGS NEED TO BE SAFE. EGOTISTICAL CLIMBING IS A THING 
OF THE PAST. MAKE THE CLIMB HARD BECAUSE OF THE MOVES AND NOT THE PROTECTION. IF CLIMBS 
ARE MADE HARD BECAUSE OF LACK OF PROTECTION THEN THEN THE NEW PEOPLE WILL FALL, GET HURT, 
THE AUTHORITIES WILL GET PISSED OFF AND THEN THE AREAS WILL BE CLOSED. I HAVE SEEN IT A 
LOT BEFORE. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY, WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIROMENTAL 
IMPACT OF THE AREA?

JF