Trip to Mafadi

Thanks Leon, we live and learn

Its certainly nothing too serious or damaging, unlike the idiots who spray painted along the chain ladders path

A few years ago I might have done the same thing, I didn't know any of the rules or regulations to adhere to on longer hikes, but now threads like these are now informative for other members

Now whats the best way to take off Pratley Quick set

Thank you Leon for responding and thank you for your stated position on the whole thing.

I think what has happened here, in terms of how it was handled, is significant and I'm pleased with the outcome. I hope that is a standard for how issues are handled in future.

What mattered to me was how we as a Berg user community interact with each other and how we shape ethics and values. My initial response was geared towards that rather than the issue of the actual plaque, since this is something which can be removed.

Its true Leon that there are plaques in the Berg (and that is not the only one on Cleft Peak either). Currently I have knowledge of 7 plaques in various places in the Berg. There probably are more around. There are three main issues with them that I can see:
1) within the Park it is a contravention of the rules
2) it causes a lot of problems with wilderness / mountain / hiking ethics (previous ethics allowed for man made structures, but thoughts have moved towards keeping these away and having minimal impact on what we have left)
3) one or two are not the problem; its always the precedent it sets in putting up more until it does become a major problem.

I dont think all the plaques will survive simply because more of them are appearing until eventually the parks officials will make a point of removing them. This has been discussed in a thread elsewhere on this forum.