Rock Climbing, Abseiling and Bouldering Code of Conduct
The Canberra Climbers’ Association rock climbing, abseiling and bouldering Code of Conduct aims to preserve the opportunity for people to climb, abseil and boulder while conserving our natural resources, maintaining participant safety, and promoting the responsible use and management of climbing resources.
verified_user Best Practices for the ACT Region
The CCA advocates the following Code of Conduct and best practices for rock climbing, abseiling, and bouldering:
- directions_walk Stay on walking, multi-use or management tracks
- block Do not take short cuts or create new tracks, shift rocks or fallen branches, or disturb plants and animals
- group Keep group sizes small (e.g. 13 people or less)
- people_outline Be considerate of other users
- local_florist Take care of vegetation when placing mats for protection
- brush Brush any chalk off the rock with a soft-bristled brush when you are finished
- delete_outline Carry out all rubbish and practise minimum impact toileting (e.g. by burying human waste, tissues and toilet paper)
- gavel Respect regulations and closures
public Endorsed External Codes of Conduct
The CCA also endorses the following Codes of Conduct, as detailed by analogous climbing and outdoor sports organisations:
Support the maintenance of our local crags and climbing access.
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