Organ Pipes Track Network

Tony, Phil and I have been working with the Council to provide improved facilities for climbers to the Organ Pipes in Wellington Park. The objective of this work is achieve the following outcomes:
-          Formalise a network of tracks to the base of the Pipes and to abseil points above
-          Install signage to assist Emergency Services in locating injured climbers
-          Mark routes over rocky areas to reduce the number of informal tracks being formed
-          Manage erosion issues at the base of some of the climbs
 
The map attached details what the Council is proposing to do. Most of the tracks are already there, so the work will mostly involve marking tracks by gluing reflective orange markers on rocks, closing off duplicate tracks, managing any erosion issues at the base of some climbs by building steps and platforms with local rock, pruning vegetation and installing small plastic posts with signs to the main buttresses and abseil points.
 
The Council would like to hear our thoughts on this proposal. Please write your thoughts down as all comments will be considered to ensure that an adequate track system is produced and managed from here on. Please provide comment by the end of Monday 31st October, then we’ll send in all of our comments to the Council.

Doug Bruce