★ Bolted Arete 25

Access: Access for Riverbend crosses PRIVATE PROPERTY

The land owner is supportive of climbers climbing at Riverbend & The Crystal Palace crags but has a few requests for us when we visit. This is a working farm.

• Don't block the gate with your car. Preferably park at the bridge and walk up along the road, or park on the far (south) side of the gate so the owner still has space for trailer access.

• Climb that gate on its hinge end to protect it. This gate is used to access both Riverbend and The Crystal Palace cliffs.

• NO DOGS!

• When crossing the property, stay off all cropped paddocks. Walk around the edges.

• When you get to the second gate, open and then close it rather than climbing over it.

• Stay away from all livestock.

• Access to the cliffs will be closed annually between June - October for the lambing season. Please climb elsewhere during this period.

• Carry out all rubbish, no fires and no chainsaws

• If you've been to other farms, clean your shoes before you go. Biosecurity is a big issue for farmers and they don't need us tracking weeds and diseases through their farms.

• Generally, just behave like a sensible respectful human, and treat climbing access across private property as a privilege and not a right. Hopefully a good relationship can be maintained between climbers and the land owner, securing ongoing future access.

Happy climbing!

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Access: Riverbend + Crystal Palace Annual Closure

Riverbend + Crystal Palace crags are situated on PRIVATE PROPERTY - and are closed annually between June 1st - October 31st for the lambing season. There are NO exceptions to this rule. Please climb elsewhere during this period so as a community we can maintain good relations with the property owner - helping to secure climbing access into the future.

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