that was me - the branches i was snapping off werent' green but dead - the climbing managment plan says you can't kill trees, so i don't - i like trees, they make nice anchors n' pro points (you might have noticed if you took the whole scene in that i had slung that tree to keep me alive )- anyhow, i wasn't going through the tree, but left of it - it's a problem if the dead gnarled branches are grabbing you as you go past
come climb sometime, espeically at beacon - its a balance - you remove what needs to go and leave the rest alone
sorry if you thought i was pissing on gaia - she actually my girlfriend
you might be intersted to know the entire east face of the rock is closed to prtoect various shrubs n' flowers n' trees, as is the south side for fornicating birds for half the year, plus most of the west face - the n side is what we climbers get this time of year, and the whole thing is coated in green stuff, a thin line which must be cut to pass through - how many trees got the chop for the w side trail do you think?