In reply to UKC/UKH Articles:
I think part of the lack of engagement with this topic is the lack of a single high profile threat to oppose, a "big bad" which will smack climbers, walkers etc in the face. It's being pushed by the paddlers because they don't have the CROW rights terrestrial folk enjoy, and this can only make the right to rivers less likely. So let's find some tangible issues for climbers and drag them front and centre, rather than this rather academic Sandford Principle.
Will this lead to increased obstacles to access, or more closed or restricted places?
Will it lead to a degraded mountain environment?
Will it lead to charges in more places, or an increase in commercialisation?
The answers to these questions are probably yes, yes and yes, but it would probably help to have some real examples