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...and while negotiations can take longer than we'd like, let's remember that this purchase is for Permanent Protection & Permanent Access for responsible climbers.

What about irresponsible climbers? who says whats irresponsible. I drive a vehicle that gets less than 30 mpg. Is that irresponsible? What does irresponsible mean? I always thought that irresponsible means jackass(ed).
i know that It can't mean unsafe because unsafe climbers are not long lived. Does it mean inexperienced. That's unfair and exclusionary!WTF!!!
Is it just some sort of rhetoric that is recited over and over until it has lost it's original intent and has no meaning? Some sort of mantra? Is this some sort of BhudHa climbing prayer?
Please explain because I'm at a loss here.