Sport Climbing and Bolting Committee of Antalya whose goal is to regulate the bolting/rebolting of routes in Antalya region agreed on a set of principles during its March meeting. The major points of the declaration are as follows:

1. The rebolting of existing routes and the bolting of new routes in established climbing areas must be supervised by the technical subcommittee.
2. All bolting activities should follow the standards in the Bolting Guide (published on the website of the committee)
3. The technical subcommittee should be notified of bolting activities beforehand.
4. For easy/moderate new routes runouts (between two bolts) should be avoided.
5. All bolting activities (including multi pitch sport routes) should be limited to the following climbing regions:
    a. Geyikbayırı
    b. Çağlarca
    c. Olimpos – Çıralı
    d. Akyarlar
    e. Çitdibi (subject to approval)
6. Bolting in new climbing regions is subject to the approval of the committee
7. Minimum impact principles should be strictly adhered to around climbing routes and on approach trails.
8. Climbers should try to make use of the toilets in the nearby campgrounds. In cases when this is not possible, all human waste must be buried far from water sources and trails. Trash (including toilet papers) should be packed and carried out of the wilderness.
9. Littering the climbing areas by placing advertisements or any printed material on the rocks is forbidden.
10. Absolutely no climbing/bolting in Öküzini region as it is a Protected Area.
11. Degegöl Mountains, which is designated to be part of a National Park, is temporarily closed to climbing due to ongoing regulatory changes.
12. In the near future Çitdibi area will be open for sport climbing. Once the decision is approved by the officials, we are planning to apply for a permit to develop sport climbing in the area.
13. The future decisions of the Sport Climbing and Bolting Committee will be announced on the internet and the message boards near the climbing areas.


More details regarding the declaration could be found here.