Feds reverse plans on fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas
Last week, the National Park Service withdrew a proposal that would have set stricter regulations on the installation of ...
Climbers damaged ancient petroglyph by driving anchors into rock face, Utah authorities say
Authorities in Utah are searching for whoever banged climbing anchors into the site of an ancient outdoor engraving carved by ...
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Congress protects access to rock climbing anchors in the wilderness
A man prepares to rappel down a rock face using ropes and fixed anchors in Grand Teton National Park. Congress recently ...
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National Park Service abandons controversial plans to ban climbing bolts in the wilderness
The controversy surrounding permanent bolts goes back decades, and is chronicled in the film Valley Uprising, which tells the ...
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Congress passes bill to protect climbing bolts on federal land
The bill would undercut a yearslong effort by the National Park Service, and more recently the Forest Service, to heavily ...
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Feds reverse plans on fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas
The future of anchors on many of those climbing routes, first established by pioneers of the sport such as Fred Beckey, has been secured by Congress. But climbers are cognizant of the need to ...
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Climbers Rejoice as National Park Service Nixes Plan to Ban Fixed Anchors
After proposing a plan to ban the metal screws climbers use for protection, the National Park Service decided to continue ...