Colorado climbers say new rules proposed by feds would clarify use of ‘fixed anchors’ in wilderness areas

Colorado climbers say new rules proposed by feds would clarify use of ‘fixed anchors’ in wilderness areas

Colorado rock climbers say new guidelines being proposed by the federal government could help settle a decades-long dispute over the use of fixed anchors in highly-protected wilderness areas. The U.S. Forest Service, a 121-year-old federal agency, is asking the public for feedback on a proposal that could become its first ever national policy for recreational climbing. The National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildli…