Forest Service Proposes First National Policy for Recreational Climbing on Public Lands

Forest Service proposes first national policy for recreational climbing on public lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Forest Service will publish a proposed climbing directive in the Federal Register and initiate a 30-day public comment period. This proposal establishes the agency’s first national direction for managing recreational climbing opportunities on national forests and grasslands that will include guidance for the use and maintenance of fixed anchors and equipment. The updated proposal replaces a 2023 draft that was overtak…

Climb Insider: US federal lands, and setter stuff - Climbing Business Journal

Just a few thoughts There’s a pretty big thing happening right now to climbing areas on US federal land, home to a large percentage of climbing in the US. New guidance from NPS, BLM, FWS, and USFS is going to regulate climbing – which, prior to this, was largely managed locally. To quote a friend, “the end of ‘laissez-faire’ climbing, especially new routes involving fixed anchors, on public land is in sight.” We should probably expect this, and …

USFS proposes first national policy for recreational climbing on public lands

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday it plans to publish a proposed climbing directive in the federal register and initiate a 30-day public comment period. This proposal

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