1. By: Michael Dembinski Climbing Controversy

2. Conservationists who believe climbing harms the rock and bans on climbing in areas should be in place • Climbers who believe that their freedom to climb is being imposed Two Sides

3. Some climbing gear can harm the rock just by using it.

4. There is gear that is removable and can be more environmentally friendly • More dangerous, requires more experience, more expensive

5. Dean potter climbed delicate arch • Infuriated the public • It also upset climbers, because areas are now closed to climbers

6. Some climbers care too • Access Fund • Adopt a crag

7. Certain areas still closed to climbing • Preserve visual integrity of the rock (tourism) • Lack of experience in the climbing community Why the Bans?

8. Push the sale of environmentally friendly gear • Standardized set of classes implemented • Classes teach all major aspects of climbing • Strong focus on being environmentally friendly • Begin to lift bans in areas except major national parks • Hopefullly they see a change in the climbing community Mediation

9. Thuermer, Angus. “Climber Potter, Patagonia agree to split the synchilla.” Jackson Hole News • and Guide (2007): n. pag. Web. May. 2012 • Green, Stewart. “Use Colored Chalk to Leave No Trace.” About.com Climbing: n. pag. Web. May. • 2012 • Armando. “Trouble in Paradise.” Cuba Climbing. N.p., February 23, 2012. Web. May 2012. • Pesterfield, Heidi. Traditional Lead Climbing A Rock Climber’s Guide to Taking the Sharp End of • the Rope. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 2007. Print • “Mission and Vision.” Access Fund. Access Fund, 2009. Web. May 2012. Work Cited