
By: Michael Dembinski Climbing Controversy
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
There is gear that is removable and can be more environmentally friendly • More dangerous, requires more experience, more expensive
Dean potter climbed delicate arch • Infuriated the public • It also upset climbers, because areas are now closed to climbers
Some climbers care too • Access Fund • Adopt a crag
Certain areas still closed to climbing • Preserve visual integrity of the rock (tourism) • Lack of experience in the climbing community Why the Bans?
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
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