CRAG-VT
AdvocacySupport
Climbing and anchor maintenance
Permit authorization process
Programmatic anchor authorization
Wilderness Administration and Resource Stewardship; Managing Climbing Activities in Wilderness
FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-1618-0001Notice
Comments
676
Last activity Jul 28, 2026
Deadline
11 days
Closes Aug 15, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+97%
+96% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
The document's own metadata, straight from the source system.
- Title
- Wilderness Administration and Resource Stewardship; Managing Climbing Activities in Wilderness
- Posted
- Jun 15, 2026
- Comment period
- Jun 15, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-11970
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Include campaigns
Stance breakdown
+97%
Net support
Support663Oppose8Other5
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +96% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Academic
1
Business
3
Individual
660
Trade association
1
Advocacy
8
Other
3
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Jun 15, 2026Deadline Aug 15, 2026
Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27
Support663Oppose8Other5
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
98%
1%
1%
Advocacy
100%
0%
0%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Other
100%
0%
0%
Academic
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
Issues raised
The docket's canonical issues. Select one to browse its comments.
Climbing and anchor maintenance667
Programmatic anchor authorization321
Permit authorization process285
Hardware replacement authorization21
New route authorization16
Wilderness character preservation16
Historical climbing legacy14
Cmp creation process4
Recreational climbing status3
Commercial climbing permits1
Position map
Who stands where on each issue?
Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.
Issues shown
Choose up to five.
| Organization | Climbing and anchor maintenance | Permit authorization process | Cmp creation process | Programmatic anchor authorization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAG-VT AdvocacySupport CRAG-VT, a climbing organization, supports the EXPLORE and PARC Acts as they recognize climbing as a sustainable recreat | · | |||
Western Montana Climbing Coalition AdvocacySupport The Western Montana Climbing Coalition supports the proposed climbing management guidance, particularly its recognition | · |
Western Montana Climbing Coalition
AdvocacySupport
Climbing and anchor maintenance
Permit authorization process
Cmp creation process
Form letters
Campaigns
Organized form-letter drives, separated from organic one-off comments.
22%of comments arrived through a form-letter campaign — 146 of 676 comments. 527 are organic, and 3 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign146Organic527Not yet determined3
Comments
Explorer
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- Jun 26, 2026Anthony ColosimoSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 26, 2026Sarah KulfanSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 26, 2026Jorgen MillerSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 25, 2026Keith MaloneySupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 24, 2026Clayton ShawSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 24, 2026Eric PolczynskiSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 24, 2026Marija MinicSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 23, 2026Matthew HallSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 23, 2026Benjamin MousSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
Read comment → - Jun 23, 2026Jessica LoCicero-WalshSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request improvements to the policy to streamline the authorization process for new routes and the replacement of existing anchors.
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