Wilderness Administration and Resource Stewardship; Managing Climbing Activities in Wilderness

The Western Montana Climbing Coalition supports the proposed climbing management guidance, particularly its recognition of safety-based fixed anchors and existing routes. They advocate for flexible, locally-informed standards, efficient permitting processes, and continued collaborative stewardship with local climbing organizations.

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 expedite anchor replacement and advocate for a more streamlined, programmatic authorization process for new climbing routes.

The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and emergency purposes. They urge the agencies to streamline the authorization process for new routes and provide programmatic authorizations to reduce barriers to climber safety.

The commenter, a long-time climber and youth climbing coach, supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the use of fixed anchors. They advocate for streamlined processes for replacing old anchors and programmatic authorizations for new routes to improve safety and accessibility.

The commenter, a resident of Colorado, supports the recognition of climbing as an appropriate wilderness activity and the use of fixed anchors. They advocate for streamlined processes for replacing anchors and obtaining authorizations for new routes to improve climber safety and consistency across different agencies.

The commenter expresses mixed feelings, supporting the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the protection of legacy routes, but opposes the addition of permit requirements for fixed anchors. They argue that the bureaucracy will create safety risks and request a more streamlined, programmatic authorization process for climbing areas.

The commenter supports the USFS's recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the inclusion of fixed anchors, while praising the focus on collaboration with Local Climbing Organizations. However, they urge the agency to provide more clarity on the specific processes for creating Climbing Management Plans (CMPs) and handling anchor replacement in areas without existing plans.

The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as an appropriate wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, but argues that the proposed review processes are too lengthy. They request streamlined procedures for replacing anchors, easier navigation for new route authorizations, and programmatic preauthorization for specific climbing areas.

The commenter supports the proposed recognition of climbing as a Wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, particularly for safety and legacy routes. They request further improvements to expedite anchor replacement and simplify the authorization process for new routes and programmatic preauthorizations.

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 expedite anchor replacement and advocate for a more streamlined, programmatic authorization process for new climbing routes.