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Climbing and anchor maintenance
Permitting process efficiency
Programmatic anchor authorization
EXPLORE Act Mandated Wilderness Climbing Guidance FR Notice
NPS-2026-0101-0001Notice
Comments
764
Last activity Aug 2, 2026
Deadline
11 days
Closes Aug 15, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+92%
+88% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Title
- EXPLORE Act Mandated Wilderness Climbing Guidance FR Notice
- Posted
- Jun 15, 2026
- Comment period
- Jun 15, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-11959
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Include campaigns
Analyzed 763 of 764 comments
100%· analysis in progress
Stance breakdown
+92%
Net support
Support728Oppose27Other8Not yet analyzed1
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +88% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Academic
5
Business
4
Individual
738
Trade association
1
Advocacy
11
Other
4
Not yet analyzed
1
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Jun 15, 2026Deadline Aug 15, 2026
Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27
Support728Oppose27Other8
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
96%
3%
1%
Advocacy
100%
0%
0%
Academic
100%
0%
0%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Other
25%
75%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
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| Organization | Climbing and anchor maintenance | Permitting process efficiency | Programmatic anchor authorization | Power drill authorization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAG-VT AdvocacySupport CRAG-VT supports the EXPLORE Act and PARC Act as a means to recognize climbing as a sustainable recreational use of publ | · |
1 organization-typed comment could not be identified.
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Campaigns
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33%of comments arrived through a form-letter campaign — 252 of 764 comments. 509 are organic, and 3 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign252Organic509Not yet determined3
Comments
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- Jul 27, 2026Comment from courtney beaupreSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 24, 2026Comment from Kerry SpitzerSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 23, 2026Comment from Zack SmithSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 22, 2026Comment from Josh HarmonSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 22, 2026Comment from Ken BieleSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 21, 2026Comment from Alex EddlemonSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 21, 2026Comment from Audra StuckSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 21, 2026Comment from Ryan GalbraithSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 20, 2026Comment from Amanda SmithSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
Read comment → - Jul 20, 2026Comment from Louie AllenSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the allowance of fixed anchors, specifically 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.
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