EXPLORE Act Mandated Wilderness Climbing Guidance FR Notice

The commenter supports the recognition of climbing as a Wilderness activity and the use of fixed anchors for safety. They urge the agencies to streamline the authorization process for new routes and expedite the replacement of existing anchors to ensure climber safety.

The commenter opposes the proposed policy because they believe it complicates new routing and creates safety risks for climbers. They advocate for self-management of climbs, easier authorization for new routes, and programmatic preauthorization for certain climbing areas.

Maya Mandyam, a climber, opposes the proposed regulations because she believes they introduce unnecessary "red tape" and bureaucratic delays for Special Use Permits and Minimum Requirements Analyses. She argues that these requirements will hinder community-based climbing improvements and could lead to dangerous climbing conditions if sufficient bolts are not allowed.

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 easier programmatic authorization for new routes to ensure climber safety.

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 and implementing Climbing Management Plans (CMPs).

The commenter expresses mixed feelings about the proposed regulation, supporting the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the protection of legacy routes, but opposing 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, a resident of Colorado, supports the recognition of climbing as a wilderness activity and the use of fixed anchors for safety. They advocate for streamlined authorization processes for replacing anchors and establishing consistent regulations across different federal agencies to improve climber safety.

The commenter supports the recognition of wilderness climbing and the allowance of fixed anchors but argues that the proposed review processes are too lengthy. They request streamlined procedures for replacing anchors, easier authorization for new routes, and programmatic preauthorization for specific climbing areas.

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 expedite anchor replacement and simplify the authorization process for new routes through programmatic preauthorization.