News and Petition vs. NPS/NFS Fixed Anchor Ban Proposals!!!

it seems that the proposed fixed anchor bans by the nps and nfs have reached the halls of our (unfortunately not CA) legislators.  if you find fixed anchors to be of value in your climbing endeavors please sign the petition in the provided link below:

https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/a-major-breakthrough-for-americas-climbing-legacy

To clarify this would impact all of US and not just CA. We should all sign. 

Wow, I didn't know that likes of Mike Lee and Joe Manchin had the capacity to do 'the right thing'. Signed. Thanks Joe and Mike!

I've put in a request to make this post a sticky so it remains at the top of the forum for a few weeks. 

Obviously, everyone should sign!

Bump

Signed and sent a message to my representative Senator Patty Kuderer. I urge everyone to do the same. 

Cory Bwrote:

I've put in a request to make this post a sticky so it remains at the top of the forum for a few weeks. 

Obviously, everyone should sign!

that's a great idea, hopefully it'll work out - thanks!

Ben Bwrote:

Wow, I didn't know that likes of Mike Lee and Joe Manchin had the capacity to do 'the right thing'. Signed. Thanks Joe and Mike!

It is often that conservative politicians side with less regulation of public lands, including recreational use.

It won’t let me sign it without not clicking the “sign me up for emails” link so, no thanks! 

Salamanizer Skiwrote:

It won’t let me sign it without not clicking the “sign me up for emails” link so, no thanks! 

I was able to sign without opting in to the email list

Not sure what's wrong, but I can't sign the petition at all, even after signing up for the emails.

Try opening the link in an Incognito tab in your browser. I’d guess a plugin installed on your browser is causing issues… perhaps an ad blocker plugin?

To the OP: California is not the origin of the solution so far as I can tell:
“Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat, has joined Utah’s U.S. Rep. John Curtis, a Republican, with a bill that will fix the fixed-anchor debate. The lawmakers’ Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act, introduced in early March, directs the heads of the Forest Service and Interior Department to create a uniform policy and issue guidance for all of the country’s federal wilderness areas that allows “the placement, use and maintenance of fixed anchors” for climbing.”

j mowrote:

To the OP: California is not the origin of the solution so far as I can tell:  

...and what exactly makes you think that i said so?  i lamented the fact that CA is NOT part of the solution...

"(unfortunately not CA)"

put it in bold for you ;-)

Anna Brownwrote:

Try opening the link in an Incognito tab in your browser. I’d guess a plugin installed on your browser is causing issues… perhaps an ad blocker plugin?

Tried this, even turning off "block 3rd party cookies", and I still only get the option to sign up for the newsletter. Oh well.

Signed

Done 

Signed, great idea to promote this!

Signed. Had also called my congresswoman prior to this to ask for her support. That helps too. 

Most petitions are useless. This one could actually be useful if there was an option to include an epic climbing photo alongside your signature. Maybe it’s time to show some soul for a change, instead of mindlessly following every bureaucratic scripture.

Access fund just posted an update, NPS has withdrawn the proposal

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/nps-usfs-proposed-climbing-guidance-public-input.htm