A proposal by federal agencies that could have severely limited the use of fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas is now ...

Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Separately, Congress passed the Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act on Thursday, which declares that fixed anchors used by climbers to ascend and descend rock walls ...

Remember to extend the anchor point sufficiently to prevent your climbing rope from wearing the rock. It’s a good idea to use rope protectors over any rigging to prevent damage to slings/ropes and the ...

Climbing anchors were bolted into the stone near the ... “When you’re scratching the rock like that, you’re physically removing some of the pieces of rock,” Elizabeth Hora, state ...

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The fate of rock climbing in the U.S. could be determined by outgoing President Joe Biden during his final weeks in office. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Expanding Public Lands ...