Opposition to that change came from The Access Fund, a national advocacy organization for the climbing community. Drawing the organization’s ire was a requirement that a permit be obtained before a fixed anchor was placed along a climbing route in official or potential wilderness. At the same time, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility thought the Park Service’s approach was confusing, for while the agency stated that officially designated wilderness was to be left “untrammeled” by humans, DO41 would allow climbers to affix permanent anchors in climbing areas under select instances.
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