The US rock climbing community is having a meltdown over new guidance being proposed by the National Park Service and US Forest Service for the use of fixed anchors in the National Park system.
The new draft guidelines, which are currently open for public comment until 16 January 2024, would tighten regulations which govern such outdoors pursuits as rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, canyoneering and caving, subjecting the use of fixed anchors under higher scrutiny and more oversight.
