Rick Shull

Lost Rocks is but one of many quality climbing areas on the Redwood Coast. Currently, climbing is legal in Redwood National Park which contains a large portion of the "Lost Rocks" area. To the north of the park boundary(located just north of the "flake" boulder that was on the cover of "climbing") is Yurok land and private property. The private property owners(Williams) are opposed to any climbing on their property. The Yurok tribe is opposed to all non-indian climbing from Moonstone Beach in Humboldt County to Footsteps Rock and Promontory in Del Norte County. As all of these climbing areas are on "public" land except for the Williams and Yurok land they have remained open to climbing. It is important when visiting Lost Rocks to use the Flint Rock trail or High Bluffs trail and keep climber "visibility" to a minimum. Climbers in this area have for a long time felt that by keeping quiet about the climbing here access isssues will pass us by. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Humboldt county is currently formulating a plan that could ban all climbing on Moonstone Beach County Park at the request of the Yurok tribe. Moonstone has 40-50 history of climbing that could be snuffed out. A decision such as this is likely to affect climbing policy in the local State and National Parks as well. Our local climbing organization will be working with the Access Fund in the future to try and keep these areas open. In the mean time, please keep a low profile in sensitive areas so they stay open!