elaine Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I received an e-mail about this on Monday. The link below has actual details about the climbing restrictions. The folks at the Access Fund office in Boulder are working on this as are some local folks from Southern Oregon ( Greg Orton, Grover Shipman). You can send in your comments. From the e-mail I received, the vandalism and damage is not from climbers. This area has been a bit of a hot topic for some time. I was addressing it when I was an AF rep. The local tribes were blaming climbers for damage to the cairns. The tribes said that they were sites for vision quests. Most climbers know about cairns (those piles of balanced rocks along trails for those that don't), and I think the majority of us would just leave them alone. Discussions were held a few years ago between the tribes and the USFS, but climbers were not invited to the table. It is an area that has other uses, too, such as hiking. Chiloquin Ranger District: Williamson River Cliff Area Project The Chiloquin Ranger District is initiating a proposal to respond to the need to protect sensitive resources that have been subject to vandalism and damage over the last five years as visitors have enjoyed the area's unique features. This proposal would make six acres within the Williamson River Cliff area permanently closed to protect these sensitive resources. The remaining area outside the six acre closure would be enhanced and open to the public for current recreational opportunities. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/frewin/projects/analyses/williamson-cliff/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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