Photo by AAC member Calder Davey.
Are you up to date on the climbing policy world, and how it could shape climbing as we know it?
In this edition of the Summit Register, we surveyed key guides in the community to understand the obstacles they are facing with permits and climbing access. We broke down the potential implications of two transformational pieces of federal legislation: AORA, which is poised to modernize the permitting system on our public lands; and the PARC Act, which will ultimately determine the fate of bolting and fixed anchors in our nation’s Wilderness Areas. To get a fresh perspective, we also interviewed the manager of the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation to understand how AORA could impact recreationists of all stripes, not just climbers.
Make sure you’re in the know about the hottest topic since the bolting wars, with this edition of the Summit Register.
From the AAC Policy Desk
Updates from your policy team.Voices from the Guiding Community
Tune in to hear straight from guides from across the country about how permitting is impacting the guiding landscape.Lay of the Land: How Two Bills Might Dramatically Change the Guiding and Climbing Landscape
Two pieces of federal legislation that will impact our climbing spaces have been introduced to Congress. Here’s what you need to know about them.Interview with Phil Powers: Former AAC CEO and Owner of The Mountain Guides
In this interview, we take an in-depth look at the guiding landscape to understand how critical legislation is to shaping our climbing community.Interview with Patrick Harrington: Manager of the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation
In this interview, we dig into why AORA is imperative legislation to pass for the outdoor recreation industry at large.