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Climbing Controversy

By: Michael Dembinski. Climbing Controversy. Some climbing gear can harm the rock just by using it. Dean potter delicate arch controversy Infuriated the public It also upset climbers, because areas are now closed to climbers. Some climbers care too Access Fund Adopt a crag.

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Climbing Controversy

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  1. By: Michael Dembinski Climbing Controversy

  2. Some climbing gear can harm the rock just by using it.

  3. Dean potter delicate arch controversy • Infuriated the public • It also upset climbers, because areas are now closed to climbers

  4. Some climbers care too • Access Fund • Adopt a crag

  5. There is gear that is removable and can be more environmentally friendly • More dangerous, requires more experience, more expensive

  6. Certain areas still closed to climbing • Preserve visual integrity of the rock • Lack of experience in the climbing community Why the Bans?

  7. Push the sale of environmentally friendly gear • Standardized set of classes implemented • Classes teach all major aspects of climbing • Strong focus on being environmentally friendly • Begin to lift bans in areas except major national parks • Hopefullly they see a change in the climbing community Mediation

  8. ____X_Overall Comments: This presentation was one of those that got our sequence off on the right foot. You combined visuals (such as the pictures of climbing tools), text, and numbers in informative ways, and worked in the Dean Potter controversy from ’06 effectively. The structure of the presentation carried us logically to your thorough six-point Mediation. Thoughtful handling of the questions from the Response Team, as well, in particular the question on the usefulness of an exam and certification. A or 95

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