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Start climbing again and first project Mr. Bungle

Does this have to do what how much rain the Occupiers see every weekend, or is this about rock climbing?

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HA yea I literally LOL'd when I read that I obviously haven't been to those places. My first trip to the RED - spring of 1995 - I went to roadside, military, left flank and phantasia - those were pretty much the only cliffs developed with sport route at that time. If you did not climb harder than 5....

oh and a few more alternate uses of land
9. mt biking
10. adventure racing
11. leave it as a nature preserve - we don't have to develop every last bit of land for recreational use.

EricDorsey - you quoted the wrong person. And Andrew - you've been around long enough know exactly what I am talking about, stop trying to spin what I am saying. This is what I am talking about: The cliffs that have one or two good climbs within people abilities are never that crowded because who wa...

Can someone fill me in on what areas/walls are seening the most traffic right now. Are the crowds all from out of town elite rock stars working hard routes or is the over crowding in the moderate grade range? If it sucks so much to come to crowded cliff every weekend, will you keep coming back? If n...

So if those completely different set of arbitary rules set by a precedent cause access issues and an unsustainable situation and environment, should a new precedent by made? Just becuase PD work at other areas in the US doesn't mean they are ok at the Red.

Is climbing more popular in the east just because, or is it more popular because its more accessible? What makes it more accessible - gyms, nearby climbing area, amount of moderate bolted sports routes, cheap lodging and eating, etc? If route develpment at the Red stopped back in 1995, would we be h...