Closed Areas

Post by **Tourist** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:03 am

Sorry don't be alarmed by the subject. We/they aren't closing any areas.

As you can tell from my handle I've never been to Red River. I was wondering what the skinny is on what's closed. Current info that is.

thx

Post by **young'n climber** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:20 am

anything thing past the motherlode in the southern region is recommend to stay out of, if im correct.

Post by **ynot** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:04 am

Chimney rock and Pocket wall and any route with a fence in front of it like at Military.

Post by **tomdarch** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:10 am

You may have heard of (and seen photos of) Pocket Wall - that's closed. (The land was transfered to the State Park, which prohibits climbing)

The "Murray Property" crags are also closed. They are:
Solar Collector, Gold Coast, the Dark Side, Bob Marley, Drive-By, Oil Crack, the Arena
(you may hear about "the In-Between area - it's part of the Arena and, thus, closed)

The MP crags are closed while the Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition works things out in court with the Oil company that has been trying to 'lock out' the climbers.

Finally, there are a few route-by-route closures to protect potential archeological resources.

Take a look at the Coalition's Closures page for more details:

http://www.rrgcc.org/index.php?category=Closures

Post by **Spragwa** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:18 am

Check the online guide on here too. All of the closures aside from the MP purchase are marked as such in the guide.

Post by **Tourist** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:42 pm

Is there still lots to do without all the MP routes? Seems like the best stuff is in that area? Sorry I'm going off the top of my head without looking in the guide.

Post by **captain static** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:45 pm

There are literally hundreds of routes to do w/o the MP. Tell us what type of climbing you are looking for and maybee you can get some suggestions.

Post by **Tourist** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:15 am

sweet

Anything realy. Mostly sport up to mid 5.12 and trad up to 5.10. As long as Fuzzy Undercling is available it all make the trip worth while.

see you soon

Post by **young'n climber** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:45 am

Are you being sarcastic?

Post by **strum** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:10 am

hell no, fuzzy undercling rox my private areas!