Climbers Stand With Bears Ears

The law is clear however that the size of a monument is a function of its preservation goals.

Climbers stand with bears ears. This culturally rich and recreationally spectacular landscape is home to thousands of sacred native american cultural sites as well as world class rock climbing mountain biking and trail running. Bears ears opponents complain about the size of the monument one of the biggest land grabs in the history of the united states as chaffetz likes to say. And it sets a dangerous precedent that threatens the foundation of our public lands system. One year ago this month president obama set aside over 1 3 million acres of land in southeastern utah protecting a wealth of native american archeological and ancestral sites and lucky for us in the climbing community some of the best desert climbing in the world from splitter hand cracks in indian creek to more adventurous sandstone towers.

If the idea is to preserve thousands of. The twin buttes are so distinctive that in each of the native languages of the region their name is the same. Bears ears national monument. Bears ears national monument is home to world class rock climbing that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year from across the globe.

Box 17010 boulder colorado 80308 303 545 6772. For non indigenous climbers like mehall the effort to defend bears ears and grand staircase escalante has led to a deeper understanding of the cultural connections traditions and values of bears ears to the five tribes and how the climbing community can support them in the fight to preserve the land. Nearly 40 of the climbing at bears ears was carved out of the monument by president trump s unlawful executive order including valley of the gods and lockhart basin. Stand with bears ears if president trump s presidential proclamation to dismantle bears ears stands the impacts to climbing are far reaching.

This acknowledgement secured climbers a seat at the table and solid footing during decision making processes that affect management of the national monument. Hoon naqvut shash jáa kwiyagatu nukavachi ansh an lashokdiwe or in english. This is a huge win for the climbing community as the bears ears region is home to a substantial amount of world class climbing including internationally renowned indian creek as well as lockhart basin arch texas canyon comb ridge valley of the gods and dozens of other developed and yet to be discovered climbing opportunities. Why it s good for climbers.

Stand with bears ears. Bears ears national monument is a 1 35 million acre preservation in southeastern utah. Access fund spent hundreds of hours of targeted advocacy to get rock climbing included in the original bears ears national monument proclamation as a valued and appropriate activity. A pair of towering buttes stand against beautiful scenery.