If I had any doubt that Monument designation was just a ruse to boost the Recreation Industry in San Juan County, I don’t have any now. For more, from 2014, The Zephyr’s “Bike Borg” story: http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/…/moab-is-assimilated-b…/
EXCERPT FROM THE ‘ACCESS FUND:‘ After months of collaboration and exploration of common ground with the Inter-Tribal Coalition, we are gratified to report that earlier today they submitted a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell expressing their support of continued climbing access in the region, and inclusion of climbing in a potential National Monument proclamation.
“We believe that the climbers will be committed and effective advocates for good land-use policies and practices in the Bears Ears National Monument. In particular, we believe that climbing should properly be included in the presidential proclamation as a legitimate use of monument lands; climbing has never been mentioned in a proclamation to date but we believe it would be appropriate here.”
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Friluftsliv, an organisation for outdoor enthusiasts, has called for visitor limits to be imposed at popular beauty spots, including Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Trolltunga (Troll’s tongue, pictured above), where an Australian student fell to her death last year, in a bid to protect them for future generations.
The number of tourists trekking to Pulpit Rock is reported to have increased from 60,000 in 2009 to 300,000 this year, while visitors to Trolltunga have surged from 1,000 to 100,000 in just five years.
“It is urgent that we now take measures to ensure that outdoor life is safeguarded,” Lasse Heimdal, the head of Friluftsliv, told NRK, a government-owned media outlet. “If the large loads might damage nature, the authorities are obliged to impose counter measures. Limiting access can be one of the measures.”
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