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Re: Stupid shit "climbers" do at the Buttermilks (or anywhere):
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weschrist
Aug 14, 2012, 6:40 PM
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Fact is, the crags are getting WAY more thrashed than the limited graffiti on road signs suggest. I always chuckle to myself when people (climbers) talk about how environmentally conscious climbers are. BULLSHIT!
The areas we use generally support pretty unique ecosystems: caves, cliffs, talus fields, etc. Most climbers/boulderers don't give a flying fuk if they destroy a 4x10 patch of soil crust and fragile vegetation... hell, most will even make an effort to walk directly on it because it is nice, soft, relatively flat ground.
The base of most climbing areas lose vegetation at a rate of ~ 50-100 square feet a year as climbers continue to put their coats, packs, whatever ON the bushes or simply trample through them (King Tut boulder, Minimum Wall in Maple, Ferguson Canyon UT, to name a few). But don't worry, the vegetation 100' away gets ample fertilization... as long as it doesn't burn down because someone from CO thinks it is "gross" to pack out their shit wipes.
But yeah... letting everyone else know what a bunch of self-righteous douche bags we are by vandalizing street signs is what we should really be concerned about.
Did the Buttermilks get a shitter yet? I was pretty impressed at how little graffiti there was in the shitters at Maple. Maybe sports climbers AREN'T the worst of the bunch anymore...
(This post was edited by weschrist on Aug 14, 2012, 6:43 PM)
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Post edited by weschrist
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