{"id":13729,"date":"2016-05-19T21:11:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T04:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingt770stg.wpengine.com\/?page_id=13729"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:15:39","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/news-and-information\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div 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class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/05\/may-2018-falcon-closure-at-index\/\" aria-label=\"May 2018 Falcon Closure at Index\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1910\" height=\"666\" data-src=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018-200x70.jpg 200w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018-400x139.jpg 400w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018-600x209.jpg 600w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018-800x279.jpg 800w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018-1200x418.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Falcon-Closure-2018.jpg 1910w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 347px, (min-width: 712px) 520px, (min-width: 640px) 712px,\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1910px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1910\/666;\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/wcc_wordpressadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by wcc_WordpressAdmin\" rel=\"author\">wcc_WordpressAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-06-05T11:51:06-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/05\/may-2018-falcon-closure-at-index\/\">May 2018 Falcon Closure at Index<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2018\/01\/14\/liberty-bell\/\" aria-label=\"2018-19 Liberty Bell Conservation Initiative\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"374\" data-src=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WAPass_GRAPHIC_1000px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/374;\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/wcc_wordpressadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by wcc_WordpressAdmin\" rel=\"author\">wcc_WordpressAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-12-04T13:20:07-08:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2018\/01\/14\/liberty-bell\/\">2018-19 Liberty Bell Conservation Initiative<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/23\/2017-washington-state-park-plans-at-beacon-and-index\/\" aria-label=\"2017 Climbing Management Plans at Beacon and Index\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"737\" data-src=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Nathan-Index-Blake-Herrington-City-Park-2016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/737;\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:20:46-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/23\/2017-washington-state-park-plans-at-beacon-and-index\/\">2017 Climbing Management Plans at Beacon and Index<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2017\/05\/24\/may-2017-falcon-closure-at-index\/\" aria-label=\"May 2017 Falcon Closure at Index\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/113103956_large_1496859835.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1246;\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/wcc_wordpressadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by wcc_WordpressAdmin\" rel=\"author\">wcc_WordpressAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:20:28-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2017\/05\/24\/may-2017-falcon-closure-at-index\/\">May 2017 Falcon Closure at Index<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocacy<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>The WCC has been advocating for the preservation of public access to Washington climbing areas since 2004. We believe that climbers need a collective voice or our interests will be lost among the cacophony of concerns facing land managers, public policy makers, and private property owners who hold the keys to the land we so dearly love.<\/p>\n<p>As we all know, funding for public lands is cut year after year. Forest roads frequently go without maintenance and many which are important to us will be abandoned or decommissioned if we don&#8217;t express our preferences and lobby in Olympia and Washington. We&#8217;ve also seen wildlife management programs trigger closures but we&#8217;ve learned to work with the agencies involved so that, in some cases, spring nesting closure areas have been narrowly drawn to meet the needs of the birds while allowing climbers to continue enjoying the rock nearby. In broader political discussions, climbers can promote wider recognition that outdoor recreation is good for public health, it fosters a general awareness of the natural world and political support for the preservation of\u00a0 wild places.\u00a0The WCCworks with a wide variety of other organizations and climbers of all stripes to take care of the places we climb and to maintain public access to public lands.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div id=\"attachment_13737\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13737\" class=\"wp-image-13737 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/washingt770stg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"OAW with CantwellSQ\" width=\"669\" height=\"669\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OAW-with-CantwellSQ.jpg 1740w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 669px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 669\/669;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Washington Outdoor Alliance with Senator Maria Cantwell<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingt770stg.wpengine.com\/index.php\/washington-outdoor-alliance\/\">Read about the Washington Outdoor Alliance&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocacy &amp; News Archive<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-2 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-12T16:16:00-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/climbers-donate-index-town-wall-to-washington-state-parks\/\">Climbers Donate Index Town Wall to Washington State Parks<\/a><\/h4><p> NEWS RELEASE Climbers Donate Index Town Wall to Washington State Parks OLYMPIA \u2014\u00a0March 9, 2026\u00a0\u2014\u00a0On March 9, the Washington Climbers Coalition, a rock climbing advocacy group, donated 20 acres that include some of the state\u2019s finest rock climbs to Washington State Parks. This donation caps over twenty years of conservation and public access efforts [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:20:53-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2017\/12\/10\/stewardship-in-frenchman-coulee\/\">2017 Stewardship in Frenchman Coulee<\/a><\/h4><p> Climbers have been helping care for the land in Frenchman Coulee and Echo Basin (the area commonly known as \"Vantage\") for decades. The Access Fund organized work here in 2000, and the Washington Climbers Coalition has done projects here since 2010. The Mountaineers, the American Alpine Club, and the Spokane Mountaineers have participated in [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:16:44-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/16\/protecting-access-to-a-gem-at-gold-bar\/\">Protecting Access to a Gem at Gold Bar<\/a><\/h4><p> The area affectionately known as \"Gold Bar\" houses some of the best granite bouldering to be found. The area has been recognized as a bouldering mecca since about 2000, and climbers have been active stewards in the area ever since. Those displaying a Washington Climbers Coalition sticker had special access here for a period [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:15:56-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/10\/making-friends-over-falcons-in-north-bend\/\">Making friends over falcons<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><p>   Seasonal nesting closures in support of Peregrine Falcon populations occur at many sites in Washington. Climbers and land managers are increasingly working together to identify nest sites and this has allowed us to have the closure area and the closure period more narrowly tailored so that we have broader climbing access in [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:13:13-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/03\/index-planning\/\">Long Range Planning at Index<\/a><\/h4><p>  The Washington Climbers Coalition purchased the Lower Town Wall in 2010. The Lower Town Wall parcel includes 20 acres of spectacular climbing in the middle of a dense collection of the best crags and boulders in the state. This area has drawn climbers for fifty years. We are working on long range planning [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/wcc_wordpressadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by wcc_WordpressAdmin\" rel=\"author\">wcc_WordpressAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:11:52-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/16\/13947\/\">Doug Walker<\/a><\/h4><p> Doug Walker was a supporter and general cheerleader for all things climbing. He brought people together and made good things happen. We miss him. Already.    <\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:27:05-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2015\/03\/29\/north-cascades-natoinal-park-and-ross-lake-national-recreation-area\/\">Management of the North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area<\/a><\/h4><p>Highway 20 passes through the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a corridor that is not part of the North Cascades National Park which is almost entirely a vast wilderness area both north and south of the highway 20 corridor. In many respects the U.S. National Park Services manages these areas as a single unit although [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:27:42-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2015\/03\/19\/index-fund-crisis-became-opportunity\/\">2015 Update &#8211; Index Fund: crisis as opportunity<\/a><\/h4><p>In March 2009, the private property owner at the Lower Town Wall put up \"no trespassing\" signs below one of Washington's most beloved crags. Climbers rallied, and in 18 short months we raised over $300,000.00 for the purchase of the Wall and an endowment fund for maintenance and improvement. The wall is secure. Read about [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/wcc_wordpressadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by wcc_WordpressAdmin\" rel=\"author\">wcc_WordpressAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:27:50-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2015\/01\/21\/12566\/\">2015 Mt. Erie Conservation Update<\/a><\/h4><p>2015 Acquisition: On January 21, 2015, the City of Anacortes bought a 20-acre parcel on the south side of Mt. Erie which had been partially logged and was slated for development. Climbers approach one of the main cliffs at Mt. Erie via trails that go on or near this property and this important acquisition will [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:28:50-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2008\/04\/01\/2008-skagit-gorge-management-agreement\/\">2008 Skagit Gorge Management Agreement<\/a><\/h4><p>   Luke Distelhorst on Luna Park, 5.11a\/b, Newhalem.   Since 2003, climbers have been adhering to a voluntary \"moratorium\" on the development of new climbs and new bouldering areas in the Skagit Gorge and other parts of the Ross Lake National Recreation Area.\u00a0 One area in particular, just outside the town of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:28:56-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2007\/07\/29\/static-point-access-reduced\/\">2007 Static Point Access Reduced<\/a><\/h4><p>  Spada Reservoir from the air. Photo from Cliff Mass Weather Blog.   Static Point is located on land which is managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR manages their land to generate timber revenue which is intended to support public schools. Access to the area utilizes roads maintained for [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:29:04-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2005\/07\/29\/2004-sam-hill-acquisition\/\">2005 Sam Hill Acquisition<\/a><\/h4><p> The Washington Climbers Coalition helped the Trust for Public Land (TPL) buy Leavenworth's Sam Hill crags in April, 2005. A 40-acre parcel was for sale and at risk for residential development, seriously threatening access. Crags included in the purchase are Sam Hill, The Underhill, Whoopsie Pillar, Ski Tracks Crack, the Fridge Boulder, and Trundle [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:29:13-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2005\/06\/15\/dishman-defused\/\">2005 Dishman Defused<\/a><\/h4><p>  Ad appearing in Rock and Ice Magazine    In June, 2004, a longtime Spokane area climber raised concerns about issues including the presence of two artificial (bolted on) holds, hold chipping, and retrobolting (including retrobolting gear-protected routes) at the Dishman crag in Spokane. An employee of the land owning irrigation district [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:29:19-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2005\/05\/01\/2005-darrington-road-repaired\/\">2005 Darrington road repaired<\/a><\/h4><p>Over the winter 2004-2005, rockslides damaged the Clear Creek road (FS 2050) in three locations. Citing a budget crisis, the Forest Serviced announced that the road was not a high enough priority to justify undertaking repairs. They blockaded the road. In response, climbers embarked on a letter writing and telephone campaign. The Forest Service reversed [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/author\/mperkins\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perkins\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2018-04-20T16:29:29-07:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/2004\/06\/30\/infinite-bliss-defused\/\">2004 &#8211; Infinite Bliss defused<\/a><\/h4><p>In early 2004, an environmental advocate read in Rock and Ice Magazine that climbers had established the \"longest sport route in America\" on Mount Garfield, near North Bend, Washington. This individual had been concerned about concentrated recreational use of various types in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, and the climb, Infinite Bliss (IV, 5.10b, 23 pitches), [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":11771,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13729","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13729\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}