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cliffmama
Trad climber
Noo Jerzee
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 7, 2009 - 11:38pm PT
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Minnewaska State Park released its draft Master Plan. It includes an
extremely limited increase in climbing in the park to a handful of
routes above the Peter's Kill at Dickie Barre. The ban within the park
on climbing on the Palmaghatt Ravine multiple cliffs, Murrary Hill,
Castle Point, Millbrook, Beacon Hill, and Lake Minnewaska cliffs
continues. Climbing ban now also extends to the newly acquired lands
including Awosting Reserve (Gertrudes Nose), the Shevchenko parcel
crags, and Sam's Point. The ban on ice climbing within the park's
numerous falls and flows continues as well. The climbing ban at
Minnewaska represents the largest ban on climbing on public lands in the
country.
details of the plan can be found at:
http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/inside-our-agency/public-documents.aspx
A public hearing for the Minnewaska State Park Preserve master plan will
be held on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Lecture Center,
Room 100 at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY. Please try to attend.
NOTE: this is a Draft, not a Fait accompli and it is very important to
get as many climbers to the meeting as possible to loudly complain, that
it is not a good plan, and does not reprentent a large constituency.
This is only the beginning of the fight to open Minnewaska to climbing!
Details on letter writing campaign to State Parks and State Legislature
to follow.
Please forward this to as many climbers as you can think of.
 The Gunks Climbers' Coalition Board of Directors -
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, being that there's not many comments yet, and perhaps some have not seen this.... here's a bump to front for tonight...
its midnight here.. .but may be "new posters viewers" time over on the west coast, after work and supper...
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