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Meet the new Indian Creek stewards: New program educates climbers on reducing impact

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Crisp, cool temperatures and long, clean cracks draw crowds of rock climbers to Indian Creek in the fall. The popular climbing area south of Moab, which is within the boundaries of the Bears…

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Rock climbers organize: Climbing advocates survey Indian Creek climbers ahead of management planning

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Indian Creek is an internationally renowned rock climbing destination and a go-to crag for many Moab climbers. The area, characterized by towering Wingate sandstone buttes fractured with thousands of “splitter” cracks that climbers…

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Birthing Rock vandalism highlights tensions between public lands and Indigenous sacred places

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

“That is disturbing… I thought at this day and age we would all respect one another’s identity,” said Woody Lee, executive director of Utah Diné Bikéyah, when he was informed about the recent…

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