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Climbing on the horn NOT banned (but difficult) 6-Jan-2006 At 12:37:13 PM Access Ant

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Peroxide Blonde or other routes are not banned from climbing but the use of the hand rails as anchors is. I have just spoken with the head Ranger and she states that she never banned climbing on the horn (and if she did there would be notification about it) but she is very unhappy with climbers using the handrails and has asked for clairification from her superiours (head office). In the mean time she has asked that the handrails are not used for anything other than their intended use. The fact that climbers have always done it doesn't really matter now because they're now on to it and they would like it to be included in thier management plans. As there are other areas where this occurs it might actually help our position with Parks if we can do it right (what is right?). From memory there isn't a lot to anchor to apart from the railings but if it can be rigged in a manner that the railings aren't used then there wouldn't be an issue. I personally liked the old school body counterweight someone suggested in the last thread on this.